Import Guidelines for CMA C customers
1- Who is the contact in CMA C regarding any Import Inquiry?
You can contact below MAIL ID
2- How you can track your import shipment?
You have 2 options: a- contact below Mail ID
[email protected] b- Use below link by putting your container or BL number http://www.cma-cgm.com/ebusiness/tracking
3- What is DAMMAM BONDED ZONE AREA / FREE ZONE DBZA? Can we Book Reefers also?
DBZA situated within the King Abdul Aziz Port complex, offers some of advantages to the company’s which held a contract with them as Storage, Re-Export, Duty Free, Cut Supply Chain Cost and Value Added.
For importing cargo to Dammam Bonded Area and Re-Export Zone, local receivers having lease in bonded area have signed a contract with the Dammam Bonded Area Authority.
This contract covers the following:
- Delivery from Dammam port container terminal (DCT) full to the bonded zone.
- Storage/handling of the goods in bonded area warehouses
- Delivery of the empty containers from bonded area to the respective vessel’s agent terminal which is outside port zone.
- Stevedore at container terminal transfers the bonded zone destined containers to the bonded area (agreement between stevedore and bonded zone is there for such deliveries).
Delivery to Dammam bonded area is under consignee's account and risks.
• Reefer shipments
Reefers should not to be booked to the bonded area as there is no facility there except when such cargoes are not deteriorated if the units are unplugged and the reefers are treated as inactive reefer containers. But if the Consignee provide required facilities for reefer to Dammam Bonded Zone area; in such case we can accept.
4- What are the procedures for Importing HAZ cargo into DAMMAM, Riyadh Dry Port & Jubail?
For Dammam and Riyadh; customers should obtained all required permits from authorities involved for his materials
For some chemicals customer should has Valid Ministry of Interior Approval (MOI) and same should be available in SAFETY offices of DAMMAM terminals.
For Jubail; customers should obtained all required permits from authorities involved for his materials and The Line should get JUBAIL customs and Safety approval prior loading from Last Port prior POD.
5- What are the chemicals which required Ministry of Interior Approval (MOI)?
LIST OF HAZARDOUS COMMODITIES WHICH REQUIRE A MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) PERMIT CLASS UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME EXPLOSIVES / ALL IMO CLASS 1 REQUIRE MOI 1 PERMIT 2.2 1066 NITROGEN COMPRESSED 2.2 1072 OXYGEN COMPRESSED 2.2 1073 OXYGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID 2.2 2073 AMMONIA SOLUTION 2.3 1005 AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS 2.3 1053 HYDROGEN SULPHIDE 2.3 1062 METHYL BROMIDE 2.3 1581 CHLOROPICRIN AND METHYL BROMIDE MIXTURE 2.3 1749 CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE 3 1090 ACETONE 3 1131 CARBON DISULPHIDE 3 1153 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 3 1171 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 3 1172 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 3 1188 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 3 1189 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 3 1193 METHYL ETHYL KETONE 3 1204 NITROGLYCERIN SOLUTION IN ALCOHOL 3 1223 KEROSENE 3 1261 NITROMETHANE 3 1294 TOLUENE 3 1299 TURPENTINE 3 2059 NITROCELLULOSE SOLUTION, FLAMMABLE 3 2252 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 3 2325 1,3,5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 3 2404 PROPIONITRILE 3 2481 ETHYL ISOCYANATE 3 3079 METHACRYLONITRILE, STABILIZED 4.1 1309 ALUMINIUM POWDER, COATED 4.1 1310 AMMONIUM PICRATE, WETTED 4.1 1310 AMMONIUM PICRATE FLAMMABLE SOLID, ORGANIC, N.O.S. / 4.1 1325 Aluminiumm paste 4.1 1336 NITROGUANIDINE (PICRITE), WETTED 4.1 1337 NITROSTARCH, WETTED 4.1 1338 PHOSPHORUS, AMORPHOUS 4.1 1344 TRINITROPHENOL, WETTED 4.1 1344 PICRIC ACID 4.1 1350 SULPHUR - IMDG regulated or not 4.1 