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Special Stipulations for Important ports
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Pakistan: Karachi harbor bureau stipulates: imported carbon powder, graphite powder, dioxide magnesium and other dyes which are packed by paper bags must be put on pallets or incased properly, or they will be forbidden to unload. Additionally, Pakistan does not accept vessels with India, South Africa, Israel, Korea Formosa flags to dock.

Iran: The 90th of Iran Tax Law stipulates that shipments which are exported from Iran port must pay 50% of ocean freight as freight tax, no matter where the ocean freight is paid. Imported cargos are free for freight tax.

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Government stipulate that all cargos to Saudi Arabia cannot transfer in Aden. Jeddah and the Daman port bureau stipulates:1.       Cargos that pass or go to the above two ports must be put on pallets in the loading ports; container cargos also need to be put on pallets before loaded.2.       Bag loadings cannot exceed 50kgs/bag in net weight.3.       Every item in the cargo documents must be detailed. If the consignee is a bank, then the final B/L holder’s detailed name and address is indispensable.4.      The consignee must pick up the goods within 2 weeks after the vessel reach the destination ports, or the goods will be auctioned.

United Arab Emirates: The Hygiene Authorities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi stipulate that all import food must be marked with the expiry date and has the hygienic healthy instruction along with the ship, or the harbor will refuse to discharge. Lebanon: The Lebanese Veterinarian health quarantine stipulates that all alive animals and livestock products and any perishable cans and food must have formal health certificates issued by the original countries along with the ships, or they are forbidden to enter the ports. 

Tanzania:Tanzanian port bureau stipulates that cargos which go to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to hand Tanzania or transfer to other countries such as Zambia, Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi etc must be brushed with cross signs in different-color on prominent places to classify, otherwise the assorting fee of the goods will be charged. 

Djibouti:Djibouti port stipulates that for the goods transshipped in this port, should fill in the final destination port clearly on all files and packing marks, such as WITH TRANSHIP-MENT TO HOOEIDAH, but it should be noted that the above content can only be filled in the head or other blanks of the B/L instead of the destination column of the B/L, otherwise the customs will regard them as Djibouti goods, and will not release the goods until the consignee pay import tax.

Kenya: Kenyan Government stipulate that all goods exported to Kenya must be insured in Kenya’s insurance companies. CIF clause is not accepted.

Nigeria: In order to prevent unscrupulous traders arbitrage, the central management department of Nigeria stipulates that import goods must be qualified in the Swiss General Notarization Branch’s Agency and gain the “CLEAN REPORT OF FINDINGS” or the consignee can’t handle the clearance and pick up the goods.

Australia: Australia port bureau stipulates that when wooden –packing goods are imported, the wood must be fumigated and the fumigation certificate must be sent to the consignee. For goods without timber fumigation certificate, the wooden cases will be demolished and burnt, the replacement packing expense shall be taken by the shipper.

New Zealand: New Zealand port bureau stipulates that the wooden structure of the containers and the wooden-packing materials inside the containers as well as the pad lumber must be quarantined and processed, only then can enters the country.   

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