diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/2820000000000-CustomsClearanceRouteScope.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/2820000000000-CustomsClearanceRouteScope.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17902ff0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/2820000000000-CustomsClearanceRouteScope.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+/**
+ * Scope the customs clearance service fee to a direction + route.
+ *
+ * The fee was a single global flat rate; the business sells it per lane —
+ * "import clearance, Djibouti → Adama, 300 USD". CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE rates now
+ * carry trade_direction + the yard pair, and contract pricing matches on them
+ * strictly (no route-less fallback).
+ *
+ * Existing route-less clearance rates cannot be backfilled (no way to know
+ * which lane each was meant for) — retired exactly like the base-freight
+ * retirement in AddRateYardScope: SUPERSEDED + soft-deleted, kept for
+ * snapshot history.
+ */
+export class CustomsClearanceRouteScope2820000000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'CustomsClearanceRouteScope2820000000000';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      UPDATE freight.rates
+      SET status = 'SUPERSEDED',
+          deleted_at = now(),
+          updated_at = now()
+      WHERE deleted_at IS NULL
+        AND rate_type = 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE'
+        AND (origin_yard_id IS NULL OR destination_yard_id IS NULL);
+    `);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE freight.rates DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS "CK_rates_yard_scope";`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE freight.rates
+        ADD CONSTRAINT "CK_rates_yard_scope" CHECK (
+          deleted_at IS NOT NULL
+          OR status = 'SUPERSEDED'
+          OR CASE
+               WHEN ("trigger" = 'ALWAYS' AND applies_to IN ('BULK', 'CONTAINER', 'INTERCITY'))
+                 OR "trigger" = 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE'
+                 THEN origin_yard_id IS NOT NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NOT NULL
+               ELSE origin_yard_id IS NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NULL
+             END
+        );
+    `);
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    // Retired rates stay retired (their lanes were never recorded); down only
+    // restores the pre-customs constraint shape.
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE freight.rates DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS "CK_rates_yard_scope";`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE freight.rates
+        ADD CONSTRAINT "CK_rates_yard_scope" CHECK (
+          deleted_at IS NOT NULL
+          OR status = 'SUPERSEDED'
+          OR CASE
+               WHEN "trigger" = 'ALWAYS' AND applies_to IN ('BULK', 'CONTAINER', 'INTERCITY')
+                 THEN origin_yard_id IS NOT NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NOT NULL
+               ELSE origin_yard_id IS NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NULL
+             END
+        );
+    `);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/2830000000000-ReturnSurchargeRouteScope.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/2830000000000-ReturnSurchargeRouteScope.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26c512cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/2830000000000-ReturnSurchargeRouteScope.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+/**
+ * Scope the empty-container return surcharge to a direction + route +
+ * container type, like base freight (import-only for now — the box only goes
+ * back to the port on imports).
+ *
+ * Existing route-less RETURN_SURCHARGE rates cannot be backfilled — retired
+ * (SUPERSEDED + soft-deleted) exactly like base freight and customs clearance
+ * were, kept readable for snapshot history. Route-scoped replacements must be
+ * re-entered; a booking that asks for return with no matching rate hard-blocks.
+ */
+export class ReturnSurchargeRouteScope2830000000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'ReturnSurchargeRouteScope2830000000000';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      UPDATE freight.rates
+      SET status = 'SUPERSEDED',
+          deleted_at = now(),
+          updated_at = now()
+      WHERE deleted_at IS NULL
+        AND rate_type = 'RETURN_SURCHARGE'
+        AND (origin_yard_id IS NULL OR destination_yard_id IS NULL);
+    `);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE freight.rates DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS "CK_rates_yard_scope";`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE freight.rates
+        ADD CONSTRAINT "CK_rates_yard_scope" CHECK (
+          deleted_at IS NOT NULL
+          OR status = 'SUPERSEDED'
+          OR CASE
+               WHEN ("trigger" = 'ALWAYS' AND applies_to IN ('BULK', 'CONTAINER', 'INTERCITY'))
+                 OR "trigger" IN ('CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE', 'WITH_RETURN')
+                 THEN origin_yard_id IS NOT NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NOT NULL
+               ELSE origin_yard_id IS NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NULL
+             END
+        );
+    `);
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    // Retired rates stay retired; down only restores the customs-era shape.
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE freight.rates DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS "CK_rates_yard_scope";`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE freight.rates
+        ADD CONSTRAINT "CK_rates_yard_scope" CHECK (
+          deleted_at IS NOT NULL
+          OR status = 'SUPERSEDED'
+          OR CASE
+               WHEN ("trigger" = 'ALWAYS' AND applies_to IN ('BULK', 'CONTAINER', 'INTERCITY'))
+                 OR "trigger" = 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE'
+                 THEN origin_yard_id IS NOT NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NOT NULL
+               ELSE origin_yard_id IS NULL AND destination_yard_id IS NULL
+             END
+        );
+    `);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-pricing.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-pricing.service.ts
index 32aa1a880..e233a4fe6 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-pricing.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-pricing.service.ts
@@ -165,8 +165,16 @@ export class BookingPricingService {
       const usdAmount = mod.calculatedAmount;
 
       const rate = rateById.get(mod.rateId);
-      const unit = rate?.rateUnit ?? 'FLAT';
-      const unitUsd = rate ? Number(rate.rateValue) : usdAmount;
+      // Derived/route-matched charges (import overweight, empty-container
+      // return) carry their own unit price + billing unit — bill and display
+      // those, not whatever the referenced rate row says.
+      const isDerived = mod.unitPriceUsd != null;
+      const unit = mod.billingUnit ?? rate?.rateUnit ?? 'FLAT';
+      const unitUsd = isDerived
+        ? Number(mod.unitPriceUsd)
+        : rate
+          ? Number(rate.rateValue)
+          : usdAmount;
       // Per-unit count: FLAT and PER_INVOICE are billed once (qty 1); an
       // explicit trigger (e.g. overweight tons) wins when present; otherwise
       // derive from total ÷ unit price (the live unit price — a count, not a
@@ -182,11 +190,11 @@ export class BookingPricingService {
 
       // H15: bill the frozen contract surcharge rate (already in the booking
       // currency) when this code has a snapshot; else keep the live amount.
-      const frozen = this.frozenRateByCode(
-        frozenRates,
-        mod.surchargeCode,
-        paymentCurrency,
-      );
+      // Derived charges skip the snapshot — import overweight prices off the
+      // route's container freight, never a frozen OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON value.
+      const frozen = isDerived
+        ? null
+        : this.frozenRateByCode(frozenRates, mod.surchargeCode, paymentCurrency);
       const unitAmount = frozen
         ? Number(frozen.unitPrice)
         : isEtbBooking
@@ -369,6 +377,8 @@ export class BookingPricingService {
       isGovernment: booking.isGovernment,
       allowConsolidation,
       shippingLineId: booking.shippingLineId,
+      originYardId: booking.originYardId,
+      destinationYardId: booking.destinationYardId,
       totalWagons,
       // Bulk tonnage scales PER_TON surcharges (e.g. the bulk reefer surcharge).
       // Container freight carries 0 here — its surcharges scale by container count.
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
index da324786d..d40433f4e 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.service.ts
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ export class BookingsService {
     isReefer?: boolean;
     isGovernment?: boolean;
     shippingLineId?: string | null;
+    originYardId?: string | null;
+    destinationYardId?: string | null;
     bulkTons?: number;
     containers: CreateBookingContainerDto[];
   }): Promise<BookingEvaluationInput> {
@@ -487,6 +489,8 @@ export class BookingsService {
       isGovernment: dto.isGovernment ?? false,
       allowConsolidation,
       shippingLineId: dto.shippingLineId,
+      originYardId: dto.originYardId ?? null,
+      destinationYardId: dto.destinationYardId ?? null,
       totalWagons,
       bulkTons: dto.freightType === 'BULK' ? Number(dto.bulkTons ?? 0) : 0,
       containers,
@@ -808,6 +812,8 @@ export class BookingsService {
       isReefer: dto.isReefer,
       isGovernment,
       shippingLineId: dto.shippingLineId,
+      originYardId: dto.originYardId,
+      destinationYardId: dto.destinationYardId,
       bulkTons: dto.cargoTotalWeightVgm,
       containers,
     });
@@ -1018,6 +1024,8 @@ export class BookingsService {
       isHazardous: dto.isHazardous ?? existing.isHazardous,
       isReefer: dto.isReefer ?? existing.isReefer,
       shippingLineId: dto.shippingLineId ?? existing.shippingLineId ?? undefined,
+      originYardId: dto.originYardId ?? existing.originYardId,
+      destinationYardId: dto.destinationYardId ?? existing.destinationYardId,
       bulkTons: dto.cargoTotalWeightVgm ?? Number(existing.cargoTotalWeightVgm ?? 0),
       containers,
     });
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-pricing.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-pricing.service.ts
index 235e1051f..d40d5dd6f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-pricing.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-pricing.service.ts
@@ -194,17 +194,49 @@ export class ContractPricingService {
       contract.freightType === 'CONTAINER' &&
       contract.equipmentReturn === 'WITH_RETURN'
     ) {
-      const withReturn = liveRates.find(
-        (r) => r.rateType === 'RETURN_SURCHARGE' && r.currency === 'USD',
-      );
-      if (withReturn && Number(withReturn.rateValue) > 0) {
-        lineItems.push({
-          code: 'RETURN_SURCHARGE',
-          label: 'Empty container return',
-          unit: toContractUnit(withReturn.rateUnit),
-          unitPrice: convert(Number(withReturn.rateValue)),
-          conditionalOn: 'with_return',
+      // Return is sold per direction + route + container type (import-only) —
+      // one display line per contract size that has a configured rate. A size
+      // with no rate shows nothing here and hard-blocks at booking time.
+      // ponytail: bookings bill the live route rate, not a frozen snapshot.
+      const route = [...(contract.routes ?? [])].sort(
+        (a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder,
+      )[0];
+      const onLeg = route
+        ? liveRates.filter(
+            (r) =>
+              r.rateType === 'RETURN_SURCHARGE' &&
+              r.currency === 'USD' &&
+              r.tradeDirection === contract.tradeDirection &&
+              r.originYardId === route.originYardId &&
+              r.destinationYardId === route.destinationYardId,
+          )
+        : [];
+      if (onLeg.length > 0) {
+        const sizes = (contract.cargoScope ?? [])
+          .map((c) => c.containerSize)
+          .filter((s): s is string => !!s);
+        const { items: containerTypes } = await this.containerTypesService.findAll({
+          isActive: true,
+          pageSize: 100,
         });
+        for (const size of sizes) {
+          const sizeFt = size === '40ft' ? 40 : 20;
+          const matchedIds = new Set(
+            containerTypes.filter((ct) => ct.sizeFt === sizeFt).map((ct) => ct.id),
+          );
+          const rate =
+            onLeg.find((r) => r.containerTypeId && matchedIds.has(r.containerTypeId)) ??
+            onLeg.find((r) => !r.containerTypeId);
+          if (!rate || Number(rate.rateValue) <= 0) continue;
+          lineItems.push({
+            code: 'RETURN_SURCHARGE',
+            label: `Empty container return (${size})`,
+            unit: toContractUnit(rate.rateUnit),
+            unitPrice: convert(Number(rate.rateValue)),
+            containerSize: size,
+            conditionalOn: 'with_return',
+          });
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -213,12 +245,24 @@ export class ContractPricingService {
     // ONE_TIME, per shipment request for GENERAL. Excluded from booking totals.
     // A customs contract may not proceed without a configured live rate.
     if (contract.customsClearingEnabled) {
-      const clearance = liveRates.find(
-        (r) => r.rateType === 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE' && r.currency === 'USD',
-      );
+      // The fee is sold per direction + route — strict, no route-less fallback.
+      // ponytail: multi-route contracts bill the first lane's fee; per-lane fees need per-route snapshots.
+      const route = [...(contract.routes ?? [])].sort(
+        (a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder,
+      )[0];
+      const clearance = route
+        ? liveRates.find(
+            (r) =>
+              r.rateType === 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE' &&
+              r.currency === 'USD' &&
+              r.tradeDirection === contract.tradeDirection &&
+              r.originYardId === route.originYardId &&
+              r.destinationYardId === route.destinationYardId,
+          )
+        : undefined;
       if (!clearance || Number(clearance.rateValue) <= 0) {
         throw new UnprocessableEntityException(
-          'No customs clearance service fee is configured. Ask the rates team to set a live CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE rate before submitting customs contracts.',
+          'No customs clearance service fee is configured for this direction and route. Ask the rates team to set a live CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE rate for this origin → destination.',
         );
       }
       lineItems.push({
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-transition.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-transition.service.ts
index e2e433c70..a8e2f5b62 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-transition.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-transition.service.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ import { MinioService } from '../minio/minio.service';
 import { FileRecord } from '../files/entities/file.entity';
 import {
   assertCanApproveContractStep,
+  assertFreightPermission,
   canEditContractStep,
 } from '../../common/freight-permission.util';
+import {
+  FREIGHT_PERMS,
+  forFreightType,
+} from '../../seed/freight-permissions.registry';
 import { ContractDocumentHistoryService } from './contract-document-history.service';
 import { ApprovalRulesService } from '../rule-engine/services/approval-rules.service';
 import { CargoTypesService } from '../rule-engine/services/cargo-types.service';
@@ -239,8 +244,15 @@ export class ContractTransitionService {
     actorId: string,
     validityDays: number,
     documentSnapshot?: ContractDocumentSnapshotInput | null,
+    user?: TCurrentUser | null,
   ): Promise<Contract> {
     const contract = await this.contractsService.findById(contractId);
+    // The route guard passes on either arm; the contract's freight type decides
+    // which one is actually required (accept bulk ≠ accept container).
+    assertFreightPermission(
+      user,
+      forFreightType(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept, contract.freightType),
+    );
     assertContractStatus(contract, ['SUBMITTED']);
 
