Due to safety and operational challenges with dimension mismatches, Special Cargo introduces a new misdeclaration fee of 500 USD from 1 July 2020.
The fee is applicable to shipments which at gate-in exceed the booked dimensions in any way. Five days prior to departure date, our Special Cargo team will reach out to the customer to confirm the booked dimensions, as well as the End-Wall position in case the cargo is transported on a Flat-rack. If Sealand does not receive updated dimensions before gate-in but discover that the actual dimensions exceed the booked dimensions, the customer will receive a new quote with an updated rate and terminal handling charges, as well as the misdeclaration fee.
Please note that Sealand is comparing dimensions between booked and actual dimensions, not the quoted dimensions. Therefore, even if the quote covers the exceeding dimensions, the misdeclaration fee will be applied, since the vessel was planned with the booked and not the quoted dimensions.
