CMA CGM demurrage & detention tariff
CMA CGM files demurrage and detention per local agency and runs several separately-filed group brands, so the same lane can be billed on two different schedules depending on which brand appears on the bill of lading. Checking that the correct schedule and the correct clock structure were applied is usually where the recoverable value is.
Also searched as: CMA CGM Group, CMDU, CMA.
Where the tariff is published
CMA CGM publishes D&D per local agency, with an online tariff finder keyed to port, container type and direction. Group brands (APL, ANL, Containerships) file their own schedules — check the schedule for the brand on the bill of lading, not the group.
CMA CGM detention & demurrage tariff finder →How the tariff is structured
| Charge names used on the invoice | Demurrage, Detention, and on some trades a combined "Demurrage & Detention" line. Group brands invoice under their own names. |
| Tariff basis | Local agency filings in escalating day bands per equipment type and direction. |
| Where the clock starts | Demurrage from discharge; detention from gate-out. Combined tariffs run one clock from discharge to empty return. |
| Group brands | APL and ANL bookings are frequently billed on a different schedule from CMA CGM proper for the same lane, which is a common source of mis-rated invoices. |
Typical free time
| Import demurrage free time | Commonly 3–7 calendar days by country; longer in some Mediterranean and West African filings, shorter in North America. |
| Detention free time | Commonly 3–7 days dry; reefer and out-of-gauge typically much shorter. |
| How days count | Calendar days in most filings; combined D&D tariffs count one continuous period rather than two separate ones. |
| Extended free time | Available as a pre-purchased option on many lanes; as elsewhere, it must be bought before the free period lapses. |
Indicative ranges drawn from published local filings and the contracts we see in audit work. They are not a quote: your service contract and the filing at the port of discharge govern. How the two charges are calculated.
What makes CMA CGM charges disputable
- Combined D&D tariffs applied where the booking actually qualified for separate demurrage and detention periods (or the reverse) — the two produce materially different totals for the same delay.
- Group-brand mis-rating: an APL or ANL bill of lading charged on the CMA CGM schedule.
- Free time not extended after a carrier-side vessel omission or a berthing delay the carrier controlled.
- Days billed while the container sat under a terminal-side release block that the carrier had not lifted.
- Escalated band rates applied from day one instead of after the lower bands were exhausted.
Holding a CMA CGM D&D invoice?
Send it over. We check every line against your contract, the local filing and our own dwell record for that voyage, then file the claim on your behalf. The audit is free and our fee is 20% of what we actually recover — nothing if we recover nothing.