     if (!Number.isInteger(validityDays) || validityDays < 1) {
@@ -535,8 +547,13 @@ export class ContractTransitionService {
     contractId: string,
     note: string,
     actorId: string,
+    user?: TCurrentUser | null,
   ): Promise<Contract> {
     const contract = await this.contractsService.findById(contractId);
+    assertFreightPermission(
+      user,
+      forFreightType(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges, contract.freightType),
+    );
     assertContractStatus(contract, ['SUBMITTED']);
 
     await this.contractsRepository.createReviewNote(
@@ -554,8 +571,17 @@ export class ContractTransitionService {
     return updated;
   }
 
-  async reject(contractId: string, reason: string, actorId: string): Promise<Contract> {
+  async reject(
+    contractId: string,
+    reason: string,
+    actorId: string,
+    user?: TCurrentUser | null,
+  ): Promise<Contract> {
     const contract = await this.contractsService.findById(contractId);
+    assertFreightPermission(
+      user,
+      forFreightType(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject, contract.freightType),
+    );
     assertContractStatus(contract, ['SUBMITTED', 'PENDING_APPROVAL']);
 
     await this.contractsRepository.createReviewNote(
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.controller.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.controller.ts
index 266a00044..7e4c10d6f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.controller.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ import {
 import { actorLabel } from '../warehouses/current-actor.util';
 import { BookingStaff } from '../../common/booking-guards';
 import { ContractDocumentHistoryService } from './contract-document-history.service';
-import { FREIGHT_PERMS } from '../../seed/freight-permissions.registry';
+import {
+  FREIGHT_PERMS,
+  bothFreightTypes,
+  forFreightType,
+} from '../../seed/freight-permissions.registry';
 import {
   assertFreightPermission,
   hasFreightPermission,
@@ -184,7 +188,10 @@ export class ContractsController {
     @CurrentUser() user: TCurrentUser,
   ) {
     if (dto.isGovernment) {
-      assertFreightPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept);
+      assertFreightPermission(
+        user,
+        forFreightType(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept, dto.freightType),
+      );
     }
     return this.contractsService.create(dto, files ?? [], user?.id);
   }
@@ -337,23 +344,25 @@ export class ContractsController {
   }
 
   @Post(':id/staff/accept')
-  @BookingStaff(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept)
+  // One-of guard; the service then requires the arm matching the contract's freight type.
+  @BookingStaff(bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept))
   @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Staff accept → set validity window + start approval chain' })
   staffAccept(
     @Param('id', ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
     @Body() dto: AcceptContractDto,
-    @CurrentUser() user: AuthUserPayload,
+    @CurrentUser() user: TCurrentUser,
   ) {
     return this.transitionService.staffAccept(
       id,
       resolveAuthUserId(user),
       dto.validityDays,
       dto.documentSnapshot,
+      user,
     );
   }
 
   @Get(':id/document/draft')
-  @BookingStaff(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept)
+  @BookingStaff(bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept))
   @ApiOperation({
     summary:
       'Editable contract-document draft (this contract\'s snapshot, or the live template) for the accept/edit dialog',
@@ -377,7 +386,7 @@ export class ContractsController {
   }
 
   @Put(':id/document/articles')
-  @BookingStaff(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept)
+  @BookingStaff(bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept))
   @ApiOperation({
     summary:
       'Edit this contract\'s document articles only (per-contract; never touches the six shared templates)',
@@ -396,29 +405,35 @@ export class ContractsController {
   }
 
   @Post(':id/staff/request-changes')
-  @BookingStaff(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges)
+  @BookingStaff(bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges))
   @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Staff return contract for customer updates' })
   requestChanges(
     @Param('id', ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
     @Body() dto: RequestChangesDto,
-    @CurrentUser() user: AuthUserPayload,
+    @CurrentUser() user: TCurrentUser,
   ) {
     return this.transitionService.requestChanges(
       id,
       dto.note,
       resolveAuthUserId(user),
+      user,
     );
   }
 
   @Post(':id/staff/reject')
-  @BookingStaff(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject)
+  @BookingStaff(bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject))
   @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Staff reject contract' })
   reject(
     @Param('id', ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
     @Body() dto: RejectContractDto,
-    @CurrentUser() user: AuthUserPayload,
+    @CurrentUser() user: TCurrentUser,
   ) {
-    return this.transitionService.reject(id, dto.reason, resolveAuthUserId(user));
+    return this.transitionService.reject(
+      id,
+      dto.reason,
+      resolveAuthUserId(user),
+      user,
+    );
   }
 
   @Post(':id/approval-steps/:stepId/approve')
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/dto/list-rule-engine-query.dto.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/dto/list-rule-engine-query.dto.ts
index 30241ddaa..d22bd84a7 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/dto/list-rule-engine-query.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/dto/list-rule-engine-query.dto.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ export class ListRatesQueryDto extends PaginationQueryDto {
   @IsString()
   @MaxLength(50)
   rateType?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Filter by rate category — comma-separated appliesTo values (e.g. "CONTAINER" or "FIRST_MILE,LAST_MILE").',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(100)
+  appliesTo?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Filter by surcharge trigger — comma-separated trigger values (e.g. "CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE" or "HAZARDOUS,REEFER").',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(200)
+  trigger?: string;
 }
 
