What is FMC? How to limit the weight of inland cargo in the United States? How to apply for reissuance of anti-terrorism manifest? American Line Knowledge Popularization
What is FMC?
FMC, the full name Federal Maritime Commission, is the United States Federal Maritime Commission, the official organization that controls all international maritime affairs within and between the United States.
What is CBP?
CBP, the full name of US Customs and Border Protection, is responsible for collecting tariffs and enforcing US trade, customs and immigration laws. It belongs to the federal law enforcement agency of the US Department of Homeland Security.
What's the difference between Demurrage and Detention, often stupidly unclear?
Demurrage refers to the overdue fee for stockpiling, which is the overdue fee charged for the containers that are stranded in the docks and yards and exceed the free stocking period.
Detention refers to the overdue demurrage fee. In the United States, it is also called Per Diem. If the container has been picked up but cannot be returned within the free container period specified by the shipping company, the shipowner will charge the corresponding demurrage fee.
What if my inland cargo needs to be cleared at the US port of discharge in advance?
For cargo in the US inland, customers can choose to clear customs at the US unloading port and complete customs clearance procedures in advance. Customers can apply to our company after the ship is opened, and clear customs at the port of unloading after being confirmed by the agent at the port of destination.
How to limit the weight of inland cargo in the United States?
Both roads and railways in the United States have strict cargo weight restrictions, and high overweight surcharges are charged for overweight cargo. Because in the actual transportation process in the United States, there are usually road and rail combined transportation, so the weight limit requirements are based on the road weight limit.
How do I apply for reissuance of the anti-terrorism manifest?The counter-terrorism space supplementary report refers to the single ticket supplement after the anti-terrorism manifest is declared for the entire ship and the receipt of the entire ship’s acceptance is received. We will meet the customer’s application for reissuance of counter-terrorism space based on the shipping schedule, and require that we receive the approval receipt 24 hours before the ship docks.
What if my anti-terrorism declaration is rejected?After the anti-terrorism declaration, such as product name problems, over-declaration or failure of the HOUSE bill, etc., the US Customs will not allow shipment instructions. After the customer re-provides accurate information, it can be re-released and shipped after being approved by the US Customs.
