When a carrier delivers a container to a border terminal, timing is not determined by queue position but by a pre-booked border terminal slot: a precisely timed window in which the vehicle and cargo unit must present for customs inspection, loading, or unloading.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_slot
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