 export class ListWeightLimitRulesQueryDto extends PaginationQueryDto {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/repositories/rates.repository.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/repositories/rates.repository.ts
index 48a948784..bdec72e46 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/repositories/rates.repository.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/repositories/rates.repository.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,21 @@ export class RatesRepository implements IRatesRepository {
     if (query.rateType) {
       qb.andWhere('rate.rateType = :rateType', { rateType: query.rateType });
     }
+    // Category tabs on the admin page: comma-separated appliesTo / trigger
+    // lists, ANDed together (e.g. appliesTo=OTHER + trigger=CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE).
+    const csv = (v?: string) =>
+      (v ?? '')
+        .split(',')
+        .map((s) => s.trim())
+        .filter(Boolean);
+    const appliesTo = csv(query.appliesTo);
+    if (appliesTo.length > 0) {
+      qb.andWhere('rate.appliesTo IN (:...appliesTo)', { appliesTo });
+    }
+    const triggers = csv(query.trigger);
+    if (triggers.length > 0) {
+      qb.andWhere('rate.trigger IN (:...triggers)', { triggers });
+    }
     if (query.search) {
       qb.andWhere(
         '(rate.rateType ILIKE :search OR rate.status ILIKE :search OR rate.rateUnit ILIKE :search OR rate.currency ILIKE :search)',
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts
index 85c7db4a0..8a5ee8e31 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts
@@ -76,3 +76,191 @@ describe('RuleEngineService — requested service without a configured surcharge
     expect(result.hardBlocked[0]).toContain('reefer');
   });
 });
+
+describe('RuleEngineService — overweight surcharge by trade direction', () => {
+  const baseImportRate: Rate = {
+    id: 'rate-import-20',
+    rateType: 'CONTAINER_IMPORT',
+    trigger: 'ALWAYS',
+    rateValue: 1000,
+    rateUnit: 'PER_CONTAINER',
+    currency: 'USD',
+    status: 'LIVE',
+    containerTypeId: 'ct-20',
+    cargoTypeId: null,
+    originYardId: 'yard-dj',
+    destinationYardId: 'yard-adama',
+  } as Rate;
+
+  const configuredOverweight: Rate = {
+    id: 'rate-ow',
+    rateType: 'OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON',
+    trigger: 'OVERWEIGHT',
+    rateValue: 10,
+    rateUnit: 'PER_TON',
+    currency: 'USD',
+    status: 'LIVE',
+    containerTypeId: null,
+    cargoTypeId: null,
+  } as Rate;
+
+  let service: RuleEngineService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    service = new RuleEngineService(
+      { findById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null) } as never,
+      { findById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null) } as never,
+      {
+        findActiveByContainerTypeId: jest
+          .fn()
+          .mockResolvedValue([{ id: 'wlr-20', maxVgmTons: 20, maxCapacityTons: null }]),
+      } as never,
+      { findAllActive: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]) } as never,
+      {
+        findLiveRates: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([baseImportRate, configuredOverweight]),
+      } as never,
+      { findById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null) } as never,
+      {} as never,
+    );
+  });
+
+  // One 20ft at 25 t against a 20 t limit → 5 t excess.
+  const overweightInput = (tradeDirection: string): BookingEvaluationInput => ({
+    serviceTypeId: 'svc-1',
+    paymentCurrency: 'USD',
+    tradeDirection,
+    isHazardous: false,
+    totalWagons: 1,
+    originYardId: 'yard-dj',
+    destinationYardId: 'yard-adama',
+    containers: [
+      { containerTypeId: 'ct-20', quantity: 1, vgmPerUnitTons: 25, totalVgmTons: 25 },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  it('IMPORT derives the per-ton price from base freight ÷ (2 × limit), not the configured rate', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate(overweightInput('IMPORT'));
+    const ow = result.appliedModifiers.filter((m) => m.surchargeCode === 'OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON');
+    expect(ow).toHaveLength(1);
+    // 1000 / (2 × 20) = 25 USD/t on 5 excess tons.
+    expect(ow[0].unitPriceUsd).toBe(25);
+    expect(ow[0].calculatedAmount).toBe(125);
+    expect(ow[0].triggerValue).toBe(5);
+    expect(ow[0].rateId).toBe(baseImportRate.id);
+  });
+
+  it('EXPORT keeps billing the configured OVERWEIGHT rate', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate(overweightInput('EXPORT'));
+    const ow = result.appliedModifiers.filter((m) => m.surchargeCode === 'OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON');
+    expect(ow).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(ow[0].rateId).toBe(configuredOverweight.id);
+    // 5 excess tons × the configured 10 USD/t.
+    expect(ow[0].calculatedAmount).toBe(50);
+    expect(ow[0].unitPriceUsd).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('IMPORT without a route-matching base rate bills no overweight (base freight blocks anyway)', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate({
+      ...overweightInput('IMPORT'),
+      destinationYardId: 'yard-elsewhere',
+    });
+    const ow = result.appliedModifiers.filter((m) => m.surchargeCode === 'OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON');
+    expect(ow).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('RuleEngineService — empty-container return per route + container type', () => {
+  const returnRate20: Rate = {
+    id: 'rate-return-20',
+    rateType: 'RETURN_SURCHARGE',
+    trigger: 'WITH_RETURN',
+    rateValue: 20,
+    rateUnit: 'PER_CONTAINER',
+    currency: 'USD',
+    status: 'LIVE',
+    containerTypeId: 'ct-20',
+    cargoTypeId: null,
+    tradeDirection: 'IMPORT',
+    originYardId: 'yard-dj',
+    destinationYardId: 'yard-adama',
+  } as Rate;
+
+  let service: RuleEngineService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    service = new RuleEngineService(
+      { findById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null) } as never,
+      { findById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null) } as never,
+      {
+        findActiveByContainerTypeId: jest
+          .fn()
+          .mockResolvedValue([{ id: 'wlr-20', maxVgmTons: 20, maxCapacityTons: null }]),
+      } as never,
+      { findAllActive: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]) } as never,
+      { findLiveRates: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([returnRate20]) } as never,
+      { findById: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null) } as never,
+      {} as never,
+    );
+  });
+
+  const returnInput = (overrides: Partial<BookingEvaluationInput>): BookingEvaluationInput => ({
+    serviceTypeId: 'svc-1',
+    paymentCurrency: 'USD',
+    tradeDirection: 'IMPORT',
+    isHazardous: false,
+    totalWagons: 1,
+    originYardId: 'yard-dj',
+    destinationYardId: 'yard-adama',
+    containers: [
+      {
+        containerTypeId: 'ct-20',
+        quantity: 4,
+        vgmPerUnitTons: 10,
+        totalVgmTons: 40,
+        returnQuantity: 2,
+      },
+    ],
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+
+  it('bills the route + type matched rate on the opted-in count', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate(returnInput({}));
+    const ret = result.appliedModifiers.filter((m) => m.surchargeCode === 'RETURN_SURCHARGE');
+    expect(result.hardBlocked).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(ret).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(ret[0].rateId).toBe(returnRate20.id);
+    expect(ret[0].triggerValue).toBe(2);
+    expect(ret[0].calculatedAmount).toBe(40);
+    expect(ret[0].billingUnit).toBe('PER_CONTAINER');
+  });
+
+  it('hard-blocks when the booking route has no matching return rate', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate(
+      returnInput({ destinationYardId: 'yard-elsewhere' }),
+    );
+    expect(result.hardBlocked.some((m) => m.includes('return'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      result.appliedModifiers.filter((m) => m.surchargeCode === 'RETURN_SURCHARGE'),
+    ).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('hard-blocks an EXPORT booking asking for return (rates are import-only)', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate(returnInput({ tradeDirection: 'EXPORT' }));
+    expect(result.hardBlocked.some((m) => m.includes('return'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('legacy booking-level flag bills every container at its type rate', async () => {
+    const result = await service.evaluate(
+      returnInput({
+        withReturn: true,
+        containers: [
+          { containerTypeId: 'ct-20', quantity: 4, vgmPerUnitTons: 10, totalVgmTons: 40 },
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+    const ret = result.appliedModifiers.filter((m) => m.surchargeCode === 'RETURN_SURCHARGE');
+    expect(ret).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(ret[0].triggerValue).toBe(4);
+    expect(ret[0].calculatedAmount).toBe(80);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.ts
index 3a4c4b778..1c053a820 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ export interface BookingEvaluationInput {
   isGovernment?: boolean;
   allowConsolidation?: boolean;
   shippingLineId?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * The booking's rail leg. Import overweight derives its per-ton price from
+   * this route's own container freight rate, so the engine needs the yards.
+   */
+  originYardId?: string | null;
+  destinationYardId?: string | null;
   /**
    * Booking's cargo type needs EDR-provided lashing/securing (cargoType
    * hasLashing = true). Fires the flat LASHING surcharge. Resolved by the
@@ -91,6 +97,15 @@ export interface AppliedCargoModifier {
   triggerValue: number | null;
   calculatedAmount: number;
   currency: string;
+  /**
+   * Effective per-unit USD price when it differs from the rate row's own value
+   * — set by derived charges (import overweight: base freight ÷ 2×limit) so
+   * the breakdown shows the real per-ton figure, not the base container price.
+   * Any modifier carrying it also bypasses frozen contract snapshots.
+   */
+  unitPriceUsd?: number | null;
+  /** Display unit for a unitPriceUsd modifier (e.g. PER_TON for overweight). */
+  billingUnit?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ContainerWeightResult {
@@ -165,12 +180,16 @@ export class RuleEngineService {
       ...(await this.capacityViolations(input.containers, input.tradeDirection)),
     );
 
+    // Per-container-line weight limit (maxVgmTons), index-aligned with
+    // containerWeightResults — the derived import overweight divides by it.
+    const lineMaxVgmTons: Array<number | null> = [];
     for (const container of input.containers) {
       const rules = await this.weightLimitRulesRepo.findActiveByContainerTypeId(
         container.containerTypeId,
         input.tradeDirection,
       );
       const rule = rules[0];
+      lineMaxVgmTons.push(rule ? Number(rule.maxVgmTons) : null);
       let isOverweight = container.isOverweight ?? false;
       let excess = container.overweightExcessTons ?? null;
 
@@ -273,13 +292,6 @@ export class RuleEngineService {
           input.containers.some((c) => Number(c.reeferQuantity ?? 0) > 0),
         label: 'refrigerated (reefer) cargo',
       },
-      {
-        trigger: 'WITH_RETURN',
-        wanted:
-          truthy(input.withReturn) ||
-          input.containers.some((c) => Number(c.returnQuantity ?? 0) > 0),
-        label: 'empty-container return',
-      },
     ];
     for (const svc of requestedServices) {
       if (svc.wanted && !surchargeRates.some((r) => r.trigger === svc.trigger)) {
@@ -292,6 +304,14 @@ export class RuleEngineService {
     }
 
     for (const rate of surchargeRates) {
+      // Import overweight never bills the configured rate — its per-ton price
+      // derives from the route's base container freight (see below).
+      if (rate.trigger === 'OVERWEIGHT' && input.tradeDirection === 'IMPORT') {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Empty-container return is sold per route + container type — billed by
+      // the route-matched block below, never by this route-agnostic loop.
+      if (rate.trigger === 'WITH_RETURN') continue;
       const triggered = this.matchesTrigger(rate.trigger, {
         isHazardous: input.isHazardous,
         hasReefer,
@@ -384,6 +404,21 @@ export class RuleEngineService {
       });
     }
 
