SEA FREIGHT FAQS

The Sea Waybill is a simple, non-negotiable transport document. Compared to the original Bill of Lading, no original document is needed for cargo delivery. It does not have to be printed and is sufficient in electronic form to fulfil its functions.

Intamarque are not responsible for sending an arrival notice. An arrival notice is sent directly from the shipping line to consignee/notify party.

You will receive an email from logistics once your order has loaded with the following information:

• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• DGN (if required)
• Load Date
• ETS
• ETA
• Container number
• Seal Number
• Draft Bill
• Final Bill

Intamarque cannot make any amendments to invoices or packing lists

Dangerous goods must show on the Bill of Lading and Packing list – this cannot be removed.

You have 48 hours to approve your draft. After this an amendment fee of £60 may be charged back to you. Please approve your draft bill at your earliest convenience to avoid any charges or delays.

Final bills can only be issued once the ship has sailed and payment has been made. Please allow 96 hours for sea way express bills to be issued and 7-10 working days for originals to reach you.

Yes. Please make your sales representative aware of any special requirements before placing your order. We cannot guarantee we will meet these if we aren’t given sufficient time to put these in place. Once your order has been picked and stacked it is very difficult to make amendments to it.

Yes. Our logistics team will send across a container number. This can be used to track your container.

Yes we can provide LCL shipping. Please speak to your sales representative fore more information.

Yes. If you require more free time, then is stated below please advise your sales representative. Please be aware this will need to be added at the time the booking is made. We cannot add additional days once the booking has been confirmed. Please note there may be a charge for this. Alternatively free days can be added at port for a charge.

No. Intamarque must show as the shipper on the bill of lading – this cannot be amended.

No. The consignee address must match the destination port, I.e., if the container is going to New York the consignee address must also be in New York.

Below is a guideline of the transit time. If the port, you require is not on the below please contact your sales representative.

20ft - we can load 17plts

40ft HC – we can load 38/40plts

40ft Reefer (Please speak to your representative for more details)

Yes. Please see Export certificates

Yes. Please speak to your sales representative. A copy of the insurance policy will be sent to you with confirmation of your freight quote.