Cost of Shipping a Container to Nicaragua

While most of these documents are needed, some are conditional on the item being delivered or the source and target countries:

● Commercial and Proforma Invoices

● Bills of Lading

● Packing List

● Shipper’s Letter of Instructions (SLI)

● Automated Export System (AES) Filing

● Certificate of Origin (CO)

● Incoterms

● Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

● Operational Instructions

● Shipping Under a Letter of Credit

Before moving a container to Nicaragua, be sure to have all of the needed papers. You can contact our customer service department to find out what documentation you’ll need to start shipping your container.

You do not need to be present when the container arrives. You may appoint someone to keep an eye on the process or complete the appropriate paperwork on your behalf. Yet, we strongly advise that you be around when the container is transferred so that you may sign the papers acknowledging receipt of the cargo.

If no one is present to receive the container, the shipping personnel will probably position it in the most appropriate location and will adhere to your shipping agreement’s instructions/requests.

The shipper is not obligated to split the cargo space of the container with the goods of other individuals in an FCL shipment. This enhances the security and efficiency of ocean freight transportation management. This is why it outperforms LCL in delivery time.

Furthermore, the route and method for LCL shipments are more complicated. The container is loaded with cargo from a range of persons and companies. It will be unloaded and loaded at different ports as a result.

Shipping containers are not usually water-resistant, but they are waterproof. They can only withstand the effects of bad weather.

Watertight containers are composed of materials that prevent water from passing through them. Watertight containers can also be used to transport liquids since they keep water out.

Vents are placed into the shipping container’s sidewalls to allow for ventilation and reduce the possibility of moisture. Two to ten vents are found in a 20-foot container, whereas four to twelve vents are found in a 40-foot container.

Shipping containers feature vents that are approximately 1 inch (2.5cm) square and covered with mesh to keep pests and insects out.

The laws of the country dictate what you can transmit and what you can’t. The products listed below are not permitted to be sent to Nicaragua. There are customs regulations for nicaragua ship containers. To minimize delays and detention at customs, make sure to follow the shipping instructions:

● Alcoholic beverages

● Animal products

● Animal skins

● Batteries, Haz

● Bearer Documents

● Bio Products, Haz

● Chemicals, Haz

● Coffee and Coffee Samples

● Cologne and Perfume, Haz and Non-Haz

● Communications equipment

● Corrosives

● Cosmetics

● Cosmetics, Haz

● Cotton

● Cotton seeds

● Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA (Intl. Air Transport Association)

● Drugs, Non-Prescription

● Fire extinguishers

● Flammables

● Foodstuffs

● Gases

● Grain samples

● Ice, Dry

● Ice, Wet

● Infectious Substances

● Liquor, Haz

● Log and timber products from Liberia (wood-chips, poles, post, fence pickets, sheets, flooring, molding, pallet, tool handles, barrels, crates, tableware/kitchenware, shutters, blinds, cases/boxes/chests for jewelry and silverware, clothes hangers, clothespins, toothpicks, etc.)

● Magnetized Materials

● Medical samples

● Model Airplanes or Aero-Modeling

● Oxidizers

● Paints, Haz

● Perfume, Haz

● Perishables

● Phones/modems

● Plant products

● Plants

● Poisons (Toxics)

● Radar equipment

● Radio equipment

● Radios or parts thereof

● Seeds

● Telecommunications equipment

● Tobacco

● Toiletries, Haz

● Works of art

If you ship a package from the United States to another country, you could be charged a customs fee and an import tax. However, because each country is unique, be sure to check the Nicaraguan government’s website for information on importing items.

Nicaragua adheres to the CACM common import tariff schedule, which has rates ranging from 5% to 15%. There are ad valorem taxes, as well as particular consumption taxes (typically less than 15%) and sales taxes (15 percent). There are a few import charges that are too high, such as the 170 percent duty on chicken legs and thighs.

Cargoes weighing up to 30480 kg (67200 lbs.) can be transported using a 20-foot shipping container (67200 lbs.). In the meanwhile, a 40ft container’s maximum payload is 44,500 pounds (20,185kg).