+    if (input.tradeDirection === 'IMPORT') {
+      appliedModifiers.push(
+        ...this.derivedImportOverweight(
+          input,
+          containerWeightResults,
+          lineMaxVgmTons,
+          liveRates,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    const withReturn = this.withReturnCharges(input, liveRates);
+    appliedModifiers.push(...withReturn.modifiers);
+    hardBlocked.push(...withReturn.blocked);
+
     return {
       priorityScore,
       appliedModifiers,
@@ -394,6 +429,132 @@ export class RuleEngineService {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Import overweight — derived, never configured. Each overweight container
+   * line bills its excess tons at (its own base import freight on the booking's
+   * route) ÷ (2 × its weight limit): 20ft at 1000 USD with a 20 t limit →
+   * 25 USD per excess ton. Export keeps the configured OVERWEIGHT rate.
+   * Note: derives from the LIVE route rate even for frozen-rate contract
+   * bookings — the frozen snapshot has no route-scoped container price to
+   * divide.
+   */
+  private derivedImportOverweight(
+    input: BookingEvaluationInput,
+    weightResults: ContainerWeightResult[],
+    lineMaxVgmTons: Array<number | null>,
+    liveRates: Rate[],
+  ): AppliedCargoModifier[] {
+    const modifiers: AppliedCargoModifier[] = [];
+    if (!input.originYardId || !input.destinationYardId) return modifiers;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < weightResults.length; i++) {
+      const wr = weightResults[i];
+      const excess = Number(wr?.overweightExcessTons ?? 0);
+      const maxVgm = Number(lineMaxVgmTons[i] ?? 0);
+      if (!wr?.isOverweight || !(excess > 0) || !(maxVgm > 0)) continue;
+
+      // Same precedence as base freight pricing: the rate scoped to this
+      // container type wins over the route's catch-all rate.
+      const onLeg = liveRates.filter(
+        (r) =>
+          r.rateType === 'CONTAINER_IMPORT' &&
+          r.currency === 'USD' &&
+          r.originYardId === input.originYardId &&
+          r.destinationYardId === input.destinationYardId,
+      );
+      const base =
+        onLeg.find((r) => r.containerTypeId === wr.containerTypeId) ??
+        onLeg.find((r) => !r.containerTypeId);
+      // No base rate → the base-freight line hard-blocks this booking anyway.
+      if (!base) continue;
+
+      const perTon = Number(base.rateValue) / (2 * maxVgm);
+      const amount = excess * perTon;
+      if (!(amount > 0)) continue;
+
+      modifiers.push({
+        rateId: base.id,
+        surchargeCode: 'OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON',
+        triggerValue: excess,
+        calculatedAmount: amount,
+        currency: base.currency,
+        unitPriceUsd: perTon,
+        billingUnit: 'PER_TON',
+      });
+    }
+    return modifiers;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Empty-container return — sold per direction + route + container type, like
+   * base freight. Each container line that opted in (returnQuantity, or every
+   * container when only the legacy booking-level flag is set) bills the
+   * route-matched WITH_RETURN rate for its own container type; a line with no
+   * matching rate hard-blocks the booking instead of shipping the service for
+   * free. Rates are import-only for now, so an export booking that asks for
+   * return blocks too.
+   * ponytail: bills the LIVE route rate, not a frozen contract snapshot — one
+   * RETURN_SURCHARGE snapshot code can't hold per-size route prices.
+   */
+  private withReturnCharges(
+    input: BookingEvaluationInput,
+    liveRates: Rate[],
+  ): { modifiers: AppliedCargoModifier[]; blocked: string[] } {
+    const modifiers: AppliedCargoModifier[] = [];
+    const blocked: string[] = [];
+    const bookingLevel = truthy(input.withReturn);
+    const wanted =
+      bookingLevel || input.containers.some((c) => Number(c.returnQuantity ?? 0) > 0);
+    if (!wanted) return { modifiers, blocked };
+
+    const onLeg = liveRates.filter(
+      (r) =>
+        r.trigger === 'WITH_RETURN' &&
+        r.currency === 'USD' &&
+        r.tradeDirection === input.tradeDirection &&
+        r.originYardId === input.originYardId &&
+        r.destinationYardId === input.destinationYardId,
+    );
+
+    for (const container of input.containers) {
+      const qty =
+        Number(container.returnQuantity ?? 0) > 0
+          ? Number(container.returnQuantity)
+          : bookingLevel
+            ? Number(container.quantity || 0)
+            : 0;
+      if (!(qty > 0)) continue;
+
+      const rate =
+        onLeg.find((r) => r.containerTypeId === container.containerTypeId) ??
+        onLeg.find((r) => !r.containerTypeId);
+      if (!rate) {
+        blocked.push(
+          'No empty-container return rate is configured for this container ' +
+            'type on this route (return is import-only) — remove the return ' +
+            'option or ask EDR to configure its rate for this origin → destination.',
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const rateValue = Number(rate.rateValue);
+      const amount = rate.rateUnit === 'FLAT' ? rateValue : qty * rateValue;
+      if (!(amount > 0)) continue;
+      modifiers.push({
+        rateId: rate.id,
+        surchargeCode: this.surchargeCode(rate),
+        triggerValue: qty,
+        calculatedAmount: amount,
+        currency: rate.currency,
+        unitPriceUsd: rateValue,
+        billingUnit: rate.rateUnit,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Same block deduplicated — several lines missing the rate is one problem.
+    return { modifiers, blocked: [...new Set(blocked)] };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Messages for container lines whose total weight exceeds the hard capacity
    * ceiling (weight_limit_rules.max_capacity_tons). Non-empty ⇒ the booking
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/services/rates.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/services/rates.service.ts
index 488865f38..203cabaa2 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/services/rates.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/rule-engine/services/rates.service.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ export class RatesService {
     return trigger === 'ALWAYS' && BASE_FREIGHT_CATEGORIES.includes(appliesTo);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Rates sold per direction + route. Base freight always; customs clearance
+   * and empty-container return are the surcharges that are too — their fee
+   * depends on the lane (and, for returns, the container type).
+   */
+  private isRouteScoped(appliesTo: Rate['appliesTo'], trigger: Rate['trigger']): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.isBaseFreight(appliesTo, trigger) ||
+      trigger === 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE' ||
+      trigger === 'WITH_RETURN'
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Which country each end of the leg must sit in, given what the rate is for.
    * The railway only sells three shapes: import lands at the Djibouti ports and
@@ -126,7 +139,7 @@ export class RatesService {
     destinationYardId?: string | null;
   }): Promise<YardScope> {
     const { appliesTo, trigger, tradeDirection } = input;
-    if (!this.isBaseFreight(appliesTo, trigger)) {
+    if (!this.isRouteScoped(appliesTo, trigger)) {
       return { originYardId: null, destinationYardId: null };
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +147,7 @@ export class RatesService {
     const destinationYardId = input.destinationYardId ?? null;
     if (!originYardId || !destinationYardId) {
       throw new BadRequestException(
-        'Base freight rates are priced per leg — pick both an origin and a destination yard.',
+        'This rate is priced per leg — pick both an origin and a destination yard.',
       );
     }
     if (originYardId === destinationYardId) {
@@ -179,6 +192,25 @@ export class RatesService {
   }): void {
     const { appliesTo, trigger, tradeDirection, intercityKind } = input;
     const { containerTypeId, cargoTypeId } = input;
+    if (trigger === 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE') {
+      if (tradeDirection !== 'IMPORT' && tradeDirection !== 'EXPORT') {
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          'A customs clearance rate must say whether it covers IMPORT or EXPORT.',
+        );
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (trigger === 'WITH_RETURN') {
+      // Returning the empty box only exists on imports (the box goes back to
+      // the port) — export return rates are rejected until the business sells
+      // that.
+      if (tradeDirection !== 'IMPORT') {
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          'An empty container return rate is import-only for now.',
+        );
+      }
+      return;
+    }
     if (!this.isBaseFreight(appliesTo, trigger)) return;
 
     if (appliesTo === 'INTERCITY') {
@@ -247,13 +279,24 @@ export class RatesService {
     const trigger = dto.trigger as Rate['trigger'];
     // Surcharges (trigger ≠ ALWAYS) carry no direction/scope — clear them so
     // the engine never accidentally narrows a surcharge by container/direction.
+    // Exceptions: customs clearance keeps a direction, and empty-container
+    // return keeps direction + container type — both are sold per lane.
     const isSurcharge = trigger !== 'ALWAYS';
-    const containerTypeId = isSurcharge ? null : (dto.containerTypeId ?? null);
+    const containerTypeId =
+      trigger === 'WITH_RETURN'
+        ? (dto.containerTypeId ?? null)
+        : isSurcharge
+          ? null
+          : (dto.containerTypeId ?? null);
     const cargoTypeId = isSurcharge ? null : (dto.cargoTypeId ?? null);
     // Intercity never leaves Ethiopia, so it has no trade direction to store —
     // its yard pair already says where it runs.
     const tradeDirection =
-      isSurcharge || appliesTo === 'INTERCITY' ? null : (dto.tradeDirection ?? null);
+      trigger === 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE' || trigger === 'WITH_RETURN'
+        ? (dto.tradeDirection ?? null)
+        : isSurcharge || appliesTo === 'INTERCITY'
+          ? null
+          : (dto.tradeDirection ?? null);
 
     const intercityKind = dto.intercityKind ?? null;
     this.assertScopeCoherent({
@@ -376,7 +419,8 @@ export class RatesService {
     if (dto.appliesTo) updates.appliesTo = appliesTo;
     if (dto.trigger) updates.trigger = trigger;
 
