GUIDELINE FOR IFF (IMPORT FREE FLOW

PORTS AMERICA OUTER HARBOR
GUIDELINE FOR IFF (IMPORT FREE FLOW)
-Request for IFF to be segregated needs to be sent 48 hours prior to vessel arrival. Email:
PAOHTCC@portsamerica.com & paoh.tricorsupport@portsamerica.com
-Customer Service will confirm with SSCO the IFF status for the trucker and get line approval
-Minimum requirement is 25 containers of same size type; if multiple B/L’s, ability to combine
into single sort as needed
-All containers must be picked up within 48-72 hours; LFD extensions will not be granted unless
warranted by extreme circumstances
-Dispatcher contacts TCC/Customer Service to receive the IFF code to ask for at the gate. When
arriving to gate pedestal, trucker states below (No appt’s needed):
1) Trucking Co. 2) Shipping Co. picking up for 3) IFF group code
-Driver receives a ticket from the gate and proceeds to queuing area as advised. Driver waits for
clerk to bring driver up for delivery.
-Driver confirms with dispatch that container is of corresponding Bill of Lading(s)
-After receiving box, driver proceeds to the out gate where the container is verified and
released under designated IFF code.
*REMINDER: This is a request there is no guarantee it gets segregated depending on
vessel stowage or operational needs*
Any questions contact Customer Service: 1-877-900-7264; paoh.tricorsupport@portsamerica.com