Deadlines

In order to help your freight forwarder serve you best, you need to abide by any deadlines they set. They may require certain documents or information from you by a given date. They need it to accomplish the electronic submission of what is being loaded into a container prior to acceptance at a wharf or airport.

These deadlines may be required to meet your requirements or the rules and regulations in other countries. For example, the United States and Canada have a stipulation that all documents must be submitted 24 hours before the vessel arrives the port. This allows the Federal Maritime Council to scrutinize what is coming into or transiting through the United States. If they don’t approve, they will not allow the container to be loaded on the vessel