-    const containerTypeId = isSurcharge
+    const keepsContainerType = !isSurcharge || trigger === 'WITH_RETURN';
+    const containerTypeId = !keepsContainerType
       ? null
       : dto.containerTypeId !== undefined
         ? dto.containerTypeId
@@ -387,11 +431,15 @@ export class RatesService {
         ? dto.cargoTypeId
         : existing.cargoTypeId;
     const tradeDirection =
-      isSurcharge || appliesTo === 'INTERCITY'
-        ? null
-        : dto.tradeDirection !== undefined
+      trigger === 'CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE' || trigger === 'WITH_RETURN'
+        ? dto.tradeDirection !== undefined
           ? dto.tradeDirection
-          : existing.tradeDirection;
+          : existing.tradeDirection
+        : isSurcharge || appliesTo === 'INTERCITY'
+          ? null
+          : dto.tradeDirection !== undefined
+            ? dto.tradeDirection
+            : existing.tradeDirection;
 
     updates.containerTypeId = containerTypeId ?? null;
     updates.cargoTypeId = cargoTypeId ?? null;
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts
index aa80c980a..9871f6980 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ export const BOOKING_PERMISSIONS: FreightPermissionSeed[] = [
  */
 export const CONTRACT_PERMISSIONS: FreightPermissionSeed[] = [
   perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000001', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:view', 'View contracts'),
-  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000002', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept', 'Accept contract intake'),
-  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000003', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes', 'Request contract changes'),
-  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000004', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:reject', 'Reject contract'),
+  // Intake actions are split per freight type (bulk vs container) — fresh ids
+  // because the seeder upserts ON CONFLICT (key); reusing the old ids with new
+  // keys would PK-collide with the legacy staff_accept/request_changes/reject rows.
+  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000011', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept:bulk', 'Accept bulk contract intake'),
+  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000012', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept:container', 'Accept container contract intake'),
+  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000013', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes:bulk', 'Request bulk contract changes'),
+  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000014', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes:container', 'Request container contract changes'),
+  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000015', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:reject:bulk', 'Reject bulk contract'),
+  perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000016', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:reject:container', 'Reject container contract'),
   perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000005', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_line_staff', 'Approve contract as line staff'),
   perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000006', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_director', 'Approve contract as director'),
   perm('a3000001-0001-4000-8000-000000000007', 'edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_ceo', 'Approve contract as CEO'),
@@ -373,9 +379,18 @@ export const FREIGHT_PERMS = {
   },
   contracts: {
     view: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:view',
-    staffAccept: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept',
-    requestChanges: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes',
-    reject: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:reject',
+    staffAccept: {
+      bulk: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept:bulk',
+      container: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept:container',
+    },
+    requestChanges: {
+      bulk: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes:bulk',
+      container: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes:container',
+    },
+    reject: {
+      bulk: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:reject:bulk',
+      container: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:reject:container',
+    },
     approveLineStaff: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_line_staff',
     approveDirector: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_director',
     approveCeo: 'edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_ceo',
@@ -661,6 +676,18 @@ export const FREIGHT_PERMS = {
   },
 } as const;
 
+/** Both arms of a freight-type-split permission (for one-of route guards). */
+export const bothFreightTypes = (p: { bulk: string; container: string }): string[] => [
+  p.bulk,
+  p.container,
+];
+
+/** The arm of a freight-type-split permission matching a contract's freightType. */
+export const forFreightType = (
+  p: { bulk: string; container: string },
+  freightType: string,
+): string => (freightType === 'BULK' ? p.bulk : p.container);
+
 const allRuleEngineViewKeys = () =>
   RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCE_SLUGS.map((s) => FREIGHT_PERMS.ruleEngine.view(s));
 
@@ -712,9 +739,9 @@ export const ROLE_PERMISSION_PRESETS = {
     FREIGHT_PERMS.bookings.rejectApproval,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.bookings.cancel,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.view,
-    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept,
-    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges,
-    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject,
+    ...bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept),
+    ...bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges),
+    ...bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject),
     FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.approveLineStaff,
     ...allRuleEngineViewKeys(),
   ],
@@ -804,9 +831,9 @@ export const ROLE_PERMISSION_PRESETS = {
     FREIGHT_PERMS.bookings.reviewDocuments,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.bookings.finalizeClearance,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.view,
-    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept,
-    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges,
-    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject,
+    ...bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept),
+    ...bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges),
+    ...bothFreightTypes(FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject),
     FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.approveLineStaff,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.generateContract,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.signStaff,
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/ContractActionsToolbar.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/ContractActionsToolbar.tsx
index 7896da730..cc2bfb0fb 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/ContractActionsToolbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/ContractActionsToolbar.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import type { Freight } from "@edr/types";
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/auth/useAuth";
+import { FREIGHT_PERMS, hasPermission } from "@/lib/permissions";
 import { api } from "@/services/api";
 import { contractsService } from "@/services/contracts.service";
 import { SectionCard } from "@/components/bookings/detail/SectionCard";
@@ -48,8 +50,19 @@ export function ContractActionsToolbar({
   onReviewClearance,
 }: ContractActionsToolbarProps) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { user } = useAuth();
   const { status } = contract;
 
+  // Intake permissions are split per freight type: an accept:bulk holder must
+  // not see the accept button on a container contract (API enforces the same).
+  const arm = contract.freightType === "BULK" ? "bulk" : "container";
+  const mayAccept = hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.staffAccept[arm]);
+  const mayRequestChanges = hasPermission(
+    user,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.requestChanges[arm],
+  );
+  const mayReject = hasPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.reject[arm]);
+
   const [editorOpen, setEditorOpen] = useState(false);
   const [editorMode, setEditorMode] = useState<"accept" | "edit">("accept");
   const [previewOpen, setPreviewOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -97,7 +110,8 @@ export function ContractActionsToolbar({
     );
   }
 
-  const canAccept = status === "SUBMITTED";
+  const canAccept =
+    status === "SUBMITTED" && (mayAccept || mayRequestChanges || mayReject);
   // The document stays editable for the whole approval chain, but only by the
   // approver whose turn it is. The server resolves that against the caller's
   // position type; the client cannot derive it.
@@ -126,35 +140,41 @@ export function ContractActionsToolbar({
 
         {canAccept && (
           <>
-            <Button
-              fullWidth
-              color="edr-green"
-              leftSection={<Check size={16} />}
-              onClick={() => {
-                setEditorMode("accept");
-                setEditorOpen(true);
-              }}
-            >
-              Accept for approval
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              fullWidth
-              variant="light"
-              color="orange"
-              leftSection={<MessageSquareWarning size={16} />}
-              onClick={() => setChangesOpen(true)}
-            >
-              Request changes
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              fullWidth
-              variant="light"
-              color="red"
-              leftSection={<XCircle size={16} />}
-              onClick={() => setRejectOpen(true)}
-            >
-              Reject contract
-            </Button>
+            {mayAccept && (
+              <Button
+                fullWidth
+                color="edr-green"
+                leftSection={<Check size={16} />}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setEditorMode("accept");
+                  setEditorOpen(true);
+                }}
+              >
+                Accept for approval
+              </Button>
+            )}
+            {mayRequestChanges && (
+              <Button
+                fullWidth
+                variant="light"
+                color="orange"
+                leftSection={<MessageSquareWarning size={16} />}
+                onClick={() => setChangesOpen(true)}
+              >
+                Request changes
+              </Button>
+            )}
+            {mayReject && (
+              <Button
+                fullWidth
+                variant="light"
+                color="red"
+                leftSection={<XCircle size={16} />}
+                onClick={() => setRejectOpen(true)}
+              >
+                Reject contract
+              </Button>
+            )}
           </>
         )}
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts
index dfc55d115..5505a4145 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/lib/permissions.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,19 @@ export const FREIGHT_PERMS = {
   },
   contracts: {
     view: "edr_freight_app:contracts:view",
-    staffAccept: "edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept",
-    requestChanges: "edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes",
-    reject: "edr_freight_app:contracts:reject",
+    // Intake actions are split per freight type — mirror of the API registry.
+    staffAccept: {
+      bulk: "edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept:bulk",
+      container: "edr_freight_app:contracts:staff_accept:container",
+    },
+    requestChanges: {
+      bulk: "edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes:bulk",
+      container: "edr_freight_app:contracts:request_changes:container",
+    },
+    reject: {
+      bulk: "edr_freight_app:contracts:reject:bulk",
+      container: "edr_freight_app:contracts:reject:container",
+    },
     approveLineStaff: "edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_line_staff",
     approveDirector: "edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_director",
     approveCeo: "edr_freight_app:contracts:approve_ceo",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/RuleEngineResourcePage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/RuleEngineResourcePage.tsx
index 3057f9c11..582dcef88 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/RuleEngineResourcePage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/RuleEngineResourcePage.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     Loader,
     Modal,
     Stack,
+    Tabs,
     Text,
     Tooltip,
 } from "@mantine/core";
@@ -94,7 +95,14 @@ const yardOptionsForLegEnd = (
   let country: string | undefined;
   if (appliesTo === "INTERCITY") {
     country = "Ethiopia";
-  } else if (appliesTo === "CONTAINER" || appliesTo === "BULK") {
+  } else if (
+    appliesTo === "CONTAINER" ||
+    appliesTo === "BULK" ||
+    // Customs clearance + empty-container return are sold per direction +
+    // route, so their yard dropdowns narrow exactly like base freight.
+    (appliesTo === "OTHER" &&
+      ["CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE", "WITH_RETURN"].includes(String(values.trigger ?? "")))
+  ) {
     const direction = String(values.tradeDirection ?? "");
     // Direction is what decides the countries, so offer nothing until it is set
     // rather than defaulting to one and letting it read as a real choice.
@@ -124,6 +132,10 @@ const RuleEngineResourcePage = () => {
 
   const { pagination, setPagination } = usePagination({ pageSize: 10 });
   const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
+  // Category tabs (rates page): the active tab's filters go to the backend.
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<string>(
+    config?.listTabs?.[0]?.key ?? "",
+  );
   const [formOpen, setFormOpen] = useState(false);
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState<RuleEngineRecord | null>(null);
   const [deleteTarget, setDeleteTarget] = useState<RuleEngineRecord | null>(
@@ -153,10 +165,13 @@ const RuleEngineResourcePage = () => {
           sortOrder: "ASC" as const,
         }
         : {}),
+      ...(config?.listTabs?.find((t) => t.key === activeTab)?.filters ?? {}),
     }),
     [
       config?.orderConfig,
       config?.supportsSearch,
+      config?.listTabs,
+      activeTab,
       search,
       pagination.pageIndex,
       pagination.pageSize,
@@ -166,7 +181,8 @@ const RuleEngineResourcePage = () => {
   useEffect(() => {
     setPagination((prev) => ({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: prev.pageSize }));
     setSearch("");
-  }, [config?.slug, setPagination]);
+    setActiveTab(config?.listTabs?.[0]?.key ?? "");
+  }, [config?.slug, config?.listTabs, setPagination]);
 
   const { data, isLoading, isError, error } = useRuleEngineList(
     config?.slug ?? DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_SLUG,
@@ -685,6 +701,25 @@ const RuleEngineResourcePage = () => {
 
