Ocean Freight Operations Procedure Issue: July 23, 2009 - Aramex

Ocean Freight Operations Procedure
COLLECT CHARGES. BE SURE TO INCLUDE ALL SHIPMENT DETAILS INCLUDING, SHIPPER, CONSIGNEE NAME,
ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS, PIECES, WEIGHT, CUBIC MEASUREMENT OR CONTAINER SIZE, COMMODITY
DESCRIPTION AND INVOICE VALUE.
COLLECT SHIPMENTS TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, SAUDI AIRLINES AND BANKS ARE NEVER ALLOWED.
CONTACT DESTINATION TO SEE IF FREE DOMICILE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR SHIPMENT. YOU MUST
PROVIDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
COMMODITY DESCRIPTION, NUMBER OF PIECES, WEIGHT, CUBIC MEASUREMENT OR CONTAINER SIZE, INVOICE
VALUE AND COMPLETE CONSIGNEE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTES ARE TOO NUMEROUS AND CHANGE FREQUENTLY TO LIST
COMPLETELY. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING SAUDI PORT LAWS ARE VERY HARSH. FOR ALL FIRST TIME USERS,
PLEASE COORDINATE WITH JED Freight Ops PRIOR TO SHIPPING TO GET FULL, DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
REGARDING YOUR COMMODITY.
PRE-ALERT NEEDS TO BE SENT BY E-MAIL TO : Saeed.hamdan@aramex.com
Ahmed.rafath@aramex.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/MADE IN .... MUST BE MENTIONED (engraved, or affixed - non-removable sticker) ON
EACH ITEM OF PRODUCT. THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/MADE IN … MUST ALSO BE PRINTED ON THE
BOXES/CARTONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN CARGO BEING RETURNED TO ORIGIN AT THE
SHIPPERS/CONSIGNEES EXPESNSE.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED-:
HOUSE B/L - ORIGINALS. CONSIGNED TO THE ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE NAME (FULL NAME CONTACT
AND ADDRESS INCLUDING TELEPHONE NUMBER, WHICH IS A MUST)
MASTER B/L - ORIGINALS. MUST BE CONSIGNED TO;
SAUDI TAL – ARAMEX,
P.O.BOX - 15802,
JEDDAH 21454,
K.S.A
TEL # : 00966 2691000
FAX # : 00966 26834881
NOTIFY PARTY : SAME AS CONSIGNEE
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE TO MENTION THE FULL NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE
SHIPPING LINE AGENT AT THE DESTINATION IN ORDER TO CONTACT TO GET THE DELIVERY ORDER AND THE
ARRIVAL DETAILS.
(IF A DUTY EXEMPT SHIPMENT SEE BELOW RE. DUTY EXEMPT.)
COMMERCIAL INVOICE - ORIGINAL MUST BE ATTESTED FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT ORIGIN
COUNTRY. MUST BE IN THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE COMMERCIAL INVOICE.
COMMERCIAL INVOICE SHOULD BE TRANSLATED IN ARABIC LANGUAGE BY THE SHIPPER.
PACKING LIST - ORIGINAL. – SHOULD BE TRANSLATED IN ARABIC LANGUAGE BY THE SHIPPER.
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN - ORIGINAL. MUST BE ATTESTED, NOTARIZED & STAMPED BY A CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AT ORIGIN.
CUSTOMS DUTY EXEMPT SHIPMENTS TO SAUDI ARABIA-:
THESE ARE SHIPMENTS USUALLY GOING TO GOVERNMENT OR SEMI-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SHIPPER OF CONSIGNEE TO ADVISE ARAMEX OF THE DUTY-EXEMPT STATUS. THESE
SHIPMENTS MUST BE CONSIGNED EXACTLY AS INSTRUCTED BY THE SHIPPER OR CONSIGNEE.
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