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Demurrage & Detention Free Time and Charges
​​​​​​​​​​​Import Detention (Free time & Charge*)

*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

Detention Equipment free time shall commence at 1 calendar day after vessel complete Discharge from carrier’s facility until the containers return back to the carrier.
Free time & Charge* * = Per calendar day per container


2. Tariff Rate

Below revised Tariff effective from 22nd October 2025

​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​INBOUND DETENTION​
​Trade​Cargo N​ature​​​​​
​​Free
Tim​e​​

​​D​a​y​
​ R​​​a​nge

​20'​40'​40'HQ​45'HQ
​ALL​Dry Container
​7 Days​1~5​60 USD
90​ USD
90 USD
​90 USD
​ALL​Dry Container​​​7 Days​Thereafter​80 USD
135 USD​135 USD​​135 USD
​​ALL​Special Equipment
​5 Days
​1~580 USD110 USD​​110 USD
-​
​​ALLSpecial Equipment​​5 Days
​Thereafter​100 USD
150 USD​150 USD​​-
​​ALL​Reefer Container
3 Days​​1~5​90 USD
​-​125 USD
​-
​​ALL​​Reefer Container​3 Days
​Thereafter120 USD
​-​150 USD
​-
​​ALL​Non Operating Reefer Container
​7 Days
​1~5​90 USD
​-​125 USD
​-
​ALLNon Operating Reefer Container​​7 Days
​Thereafter​120 USD
​-​150 USD
​-


Below Tariff will be effective from 15th January 2024

​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​INBOUND DETENTION​
​Trade​Cargo N​ature​​​​​
​​Free
Tim​e​​

​​D​a​y​
​ R​​​a​nge

​20'​40'​40'HQ​45'HQ
​ALL​Dry Container
​7 Days​1~5​45 USD
75​ USD
75​ USD
​75 USD
​ALL​Dry Container​​​7 Days​Thereafter​70 USD
125 USD​125 USD​​125 USD
​​ALL​Special Equipment
​5 Days
​1~580 USD110 USD​​110 USD
-​
​​ALLSpecial Equipment​​5 Days
​Thereafter​100 USD
150 USD​150 USD​​-
​​ALL​Reefer Container
3 Days​​1~5​80 USD
​-​115 USD
​-
​​ALL​​Reefer Container​3 Days
​Thereafter105 USD
​-​140 USD
​-
​​ALL​Non Operating Reefer Container
​7 Days
​1~5​80 USD
​-​115 USD
​-
​ALLNon Operating Reefer Container​​7 Days
​Thereafter​105 USD
​-​14​0 USD
​-

​​NOTE: If shipment has 14 days or more free detention time at destination then "THEREAFTER" tariff will be applicable for all types of equipment.

3. Remarks    

Free Time calculated from the first day of availability and is based on Calendar Days.

 

4. Import Demurrage Charges ( Charge by the Terminal)
Carrier have no concern with the Demurrage Charges and same are directly dealt by the customer
With terminal and there is no free time are  allowed from Carrier in this respect.

DEMURRAGE

CHARGES ARE AS UNDER

​​Free time   

​​ 05 Days Free Time

​05 Days Free Time

​​First 10 days (After Free Time)

​Rs. 504.00/20' ​

​​  Rs. 1,008.00/40'

​​Next       10 days (11 - 20)

​​ Rs. 735.00/20'     

​​Rs. 1,470.00/40'

​​Next       10 days (21 - 30) 

​​Rs. 987.00/20'

​​Rs. 1,974.00/40'

​​Thereafter till clearance  

​​  Rs. 1,491.00/20'

​​Rs. 2,982.00/40'


Plug-in Charges

Plug-in charge for all import shipments is USD$75/Reefer per day and applicable as soon as containers are discharged.
There is no standard free time available for import shipments and customers should provide de-plug request on their company's letter head specially mentioning the date and time of de-plug for their container(s).


Export Detention (Free time & Charge)  

1. Definition of Key Terms

Detention

  1. Outbound Equipment free time shall commence at 0000 hrs on the same day as empty gate out and end on the same day of container loaded on board.
  2. Unless otherwise specified,free time storage for cargo from/to Pakistan will be assesed per local terminal tariff.

Below Tariff will be effective from 1st March 2021

  • C-Calendar Day;W-Working Day
  • Charge Per container Per calendar day


​ ​ ​OUTBOUND COMBINED DEMURRAGE AND DETENTION​
​​​ ​ ​ ​ ​​
​TradeCargo Nature/Equipment Type​
​Free Time
​Day Range
20'​​40'​40'HQ​45'HQ
​ALL​Dry Container
​21 days
​Thereafter​20 USD​40 USD
​40 USD
​40 USD
​ALL​Special Equipment
​5 days
​Thereafter​40 USD
​60 USD
​60 USD
​60 USD
​ALL​Reefer Equipment
​5 days
​Thereafter​40 USD
​-​80 USD
​-
​ALL​Non Operating Reefer Container
​21 days
​Thereafter​40 USD
​-​80 USD
​-


2. Remarks    

Free Time Detention are calculated from the first day of MTY pick up and is based on Calendar Days.​

3. Export Demurrage Charges ( Collect by the Terminal)

Carrier have no concern with the Demurrage Charges and same are directly dealt by the customer with terminal.

Standard Free Time Demurrage : 05 Calender Days  free time are directly allowed to Customer from terminal.


4.Export Plugin Charges

Plug-In Charges

​20'RF​

​40'RF​

​40'RQ

​For20'RF/40'RF/40'RQ (4 days Free) &
Thereafter

​USD60

​USD60

​USD60

​Reefer Equipment PTI Charge

​USD15

​USD15

​USD15

​Reefer Equipment PTI Charge/If Return

​USD50

​USD50

​USD50


Detention Charges on Empty Returned Containers


Trade
​Cargo Nature/ 
​Equipment Type
​Free
Time
20'
​40'
​40HQ
​45HQ
​ALL
​Dry Container
​0
​20USD
40USD​
40USD​40USD​
​ALL
​Special Equipment
​0
​40USD
60USD​
​60USD
​60USD
​ALL
​Reefer Equipment
​0
​40USD​
​-
​80USD
​-
​ALL
Non Operating Reefer Container
0
40USD
-
80USD
-


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