Demurrage refers to the failure to unload all the goods within the specified time, resulting in the ship to continue to berth in the port so that the shipowner to increase the cost of expenditure in the port and suffered the loss of the ship's period, by the charterer to the shipowner to pay the agreed amount. U.S. FBA shipping demurrage is mainly due to the goods in the port of destination to stay too long and the additional costs incurred. Specifically, when the goods arrive at the destination port, they need to wait for berths, carry out unloading, customs clearance, inspection, etc. If the time spent on these links exceeds a certain limit, demurrage will arise.

To avoid U.S. FBA shipping demurrage, you can consider the following points.

1. Understand in advance the arrival time of the goods and the port situation, rationalize the arrangement of customs clearance and logistics plan, try to avoid the goods stay in the port for too long.

2. Choose experienced freight forwarders or carriers who can provide better logistics services and solutions to help avoid demurrage.

3. When signing a transportation contract, you can agree on reasonable demurrage clauses to clarify the causes, calculation methods and bearers of demurrage to avoid disputes and disputes.

4. For the goods that may incur demurrage, corresponding exemption or limitation clauses can be agreed in the contract to avoid unnecessary losses.

5. If demurrage has been incurred, you need to communicate with the carrier or freight forwarder in time and solve the problem to avoid demurrage continue to increase. At the same time, you also need to understand the relevant legal provisions and procedures in order to better safeguard your rights and interests.