       <Card p={0}>
         <Stack gap={0}>
+          {config.listTabs && (
+            <Tabs
+              value={activeTab}
+              onChange={(v) => {
+                setActiveTab(v ?? config.listTabs![0].key);
+                setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
+              }}
+              px="md"
+              pt="sm"
+            >
+              <Tabs.List>
+                {config.listTabs.map((tab) => (
+                  <Tabs.Tab key={tab.key} value={tab.key}>
+                    {tab.label}
+                  </Tabs.Tab>
+                ))}
+              </Tabs.List>
+            </Tabs>
+          )}
           <Box px="md" pt="md" pb="sm" w="100%">
             <RuleEngineToolbar
               search={search}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/config/resources.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/config/resources.ts
index 2543addc0..02ddb5b45 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/config/resources.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/ruleEngine/config/resources.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ export interface RuleEngineOrderConfig {
   label: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A category tab above a resource list. The active tab's `filters` are sent to
+ * the list endpoint verbatim, so filtering happens server-side (values may be
+ * comma-separated lists, e.g. appliesTo: "FIRST_MILE,LAST_MILE").
+ */
+export interface RuleEngineListTab {
+  key: string;
+  label: string;
+  filters: { appliesTo?: string; trigger?: string };
+}
+
 export interface RuleEngineResourceConfig {
   slug: RuleEngineResourceSlug;
   label: string;
@@ -94,6 +105,8 @@ export interface RuleEngineResourceConfig {
   formFields: FormFieldDef[];
   supportsSearch?: boolean;
   orderConfig?: RuleEngineOrderConfig;
+  /** Server-filtered category tabs rendered above the list (rates page). */
+  listTabs?: RuleEngineListTab[];
   /** Primary line on card view (inferred from columns when omitted). */
   cardTitleKey?: string;
   /** Secondary line under title on card view (inferred when omitted). */
@@ -148,9 +161,15 @@ const RATE_APPLIES_TO = [
 /** Surcharge triggers — only relevant when Applies to = Other. */
 const RATE_TRIGGERS = [
   { label: "Hazardous cargo", value: "HAZARDOUS" },
-  { label: "Overweight (per excess ton)", value: "OVERWEIGHT" },
+  {
+    label: "Overweight (export only — import derives from container price)",
+    value: "OVERWEIGHT",
+  },
   { label: "Reefer cargo", value: "REEFER" },
-  { label: "Empty container return", value: "WITH_RETURN" },
+  {
+    label: "Empty container return (import, per route + container type)",
+    value: "WITH_RETURN",
+  },
   { label: "Shipping line mapped", value: "SHIPPING_LINE" },
   { label: "Consolidation", value: "CONSOLIDATION" },
   { label: "Lashing (flat, per booking)", value: "LASHING" },
@@ -175,6 +194,15 @@ const INTERCITY_KINDS = [
 const isBaseFreightRate = (values: Record<string, unknown>) =>
   ["BULK", "CONTAINER", "INTERCITY"].includes(String(values.appliesTo ?? ""));
 
+/**
+ * Rates priced per leg: base rail freight, plus the customs clearance fee and
+ * the empty-container return surcharge (sold per route + container type).
+ */
+const isRouteScopedRate = (values: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+  isBaseFreightRate(values) ||
+  (String(values.appliesTo ?? "") === "OTHER" &&
+    ["CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE", "WITH_RETURN"].includes(String(values.trigger ?? "")));
+
 const unitOption = (value: string) => ({ label: value.replace(/_/g, " "), value });
 
 /**
@@ -604,6 +632,37 @@ export const RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCES: RuleEngineResourceConfig[] = [
     subtitle: "Freight rates and approval workflow",
     searchPlaceholder: "Search rates by type or status...",
     supportsSearch: true,
+    // Category tabs — each filters server-side by appliesTo / trigger.
+    listTabs: [
+      { key: "all", label: "All", filters: {} },
+      { key: "container", label: "Container", filters: { appliesTo: "CONTAINER" } },
+      { key: "bulk", label: "Bulk", filters: { appliesTo: "BULK" } },
+      { key: "intercity", label: "Intercity", filters: { appliesTo: "INTERCITY" } },
+      {
+        key: "trucking",
+        label: "First / Last mile",
+        filters: { appliesTo: "FIRST_MILE,LAST_MILE" },
+      },
+      {
+        key: "customs",
+        label: "Customs clearance",
+        filters: { trigger: "CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE" },
+      },
+      {
+        key: "return",
+        label: "Container return",
+        filters: { trigger: "WITH_RETURN" },
+      },
+      {
+        key: "surcharges",
+        label: "Surcharges",
+        filters: {
+          appliesTo: "OTHER",
+          trigger:
+            "HAZARDOUS,OVERWEIGHT,REEFER,SHIPPING_LINE,CONSOLIDATION,LASHING,CANCELLATION,DEMURRAGE,PIL_EXTRA_FEE",
+        },
+      },
+    ],
     columns: [
       { id: "appliesTo", header: "Applies to", accessorKey: "appliesTo", format: "code" },
       { id: "trigger", header: "Trigger", accessorKey: "trigger" },
@@ -640,14 +699,23 @@ export const RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCES: RuleEngineResourceConfig[] = [
         placeholder: "What makes this surcharge apply?",
         showWhen: { field: "appliesTo", equals: ["OTHER"] },
       },
-      // ── Trade direction — Bulk & Container only (intercity is domestic) ───
+      // ── Trade direction — Bulk & Container base freight, plus the route-
+      // scoped surcharges (customs clearance; empty-container return, which is
+      // import-only for now so export is not offered) ────────────────────────
       {
         name: "tradeDirection",
         label: "Trade direction",
         type: "select",
         required: true,
-        options: TRADE_DIRECTIONS.filter((d) => d.value !== "BOTH"),
-        showWhen: { field: "appliesTo", equals: ["BULK", "CONTAINER"] },
+        optionsFromValues: (v: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+          String(v.trigger ?? "") === "WITH_RETURN" &&
+          String(v.appliesTo ?? "") === "OTHER"
+            ? TRADE_DIRECTIONS.filter((d) => d.value === "IMPORT")
+            : TRADE_DIRECTIONS.filter((d) => d.value !== "BOTH"),
+        showIf: (v) =>
+          ["BULK", "CONTAINER"].includes(String(v.appliesTo ?? "")) ||
+          (String(v.appliesTo ?? "") === "OTHER" &&
+            ["CUSTOMS_CLEARANCE", "WITH_RETURN"].includes(String(v.trigger ?? ""))),
       },
       // ── Cargo kind — Intercity only (import/export get it from appliesTo) ─
       {
@@ -664,7 +732,8 @@ export const RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCES: RuleEngineResourceConfig[] = [
         getInitialValue: (record) =>
           record.rateType === "INTERCITY_BULK" ? "BULK" : "CONTAINER",
       },
-      // ── Container type — Container freight, and container-kind intercity ──
+      // ── Container type — Container freight, container-kind intercity, and
+      // the empty-container return surcharge (20ft vs 40ft price differently) ─
       {
         name: "containerTypeId",
         label: "Container type",
@@ -673,7 +742,8 @@ export const RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCES: RuleEngineResourceConfig[] = [
         placeholder: "Select container type (optional)",
         showIf: (v) =>
           v.appliesTo === "CONTAINER" ||
-          (v.appliesTo === "INTERCITY" && v.intercityKind === "CONTAINER"),
+          (v.appliesTo === "INTERCITY" && v.intercityKind === "CONTAINER") ||
+          (v.appliesTo === "OTHER" && v.trigger === "WITH_RETURN"),
       },
       // ── Bulk cargo (leaf commodity) — Bulk freight, and bulk-kind intercity ─
       {
@@ -696,7 +766,7 @@ export const RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCES: RuleEngineResourceConfig[] = [
         type: "select",
         required: true,
         placeholder: "Where the leg starts",
-        showIf: isBaseFreightRate,
+        showIf: isRouteScopedRate,
       },
       {
         name: "destinationYardId",
@@ -704,7 +774,7 @@ export const RULE_ENGINE_RESOURCES: RuleEngineResourceConfig[] = [
         type: "select",
         required: true,
         placeholder: "Where the leg ends",
-        showIf: isBaseFreightRate,
+        showIf: isRouteScopedRate,
       },
       { name: "rateValue", label: "Rate value", type: "number", required: true, suffix: "USD" },
       // Unit choices are driven by the rate shape (appliesTo + trigger). Overweight
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/ruleEngine/ruleEngine.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/ruleEngine/ruleEngine.service.ts
index a1e36ce0a..4e646e426 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/ruleEngine/ruleEngine.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/ruleEngine/ruleEngine.service.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export interface RuleEngineListParams {
   sortBy?: string;
   sortOrder?: "ASC" | "DESC";
   requiresDirectorApproval?: boolean;
+  /** Rates category tabs — comma-separated appliesTo / trigger filters. */
+  appliesTo?: string;
+  trigger?: string;
 }
 