1354 TRINITROBENZENE, WETTED 4.1 1356 TRINITROTOLUENE, WETTED (TNT) 4.1 1376 IRON OXIDE - YELLOW 4.1 2304 NAPHTALEN,MOLTEN 4.1 2448 SULPHUR, MOLTEN 4.1 2555 NITROCELLULOSE WITH WATER 4.1 2556 NITROCELLULOSE WITH ALCOHOL 4.1 2557 NITROCELLULOSE 4.1 3270 NITROCELLULLOSE 4.1 3364 PICRIC ACID 4.1 3366 TRINITROTOLUENE 4.1 3367 TRINITROBENZENE 4.2 1363 COPRA 4.2 1376 IRON OXIDE 4.2 1380 PENTABORANE 4.2 1381 PHOSPHORUS, WHITE or YELLOW, DRY PYROPHORIC METAL, N.O.S. for aluminium 4.2 1383 powder 4.2 2447 PHOSPHORUS, WHITE, MOLTEN 4.3 1383 PYROPHORIC ALLOY, N.O.S. 4.3 1396 ALUMINIUM POWDER, UNCOATED 4.3 1401 CALCIUM MAGNESIUM POWDER or MAGNESIUM ALLOYS 4.3 1418 POWDER 4.3 1428 SODIUM 4.3 1436 ZINC POWDER or ZINC DUST 5.1 1438 ALUMINIUM NITRATE 5.1 1442 AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE 5.1 1449 BARIUM PEROXIDE 5.1 1454 CALCIUM NITRATE 5.1 1469 LEAD NITRATE 5.1 1474 MAGNESIUM NITRATE 5.1 1475 MAGNESIUM PERCHLORATE 5.1 1481 PERCHLORATES, INORGANIC, N.O.S. 5.1 1485 POTASSIUM CHLORATE 5.1 1486 POTASSIUM NITRATE POTASSIUM NITRATE AND SODIUM NITRITE 5.1 1487 MIXTURE 5.1 1488 POTASSIUM NITRITE 5.1 1490 POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE 5.1 1493 SILVER NITRATE 5.1 1495 SODIUM CHLORATE 5.1 1498 SODIUM NITRATE SODIUM NITRATE AND POTASSIUM NITRATE 5.1 1499 MIXTURE 5.1 1500 SODIUM NITRITE 5.1 1502 SODIUM PERCHLORATE 5.1 1504 SODIUM PEROXIDE 5.1 1510 TETRANITROMETHANE 5.1 1511 UREA HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 5.1 1514 ZINC NITRATE 5.1 1746 BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE 5.1 1872 LEAD DIOXIDE 5.1 1942 AMMONIUM NITRATE 5.1 2014 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION 5.1 2015 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, STABILIZED 5.1 2067 AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER 5.1 2426 AMMONIUM NITRATE 5.1 2427 POTASSIUM CHLORATE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION 5.1 2428 SODIUM CHLORATE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION 5.1 2984 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION 5.1 3149 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 5.1 3375 AMMONIUM NITRATE 5.1 3378 SODIUM CARBONATE 5.2 3101 When used for METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE 5.2 3105 When used for METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE 5.2 3107 When used for METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE 6.1 1092 ACROLIEN 6.1 1098 ALLYL ALCOHOL 6.1 1135 ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIN 6.1 1143 CROTONALDEHYDE 6.1 1163 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE UNSYMMETRICAL 6.1 1182 ETHYL CHLOROFORMATE 6.1 1185 ETHYLENEIMINE STABILIZED 6.1 1238 METHYL CHLOROFORMATE 6.1 1239 METHYL CHLOROMETHYL ETHER 6.1 1244 METHYLHYDRAZINE 6.1 1259 NICKEL CARBONYL 6.1 1541 ACETONE CYANOHYDRIN STABILIZED 6.1 1580 CHLOROPICRIN 6.1 1597 DINITROBENZENE 6.1 1600 DINITROTOLUENES, MOLTEN 6.1 1623 MERCURIC ARSENATE 6.1 1624 MERCURIC CHLORIDE 6.1 1625 MERCURIC POTASSIUM 6.1 1626 MERCURIC POTASSIUM CYANIDE 6.1 1627 MERCUROUS NITRATE 6.1 1629 MERCURY ACETATE 6.1 1630 MERCURY AMMONIUM CHLORIDE 6.1 1631 MERCURY BENZOATE 6.1 1634 MERCURY BROMIDES 6.1 1636 MERCURY CYANIDE 6.1 1637 MERCURY FLUCONATE 6.1 1638 MERCURY IODINE 6.1 1640 MERCURY OLEATE 6.1 1641 MERCURY OXIDE 6.1 1642 MERCURY OXYCYANIDE 6.1 1643 MERCURY POTASSIUM IODIDE 6.1 1644 MERCURY SALICYLATE 6.1 1645 MERCURY SULPHATE / MERCURY BISULPHATE 6.1 1646 MERCURY THIOCYANATE 6.1 1647 METHYL BROMIDE 6.1 1649 TETRA ETHYL LEAD 6.1 1649 LEAD TETRA ETHYL 6.1 1662 NITROBENZENE or NITROBENZOL 6.1 1671 CARBOLIC ACID SOLID 6.1 1671 PHENOL 6.1 1684 SILVER CYANIDE 6.1 1687 SODIUM AZIDE 6.1 1750 NOMOCHLORO ACETIC ACID SOLUTION 6.1 1888 CHLOROFORM 6.1 1894 PHENYLMERCURIC HYDROXIDE 6.1 1895 PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE 6.1 2038 DINITROTOLUENES, LIQUID 6.1 2312 CARBOLIC ACID 6.1 2312 PHENOL 6.1 2334 ALLYLAMINE 6.1 2407 ISOPROPYL CHLOROFORMATE 6.1 2480 METHYL