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Official site: CMA CGM.
Where the tariff is
CMA CGM lists its demurrage and detention tariffs by country on its e-business tariff page ; the United States entry is a PDF effective 2026-08-06 , with one page per port or port group. The general terms define the terms the tariff uses.
How CMA CGM counts free time
- The US tariff says: “FREE DAYS ARE IN WORKING DAYS. AFTER EXPIRATION OF FREE DAYS, TARIFF IS BILLABLE IN CALENDAR DAYS”.
- Demurrage on imports runs “as from container discharge from the vessel till gate-out of the full container” (general terms).
- Detention on imports runs “as from gate-out of the full container till gate-in of the empty container”, and “the first chargeable day is the first day following the last day of free time” (general terms).
- The California page adds that no demurrage is assessed on days a terminal is closed, including weekends and holidays.
- Neither document says whether the discharge or gate-out day itself is the first free day, and we do not guess it. CMA CGM’s own last free day lookup is at cma-cgm.com/ebusiness/demdet (needs a My CMA CGM login).
CMA CGM publishes its own US demurrage and detention tariff and its dispute and payment instructions on its site: https://www.cma-cgm.com/. We link to it and do not copy it.
How to pay
CMA CGM’s US import information guide points to ePayment through the Invoice Dashboard , with ACH and credit card options; it needs a My CMA CGM login.
Before you pay
Compare the invoice with the tariff and with the contract. If the free time or the daily rate does not match, or the invoice leaves out what the FMC requires, see what a US invoice must show and how to dispute it , and draft your reply with the dispute letter tool . Other tools: last free day, any carrier .
Sources
- CMA CGM: Demurrage and detention tariffs
- CMA CGM US demurrage and detention tariff, effective 2026-08-06 (PDF)
- CMA CGM: Demurrage and detention general terms
- CMA CGM United States: Import information guide
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