RESOURCE / RETURN PLANNING
Container off-hire checklist
Agree how the lease ends before the container moves.
Before pickup.
- Identify the authorised receiving depot and any alternative-return approval process.
- Confirm permitted cargo, condition at release and survey evidence.
- Agree the use period, charge basis, free-use conditions and extension process.
Before return.
- Obtain the depot’s acceptance and appointment instructions.
- Check customs status, cleaning, damage and repair requirements.
- Confirm who pays terminal, trucking, lift and survey charges.
At lease closure.
Keep the return receipt, condition report and written confirmation of the effective off-hire date. Review outstanding charges against the contract. A gate-in event may be evidence of physical return; the contract determines whether it completes off-hire.