FUMIGATION AND ORIGINAL B/L ARE REQUIRED, FREIGHT AMOUNT REQUIRED IF CONSIGNEE IS NOT A FORWARDER, - SANTA MARTA AND BARRANQUILLA ALWAYS FREIGHT AMOUNT IN THE B/L, - B/L INSTRUCTIONS NEEDED LATEST 1 DAY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, - B/L MUST SHOW MARKS, NUMBERS AND PURCHASE ORDER OR COMMERCIAL INVOICE NUMBERS. COLOMBIAN TRUCKER DO NOT MOVE NOT INSURADE SHIPMENTS, INSURANCE AMOUNTS ARE 1.5 PERCENT UNDER VALUE OF GOODS, 1 M3 =500 KGS AND 1 MT= 2 M3 EJ: 2000 KG/ 6 M3 = 6 M3 X 500 KG = 3 MT 2000 KG/ 3000.00 KG A PAGAR. MUISCA SYSTEM AS PER NOVEMBER 1ST 2008 FOR ALL COLOMBIAN PORTS: ACCORDING TO DECREE 2101 AND RESOLUTION 7941, COLOMBIAN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES INTRODUCED IN ALL COLOMBIAN, PORTS THE COMPULSORY USE OF MUISCA SOFTWARE FOR ALL USERS INCLUDING MARITIME TRANSPORT AND NVOCCS. THIS SYSTEM ENTAILS THE ELECTRONIC INPUT DATA FOR DOCUMENTS BILLS OF LADING AND MANIFESTS) . MUISCA IS PART OF THE BIGGEST TAX AND CUSTOMS PROGRAM OF THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT WHICH PRETENDS TO CREATE A UNIFIED MODEL OF CONTROL OF INCOMES AND SERVICES. THEREFORE ALL NVOCC HAVE TO PRESENT TO THEIR AGENT LATEST 72 HOURS BEFORE VESSEL ARRIVAL ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO HAVE ALL B/L INPUT INTO MUISCA AND ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED ON TIME TO CUSTOMS, OTHERWISE VESSEL CAN NOT START OPERATIONS , THIS WILL CAUSE HEAVY FINES BILLED DIRECT TO ORIGIN. AFTER ELECTRONIC FILING OF DOCUMENTS INTO MUISCA SOFTWARE (72 HOURS BEFORE VESSEL ARRIVAL) ABSOLUTELY NO CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS AND/OR AMENDMENTS ARE ALLOWED -NO ACCEPTATIONS CAN BE MADE. ISSUING BILL OF LADING: -CONSIGNEE HAS TO BE COMPANY IN COLOMBIA, FULL ADDRESS AND CITY MUST BE SHOWN, -TO THE ORDER OF IS NOT ALLOWED, -IN CASE OF DANGEROUS GOODS FULL PARTICULARS OF THE CONSIGNEE AS WELL AS NAME OF PERSON TO CONTACT, IN EMERGENCY HAS TO BE MENTIONED -COMPLETE CONTAINER NO. AND TYPE OF CONTAINER AS WELL AS SEAL NO HAS TO BE INDICATED INTO HBL -MODE OF TRANSPORT AS LCL/LCL MUST BE SHOWN -CBM HAVE TO BE SHOWN INTO B/L -NO GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS AS GENERAL GOODS OR FREIGHT ALL KINDS ARE ACCEPTED DESCRIPTION HAS TO BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH -BEST WAY SAME DESCRIPTION AS PER COMMERCIAL INVOICE OR COINCIDE WITH IT. ALL BLS MUST BE DULY DATED. NO DISCREPANCIES ARE ACCEPTED IF DATE DECLARED TO MUISCA IS DIFFERENT THAN ACTUAL DATE IN ORIGINAL B/L IF ANY OF THE ABOVE IS NOT COMPLETED AS DESCRIBED, HEAVY FINES MIGHT OCCUR AS FOLLOWS: 1) 50PERCENT TO 100 PERCENT OF THE OCEAN FREIGHT AMOUNT, 2) FROM 7 TO 70 MINIMUM SALARIES PER MONTH M.S.P.M (PRESENTLY M.S.P.M COLPS 461,500 APROX USD 260), 3) CONFISCATION OF CARGO.