ISOCYANATE 6.1 2485 N-BUTYL ISOCYANATE 6.1 2606 TETRA METHOXY-SILANE 6.1 2621 CARBOLIC ACID SOLUTION 6.1 2668 CHLOROACETONITRILE 6.1 2740 N-PROPYL CHLOROFORMATE 6.1 2821 CARBOLIC ACID 6.1 2821 PHENOL 6.1 3023 T-OCTYL MERCAPTAN 6.1 3454 DINITROTOLUENE 6.2 2814 INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING HUMANS INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING ANIMALS 6.2 2900 only RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL / ALL REQUIRE A MOI 7 PERMIT 8 1794 LEAD SULPHATE 8 1805 PHOSPHORIC ACID 8 1809 PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE 8 1810 PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE 8 1813 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLID 8 1814 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION 8 1819 SODIUM ALUMINATE 8 1823 SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLID 8 1824 SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION 8 1825 SODIUM OXIDE 8 1830 SULPHURIC ACID 8 1831 SULPHURIC ACID, FUMING 8 1832 SULPHURIC ACID, SPENT 8 1836 THIONYL CHLORIDE 8 1840 ZINC CHLORIDE 8 2031 NITRIC ACID 8 2032 NITRIC ACID, RED FUMING 8 2331 ZINC CHLORIDE 8 2672 AMMONIA SOLUTION SULPHURIC ACID with not more than 51% acid or 8 2796 BATTERY FLUID, ACID 8 2809 MERCURY 8 3453 PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLID 9 2071 AMMONIUM NITRATE BASED FERTILIZER 9 3077 When used for Copper sulphate 9 3082 When used for Copper sulphate 6- If all cargoes destined to Riyadh Dry Port must be palletized? If not Palletized; what is the fine?
As per circular from Saudi Railway Organization (SRO), all cargoes destined to Riyadh Dry Port must be palletized.
There will be penalty of SAR 350 (USD 94) per 20’ and SAR 750 (USD 200) per 40’ at Riyadh Dry Port for any inbound cargo which is un-palletized
7- What are the procedures in case of losing the Original BLs?
In this case, we need below documents which should approved by HO; a- LOI from Consignee and LOI from SHIPPER on Company Letter Head (Signed / stamped
B- Bank Guarantee in case if the Consignee is TO ORDER OF BANK or upon HO request c- Circumstances of Loss to be mentioned on Consignee Letter head or Shipper and the same from Courier company if the OBL been lost by them. d- Copy of Packing List e- Copy of Commercial Invoice
8- What are the procedures to transfer container from DAMMAM to Riyadh Dry Port? a- Providing ARABIC LETTER on consignee letter head (signed / stamped) with below format:
السيد مدير عام جمرك ميناء الملك عبد العزيز بالدمام حفظه هللا
الساده شركه توكيالت اداره الحاويات المحدوده
برجاء التكرم بالعلم انه وارد الينا ارساليه من ميناء ...... دوله ...... تحتوي علي بضاعه ...... بوليصه ...... … رقم ...... و حاويه رقم......
برجاء تحويل الشحنه الي ميناء الرياض الجاف من ميناء الدمام ونحن مسئولين عن تخليصها فور وصولها مع تحمل كافه التكاليف المترتبه علي ذلك. b- Surrendering full set of Original BL 3 COPIES
9- What are the procedures to stop container in DAMMAM prior sending to Riyadh Dry Port? a- Providing ARABIC LETTER on consignee letter head (signed / stamped) with below format:
السيد مدير عام جمرك ميناء الملك عبد العزيز بالدمام حفظه هللا
الساده شركه توكيالت اداره الحاويات المحدوده
برجاء التكرم بالعلم انه وارد الينا ارساليه من ميناء ...... دوله ...... تحتوي علي بضاعه ...... بوليصه ...... … رقم ...... و حاويه رقم......
برجاء ايقاف الشحنه في ميناء الدمام وعدم ارسالها الي ميناء الرياض الجاف ونحن مسئولين عن تخليصها فور وصولها مع تحمل كافه التكاليف المترتبه علي ذلك. b- Surrendering full set of Original BL 3 COPIES
10- What are the procedures to change consignee name on the delivery Order ?
ENDORESMENT STAMP and letter from old consignee to new one should be provided.
11- What are the procedures if the Consignee is TO ORDER of BLANK?
Endorsement Stamp from SHIPPER should be there on the Original BL or the notify party is required to surrender the full set of OBL + Providing LOI
12- What are the procedures if the Consignee is TO ORDER of BANK?
BANK Stamp should be there on the Original BL