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All Surcharge and Fees shown are maximum rates and valid until further notice (unless specified).

​​​​​​​Export  (Demurrage and Detention Free Time and Charges)

*Demurrage & Detention Free Time and Charges for all Trades except Trans-Pacific Trade. Please refer to http://rates.etransport.com/oocl/for details of United States related Services”

  1.    Definition of Key Terms

Free time & Charge*

Charge shall be assessed in U.S. Dollars per container per calendar day including Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays beyond expiration of free time.

DemurrageCalculation shall commence on the same day as first hub arrival and end on the same day as cargo cut off.
​Detention​Calculation shall commence at on the same day as empty pickup and end on the same day as first hub arrival.

 

2.    Demurrage Tariff - All INDIA (PORT / ICD) - Effective 24 April 2024


​​Container Size​​Currency ​​​20' GP​​20' Reefer /
Non Operating Reefer /
Special Equipment
​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​​40' Reefer /
Non Operating Reefer​ /
Special Equipment
​​Free days (Calendar day)​​10 Days​​10 Days​​10 Days​​10 Days
​​01 - 07 days​USD​​30​​5060​100
​​08 - 14 days​​USD​60​​75​​​120​150
​​Thereafter​​​USD​​75​​90​​150​180


  ​  Demurrage Tariff - All INDIA (PORT / ICD) - Prior 23 April 2024


​​Container Size​​Currency ​​​20' GP​​20' Reefer /
Non Operating Reefer /
Special Equipment
​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​​40' Reefer /
Non Operating Reefer​ /
Special Equipment
​​Free days (Calendar day)​​10 Days​​10 Days​​10 Days​​10 Days
​​01 - 07 days​USD​​27​​45​​​54​90
​​08 - 14 days​​USD​54​​70​​​108​140
​​Thereafter​​USD​​70​​90​​140​180


  

  ​3.    Detention Tariff - All INDIA - PORT / ICD – Effective 24 April 2024


  Exception : 21 calendar days free time for "Dry Container" only where empty is picked up from Inland Container Depot (ICD) and laden is delivered to carrier at Load Port.


​​​Container Size​​​Currency ​​​​20' GP​​​20' Reefer​​20' Non Operating Reefer /
Special Equipment		​​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​40' Reefer​​40' Non Operating Reefer​ /
Special Equipment
​​​Free days (Calendar day)​​​10 Days​​​07 Days​​​10 Days​​​10 Days​​​07 Days​​​10 Days
​​​01 - 07 days​​USD​​​30​​​50​​​50​​​​60​100​100
​​​08 - 14 days​​USD​​60​​​75​​​75​​​​120​150​150
​​​Thereafter​​USD​​​75​​​90​​​90​​​150​180​180

  


   ​Detention Tariff - All INDIA - PORT / ICD – Prior 23 April 2024


  Exception : 21 calendar ​days free time for "Dry Container" only where empty is picked up from Inland Container Depot (ICD) and laden is delivered to carrier at Load Port.


​​​Container Size​​​Currency ​​​​20' GP​​​20' Reefer​​20' Non Operating Reefer /
Special Equipment		​​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​40' Reefer​​40' Non Operating Reefer​ /
Special Equipment
​​​Free days (Calendar day)​​​10 Days​​​07 Days​​​10 Days​​​10 Days​​​07 Days​​​10 Days
​​​01 - 07 days​​USD​​​27​​​45​​​45​​​​54​90​90
​​​08 - 14 days​​USD​​54​​​70​​​70​​​​108​140​140
​​​Thereafter​​USD​​​70​​​90​​​90​​​140​180​180

  


  

  Import (Detention Free Time and Charges)

1.    Definition of Key Terms

Detention / Demurrage /

Port Storage

Detention will be charged on US Dollar per container per Calendar Days including Weekend or Holidays beyond Free Time expiration.

For Local Cargo; Detention will start from the date of Discharge at the Terminal.

For Inland Cargo: Detention will start from the date of Cargo reaching the ICD (Inland Depot)

There is no Rule for Inbound Demurrage in India as the customer settles it directly with respective storage yard

Unless otherwise specified, Inbound Port Storage for cargo in India will be assessed per local terminal tariff.

Free time & Charge*

The removal of equipment from CY on Sunday, Local Holidays ought to be counted when computing Free Time as well.

 

2.  Detention Tariff - All INDIA - PORT / ICD / CFS – Effective 16 March 2023

​Container Size​Currency ​​20' GP​​​​20' Reefer​​​​20' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​20' Special Equipment​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​​​​​​​40' Reefer​​​​​40' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​​40' Special Equipment
​Free days (Calendar day)​14 Days​7 Days​14 Days​14 Days​14 Days​7 Days​14 Days​14 Days
​01 - 07 days​USD​65​75​75​80​130​150​​150​​​160
​08- 14 days​USD​80​90​90​95​160​180​​180​​​190
​Thereafter​USD​110​115​115​120​220​230​​230​​​240


Detention Tariff - All INDIA - PORT / ICD / CFS – Prior 16 March 2023​

​Container Size​Currency ​​20' GP​​​​20' Reefer​​​​20' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​20' Special Equipment​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​​​​​​​40' Reefer​​​​​40' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​​40' Special Equipment
​Free days (Calendar day)​14 Days​7 Days​14 Days​14 Days​14 Days​7 Days​14 Days​14 Days
​01 - 07 days​USD​65​70​70​80​130​140​​140​​​160
​08- 14 days​USD​80​85​85​95​160​170​​170​​​190
​Thereafter​USD​110​115​115​120​220​230​​230​​​240


3.  Detention Tariff - Nepal

Effective 24 January 2026
​Container Size​Currency ​​20' GP​​​​20' Reefer​​​​20' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​20' Special Equipment​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​​​​​​​40' Reefer​​​​​40' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​​40' Special Equipment
​Free days (Calendar day)5 Days4 Days5 Days3 Days5 Days4 Days5 Days3 Days
​01 - 07 days​USD55
70
70
75
110
140
140
150
​08- 14 days​USD80
90
90
90
160
180
180
180
​Thereafter​USD100
115
115
115
200
230
230
230​

​
Prior 24 January 2026
​Container Size​Currency ​​20' GP​​​​20' Reefer​​​​20' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​20' Special Equipment​​40' & 45' GP / HQ​​​​​​​40' Reefer​​​​​40' Non Operating Reefer​​​​​​40' Special Equipment
​Free days (Calendar day)5 Days4 Days5 Days4 Days5 Days4 Days5 Days4 Days
​01 - 07 days​USD55
70
70
70
110
130
130
130
​08- 14 days​USD80
80
80
80
160
160
160
160
​Thereafter​USD100
100
100
100
200
220
220
220​



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