Manual .... PART 2 (Verschiffung)

Blaz Miheljak , Montag, 30. April 2007, 22:06 (vor 6204 Tagen) @ Blaz Miheljak

5. On the day of consolidation, get the entry permit, drive in the port, park the car in the container and fill out some more forms.
Be early at the port gates, all around the port are daily traffic jams. Just to the left of the entry gates is an office, where you'll get an entry permit when you present your "Solicitud..." package. You'll also get two forms, first is named Entrega de exportacion, the other is some sort of Exportation declaration (I can't read the full name ;). With permit, you can enter the port, drive to the W2 area, where some workers and a container should be waiting for you. You'll probably need to wait a little bit for a customs officer, which will give a quick look to the cars and fill out something in your "Solicitud..." package and will give the container seal to the workers. With that, say goodbye to the car... After packaging, fill out two forms (or even the nice workers will do it for you). You have to return them to the same person that issued them (in the office at the entry gates). To get there, workers will call a free shuttle for you, now that you are on your own feet... Without these two forms filled in and returned back to the office, your container won't move... Last thing to do is, to go to the Aduana office by the exit gates (near EMBA). There give in you solicitud and you're done....

6. After the ship sails, go to your shipping company, pay the bill and pick-up the B/L.
You might need to fill out a Declaration of goods at your shipping company, before they'll be able to produce a B/L - check with them. Our final bill for 40'HC cont from BUE to HAM was:
- Freight 1.000,00
- BAF 700,00
- Container service charge 140,00
- River plate toll fee 90,00
- B/L fee 35,01
- Consolidation 458,05
- Port fees (Res. 98, ISP, Tasas) 136,38
- Logistics fee 19,96
- Servicios varios al Cliente 24,20
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TOTAL 2.603,59

All prices in USD and with taxes included (where applicable)

We didn't pay anything in the port (everything was charged to MSC) nor at customs. As for charges at the destination port, we know only for THC, which is 160 EUR.

7. If you used a Carnet de Passage for entering Argentina, you'll have to return to the Aduana at exit gates, where you'll get it stamped, but only after the ship sails.

Places:
- Office for "Exportacion/Importacion equipaje no acompaniada" at EMBA (Estación Marítima Buenos Aires) S34 34.983 W58 22.201
- Aduana at exit gate of Terminales 1,2 y 3 S34 34.982 W58 22.102
- Port office at the entry gates of Terminales 1,2 y 3 S34 35.356 W58 22.039
- Entry gates of Terminales 1,2 y 3 S34 35.348 W58 21.930
- MSC Buenos Aires S34 36.087 W58 22.144

The whole procedure of packaging can easily be done in two days (even in one), if you are well prepared and your Spanish is fluent. But my recommendation would be, that you reserve a week...

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