 export interface RuleEngineReorderPayload {
@@ -205,6 +208,8 @@ export const ruleEngineService = {
         sortBy: params?.sortBy,
         sortOrder: params?.sortOrder,
         requiresDirectorApproval: params?.requiresDirectorApproval,
+        appliesTo: params?.appliesTo,
+        trigger: params?.trigger,
       },
     });
     return normalizeList<T>(response.data, page, pageSize);
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/bulk_import_window_reopen.cy.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/bulk_import_window_reopen.cy.ts
index 6304f78f9..90d5e7f84 100644
--- a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/bulk_import_window_reopen.cy.ts
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/bulk_import_window_reopen.cy.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,16 @@ describe("bulk import: dead first cycle — expire all, reopen, book again", { r
     ["BRA", "BRB"].forEach((suffix) => forceReservationExpiry(suffix));
     withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
       endPaymentPhase(s.id);
+      // When the reopen instant falls inside office hours, the 10s tick's
+      // guard-loop chains PRE_WINDOW straight into OPEN within the SAME tick
+      // (booking-window.service.ts advanceSchedule), so PRE_WINDOW is not a
+      // reliably observable resting state — assert the cycle left PAYMENT
+      // without concluding FULL/DONE, whichever phase it lands on.
       pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
-        "window reopens (PRE_WINDOW, cycle 2 pending)",
+        "window concludes not-full (PRE_WINDOW or fast-forwarded to OPEN)",
         `SELECT window_phase FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
         [s.id],
-        (row) => row?.window_phase === "PRE_WINDOW",
+        (row) => !!row && row.window_phase !== "PAYMENT" && row.window_phase !== "DONE",
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_drawdown.cy.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_drawdown.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02fdb3efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_drawdown.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/**
+ * GENERAL drawdown ledger (D+25) — one GENERAL contract capped at 60×20ft
+ * draws down across many bookings; the cap is enforced at CREATE, releases
+ * when a booking dies, and the contract stays CONTRACT_ACTIVE throughout:
+ *
+ *   B1 30 → B2 20 → B3 asking 20 REJECTED ("only 10 remain") → B3' 10 → cap
+ *   exhausted → B4 2 REJECTED → B3' expires → its 10 return → B5 10 accepted.
+ *
+ * Sequential steps of one journey — retries off.
+ */
+
+import {
+  bookContainers,
+  createImportSchedule,
+  db,
+  departureAt,
+  eatDayStr,
+  ensureCorridorRoute,
+  forceWindowOpen,
+  pollBookingStatus,
+  resetCorridorDay,
+  seedImportContract,
+  withSchedule,
+} from "./import-utils";
+
+const DEPARTURE = departureAt(25);
+const BOOKING_DAY = eatDayStr(DEPARTURE);
+
+const stamp = String(Date.now());
+const SUFFIX = "GDCAP";
+const REF = `CTR-IMP-${stamp}-${SUFFIX}`;
+
+describe("GENERAL drawdown: a 60×20ft cap across many bookings", { retries: 0 }, () => {
+  before(() => {
+    cy.task("db:seedFile", "seed-import-corridor.sql");
+    seedImportContract({ suffix: SUFFIX, reference: REF, kind: "GENERAL", cap20: 60 });
+  });
+
+  it("operations prepares the corridor train with an open window (bookings need an open day)", () => {
+    ensureCorridorRoute();
+    resetCorridorDay(DEPARTURE);
+    createImportSchedule({ departure: DEPARTURE, locoPair: ["LOCO-IMP-17", "LOCO-IMP-18"] });
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => forceWindowOpen(s.id, 60));
+  });
+
+  it("B1 draws 30 and B2 draws 20 — 50 of 60 held", () => {
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: SUFFIX,
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 18_000,
+      twenty: 30,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: SUFFIX,
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 18_100,
+      twenty: 20,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    db<{ n: string }>(
+      `SELECT count(*) AS n FROM freight.bookings b
+       JOIN freight.contracts ct ON ct.id = b.contract_id
+       WHERE ct.reference = $1`,
+      [REF],
+    ).then(({ rows }) => expect(Number(rows[0].n), "two live drawdowns").to.eq(2));
+  });
+
+  it("B3 asking 20 is REJECTED — only 10 of 60 remain", () => {
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: SUFFIX,
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 18_200,
+      twenty: 20,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+      expectFailure: "remain on this contract",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("B3' takes exactly the remaining 10 — the contract COMPLETES and B4 is rejected", () => {
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: SUFFIX,
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 18_300,
+      twenty: 10,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    // Booking the last of the cap flips the GENERAL contract to
+    // CONTRACT_CLOSED (fully drawn) — the next booking is rejected as such.
+    db<{ status: string }>(
+      `SELECT status FROM freight.contracts WHERE reference = $1`,
+      [REF],
+    ).then(({ rows }) =>
+      expect(rows[0].status, "fully drawn contract completes").to.eq("CONTRACT_CLOSED"),
+    );
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: SUFFIX,
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 18_400,
+      twenty: 2,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+      expectFailure: "completed",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("an EXPIRED booking releases its draw — B5 books the freed 10 and the ledger closes again", () => {
+    // Kill the newest live drawdown (B3', 10×20ft) — expiry releases its hold.
+    db(
+      `UPDATE freight.bookings b SET status = 'EXPIRED'
+       FROM freight.contracts ct
+       WHERE ct.id = b.contract_id AND ct.reference = $1
+         AND b.id = (
+           SELECT b2.id FROM freight.bookings b2
+           JOIN freight.contracts c2 ON c2.id = b2.contract_id
+           WHERE c2.reference = $1 AND b2.status NOT IN ('EXPIRED','CANCELLED','REJECTED')
+           ORDER BY b2.created_at DESC LIMIT 1
+         )`,
+      [REF],
+    );
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: SUFFIX,
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 18_500,
+      twenty: 10,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    pollBookingStatus(SUFFIX, "AWAITING_DOCUMENTS", 5);
+
+    // Completion tracks the outstanding quantity: the released 10 were
+    // rebooked, so the ledger is full again and the contract stays CLOSED.
+    db<{ status: string }>(
+      `SELECT status FROM freight.contracts WHERE reference = $1`,
+      [REF],
+    ).then(({ rows }) =>
+      expect(rows[0].status, "re-drawn contract closed").to.eq("CONTRACT_CLOSED"),
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+export {};
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_mixed_reopen.cy.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_mixed_reopen.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eca27de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_mixed_reopen.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/**
+ * GENERAL mixed reopen (D+26) — the same two GENERAL contracts (one
+ * container, one bulk) book AGAIN after their first bookings die: cycle 1
+ * reserves a container + a bulk drawdown, nobody pays, both expire, the
+ * window reopens — and the SAME contracts issue fresh drawdowns in cycle 2
+ * that pay and allocate typed. GENERAL contracts survive dead bookings and
+ * dead cycles alike.
+ *
+ * Sequential steps of one journey — retries off.
+ */
+
+import {
+  bookBulk,
+  bookContainers,
+  clearGeneralBooking,
+  closeBookingWindow,
+  completeDocReview,
+  createImportSchedule,
+  departureAt,
+  eatDayStr,
+  endPaymentPhase,
+  ensureCorridorRoute,
+  expectWagonType,
+  forceReservationExpiry,
+  forceWindowOpen,
+  markPaid,
+  pollAllocations,
+  pollBookingStatus,
+  pollDb,
+  resetCorridorDay,
+  seedImportContract,
+  withBooking,
+  withSchedule,
+  type ScheduleRow,
+} from "./import-utils";
+
+const DEPARTURE = departureAt(26);
+const BOOKING_DAY = eatDayStr(DEPARTURE);
+
+const stamp = String(Date.now());
+const stampedRef = (suffix: string) => `CTR-IMP-${stamp}-${suffix}`;
+
+describe("GENERAL mixed reopen: the same contracts book again after a dead cycle", { retries: 0 }, () => {
+  before(() => {
+    cy.task("db:seedFile", "seed-import-corridor.sql");
+    seedImportContract({ suffix: "GMC", reference: stampedRef("GMC"), kind: "GENERAL" });
+    seedImportContract({
+      suffix: "GMB",
+      reference: stampedRef("GMB"),
+      kind: "GENERAL",
+      freight: "BULK",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("operations prepares the corridor train — first window opens (cycle 1)", () => {
+    ensureCorridorRoute();
+    resetCorridorDay(DEPARTURE);
+    createImportSchedule({ departure: DEPARTURE, locoPair: ["LOCO-IMP-19", "LOCO-IMP-20"] });
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => forceWindowOpen(s.id, 45));
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => expect(s.booking_cycle_no, "cycle 1").to.eq(1));
+  });
+
+  it("cycle 1: a container and a bulk GENERAL drawdown clear per booking and are reserved", () => {
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: "GMC",
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 19_000,
+      twenty: 12, // 6 wagons
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    clearGeneralBooking("GMC", BOOKING_DAY);
+    bookBulk({ suffix: "GMB", tons: 700, scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY }); // 10 wagons
+    clearGeneralBooking("GMB", BOOKING_DAY);
+
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
+      closeBookingWindow(s.id);
+      completeDocReview(s.id);
+    });
+    ["GMC", "GMB"].forEach((suffix) =>
+      pollBookingStatus(suffix, ["SELECTED_FOR_BATCH", "AWAITING_PAYMENT"]),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("nobody pays — both drawdowns expire and the window reopens", () => {
+    ["GMC", "GMB"].forEach((suffix) => forceReservationExpiry(suffix));
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
+      endPaymentPhase(s.id);
+      // Same-tick guard-loop can chain PRE_WINDOW straight into OPEN when the
+      // reopen instant falls inside office hours — assert it left PAYMENT
+      // without concluding FULL/DONE, whichever phase it lands on.
+      pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+        "window concludes not-full (PRE_WINDOW or fast-forwarded to OPEN)",
+        `SELECT window_phase FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+        [s.id],
+        (row) => !!row && row.window_phase !== "PAYMENT" && row.window_phase !== "DONE",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("cycle 2: the SAME contracts issue fresh drawdowns that pay and allocate typed", () => {
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => forceWindowOpen(s.id, 45));
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => expect(s.booking_cycle_no, "cycle 2").to.eq(2));
+
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: "GMC",
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 19_200,
+      twenty: 12,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    clearGeneralBooking("GMC", BOOKING_DAY);
+    bookBulk({ suffix: "GMB", tons: 700, scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY });
