The final day you can pull a container from the terminal before demurrage starts. It’s set from when the box is available and discharged, adjusted for the free time on your booking, and it’s the single most important date in an import drayage move. Missing it — because of a customs hold, no appointment or slow dispatch — is what turns a clean shipment into a demurrage bill.
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