+    clearGeneralBooking("GMB", BOOKING_DAY);
+
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
+      closeBookingWindow(s.id);
+      completeDocReview(s.id);
+    });
+    ["GMC", "GMB"].forEach((suffix) =>
+      pollBookingStatus(suffix, ["SELECTED_FOR_BATCH", "AWAITING_PAYMENT"]),
+    );
+    markPaid("GMC");
+    pollAllocations("GMC", 6);
+    expectWagonType("GMC", "NW5", 6);
+    markPaid("GMB");
+    pollAllocations("GMB", 10);
+    expectWagonType("GMB", "CW4", 10);
+
+    // The cycle-1 corpses stay dead; both contracts remain ACTIVE.
+    ["GMC", "GMB"].forEach((suffix) =>
+      withBooking(suffix, (b) => expect(b.status, `${suffix} cycle-2 rides`).to.eq("PAID")),
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+export {};
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_rush_hour.cy.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_rush_hour.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..298929c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_rush_hour.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/**
+ * GENERAL rush hour — 20 "users" (20 GENERAL contracts) book one 54-wagon
+ * import train in the SAME first window (D+23). Every GENERAL booking clears
+ * PER BOOKING (upload → GL approve → finalize → proceed → ops accept) before
+ * it may enter the pool. Then:
+ *
+ *   – a 21st booking whose operation request is never accepted is EXPIRED by
+ *     the batch at doc-review end (it can no longer make the train)
+ *   – the batch reserves the top 9 (9 × 6w = 54/54); 11 wait
+ *   – the payment race: 5 pay, 4 miss their deadline → the freed 24 wagons
+ *     promote the next 4 waiters live (payment phase extends); they pay →
+ *     the train still departs FULL
+ *   – the 7 left-over waiters expire in the day-end sweep; every contract
+ *     stays CONTRACT_ACTIVE (GENERAL survives its bookings)
+ *
+ * Sequential steps of one journey — retries off.
+ */
+
+import {
+  bookContainers,
+  clearGeneralBooking,
+  closeBookingWindow,
+  completeDocReview,
+  createImportSchedule,
+  db,
+  departureAt,
+  eatDayStr,
+  endPaymentPhase,
+  ensureCorridorRoute,
+  expectWagonType,
+  forceReservationExpiry,
+  forceWindowOpen,
+  markPaid,
+  pollAllocations,
+  pollBookingStatus,
+  pollDb,
+  resetCorridorDay,
+  seedImportContract,
+  setPriority,
+  withBooking,
+  withSchedule,
+  type ScheduleRow,
+} from "./import-utils";
+
+const DEPARTURE = departureAt(23);
+const BOOKING_DAY = eatDayStr(DEPARTURE);
+
+const stamp = String(Date.now());
+const stampedRef = (suffix: string) => `CTR-IMP-${stamp}-${suffix}`;
+
+/** 20 virtual users — one GENERAL contract each, 12×20ft = 6 wagons per booking. */
+const USERS = Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, i) =>
+  `GR${String(i + 1).padStart(2, "0")}`,
+);
+const SELECTED = USERS.slice(0, 9); // 9 × 6w = 54
+const PAYERS = SELECTED.slice(0, 5);
+const DEFAULTERS = SELECTED.slice(5, 9);
+const PROMOTED = USERS.slice(9, 13); // take the defaulters' 24 wagons
+const LEFTOVER = USERS.slice(13); // 7 expire with the day
+
+describe("GENERAL rush hour: 20 users, one train, one window", { retries: 0 }, () => {
+  before(() => {
+    cy.task("db:seedFile", "seed-import-corridor.sql");
+    [...USERS, "GRNA"].forEach((suffix) =>
+      seedImportContract({ suffix, reference: stampedRef(suffix), kind: "GENERAL" }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("operations prepares the corridor train with an open first window", () => {
+    ensureCorridorRoute();
+    resetCorridorDay(DEPARTURE);
+    createImportSchedule({ departure: DEPARTURE, locoPair: ["LOCO-IMP-11", "LOCO-IMP-12"] });
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => forceWindowOpen(s.id, 60));
+  });
+
+  it("20 users book at once — each GENERAL booking clears PER BOOKING into the pool", () => {
+    USERS.forEach((suffix, i) => {
+      bookContainers({
+        suffix,
+        runStamp: stamp,
+        isoSeed: 16_000 + i * 15,
+        twenty: 12,
+        scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+      });
+      clearGeneralBooking(suffix, BOOKING_DAY);
+    });
+    USERS.forEach((suffix, i) => setPriority(suffix, i + 1));
+  });
+
+  it("a 21st booking never accepted by operations is expired when doc review ends", () => {
+    bookContainers({
+      suffix: "GRNA",
+      runStamp: stamp,
+      isoSeed: 16_500,
+      twenty: 12,
+      scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+    });
+    // Clearance done, operation requested — but ops never accept it.
+    withBooking("GRNA", (b) => {
+      cy.log(`GRNA ${b.reference} stays OPERATION_REQUEST_PENDING`);
+    });
+    db(
+      `UPDATE freight.bookings b SET status = 'OPERATION_REQUEST_PENDING'
+       FROM freight.contracts ct
+       WHERE ct.id = b.contract_id AND ct.reference LIKE 'CTR-IMP-%-GRNA'
+         AND b.status = 'AWAITING_DOCUMENTS'`,
+      [],
+    );
+
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
+      closeBookingWindow(s.id);
+      completeDocReview(s.id);
+    });
+    // Never-accepted bookings are swept BEFORE the batch runs.
+    pollBookingStatus("GRNA", "EXPIRED");
+  });
+
+  it("the batch reserves the top 9 (54/54); 11 wait with no pay window", () => {
+    SELECTED.forEach((suffix) =>
+      pollBookingStatus(suffix, ["SELECTED_FOR_BATCH", "AWAITING_PAYMENT"]),
+    );
+    [...PROMOTED, ...LEFTOVER].forEach((suffix) =>
+      withBooking(suffix, (b) => {
+        expect(b.status, `${suffix} waiting`).to.eq("FULLY_EXECUTED");
+        expect(b.payment_deadline, `${suffix} no pay window yet`).to.be.null;
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("payment race: 5 pay, 4 default — the freed 24 wagons promote the next 4 waiters live", () => {
+    PAYERS.forEach((suffix) => {
+      markPaid(suffix);
+      pollAllocations(suffix, 6);
+    });
+    DEFAULTERS.forEach((suffix) => forceReservationExpiry(suffix));
+    PROMOTED.forEach((suffix) =>
+      pollBookingStatus(suffix, ["SELECTED_FOR_BATCH", "AWAITING_PAYMENT"]),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("the promoted 4 pay — the train departs FULL at 54/54, typed", () => {
+    PROMOTED.forEach((suffix) => {
+      markPaid(suffix);
+      pollAllocations(suffix, 6);
+      expectWagonType(suffix, "NW5", 6);
+    });
+    withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
+      endPaymentPhase(s.id);
+      pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+        "window FULL + DONE",
+        `SELECT window_phase, booking_window_status FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+        [s.id],
+        (row) => row?.booking_window_status === "FULL" && row?.window_phase === "DONE",
+      );
+      db<{ n: string }>(
+        `SELECT count(DISTINCT wba.train_set_wagon_id) AS n
+         FROM freight.wagon_booking_allocations wba
+         JOIN freight.train_schedule_bookings tsb
+           ON tsb.booking_id = wba.booking_id AND tsb.train_schedule_id = $1
+         WHERE wba.deleted_at IS NULL AND tsb.deleted_at IS NULL`,
+        [s.id],
+      ).then(({ rows }) => expect(Number(rows[0].n), "54 wagons allocated").to.eq(54));
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("the 7 leftover waiters expire in ONE day-end sweep; every contract stays ACTIVE", () => {
+    LEFTOVER.forEach((suffix) => pollBookingStatus(suffix, "EXPIRED"));
+    db<{ n: string }>(
+      `SELECT count(*) AS n FROM freight.contracts
+       WHERE reference LIKE 'CTR-IMP-%-GR%' AND status = 'CONTRACT_ACTIVE'
+         AND deleted_at IS NULL AND created_at > now() - interval '1 hour'`,
+      [],
+    ).then(({ rows }) =>
+      expect(Number(rows[0].n), "GENERAL contracts survive their bookings").to.be.at.least(21),
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+export {};
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_two_trains.cy.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_two_trains.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..861bf4620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/general_two_trains.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/**
+ * GENERAL two-trains-one-day — 20 GENERAL bookings against TWO 54-wagon
+ * trains sharing one route-day (D+24): ONE window timeline, ONE batch
+ * release, overflow cascading earliest-departure-first, and a full DUAL
+ * lifecycle (both trains dispatch, run the corridor and arrive the same day).
+ *
+ *   – both schedules share the group window (identical clocks); one
+ *     doc-review-complete releases the WHOLE day
+ *   – 20 × 6w = 120w demand vs 108: train 1 takes 9 bookings, the overflow
+ *     lands on train 2 (9 more), 2 wait
+ *   – all 18 pay → 54/54 on EACH train; the 2 waiters expire only after BOTH
+ *     trains conclude (the sweep defers while a sibling is open)
+ *   – both trains finalize, gate-pass, dispatch, checkpoint and arrive —
+ *     every booking ARRIVED under its own train, movements ledger per train
+ *
+ * Sequential steps of one journey — retries off.
+ */
+
+import {
+  apiPost,
+  bookContainers,
+  clearGeneralBooking,
+  completeDocReview,
+  createImportSchedule,
+  db,
+  departureAt,
+  eatDayStr,
+  ensureCorridorRoute,
+  forceReservationExpiry,
+  markPaid,
+  opsStaff,
+  pollAllocations,
+  pollBookingStatus,
+  pollDb,
+  resetCorridorDay,
+  seedImportContract,
+  setPriority,
+  withBooking,
+  type ScheduleRow,
+} from "./import-utils";
+
+const DEPARTURE_1 = departureAt(24);
+const DEPARTURE_2 = new Date(DEPARTURE_1.getTime() + 2 * 3_600_000); // same EAT day
+const BOOKING_DAY = eatDayStr(DEPARTURE_1);
+
+const stamp = String(Date.now());
+const stampedRef = (suffix: string) => `CTR-IMP-${stamp}-${suffix}`;
+
+const USERS = Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, i) =>
+  `GT${String(i + 1).padStart(2, "0")}`,
+);
+const RIDERS = USERS.slice(0, 18); // 9 per train
+const WAITERS = USERS.slice(18); // 2 expire after both trains conclude
+
+interface DayScheduleRow {
+  id: string;
+  window_phase: string;
+  booking_window_status: string;
+  status: string;
+  scheduled_departure_date: string;
+}
+
+/** Both schedules of the day, earliest departure first. */
+function dayShedules() {
+  return db<DayScheduleRow>(
+    `SELECT ts.id, ts.window_phase, ts.booking_window_status, ts.status,
+            ts.scheduled_departure_date
+     FROM freight.train_schedules ts
+     JOIN freight.yards o ON o.id = ts.origin_station_id AND o.code = 'DJIB_PORT'
+     JOIN freight.yards d ON d.id = ts.destination_station_id AND d.code = 'KALITY'
+     WHERE ts.deleted_at IS NULL
+       AND abs(extract(epoch FROM (ts.scheduled_departure_date - $1::timestamptz))) < 14400
+     ORDER BY ts.scheduled_departure_date ASC`,
+    [DEPARTURE_1.toISOString()],
+  );
+}
+
+function withBothSchedules(fn: (first: DayScheduleRow, second: DayScheduleRow) => void) {
+  dayShedules().then(({ rows }) => {
+    expect(rows, "two schedules on the day").to.have.length(2);
+    fn(rows[0], rows[1]);
+  });
+}
+
+describe("GENERAL two trains, one day: shared window, overflow, dual lifecycle", { retries: 0 }, () => {
+  before(() => {
+    cy.task("db:seedFile", "seed-import-corridor.sql");
+    USERS.forEach((suffix) =>
+      seedImportContract({ suffix, reference: stampedRef(suffix), kind: "GENERAL" }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("operations schedules TWO 54-wagon trains on one day — one shared window, forced open", () => {
+    ensureCorridorRoute();
+    resetCorridorDay(DEPARTURE_1);
+    createImportSchedule({ departure: DEPARTURE_1, locoPair: ["LOCO-IMP-13", "LOCO-IMP-14"] });
+    createImportSchedule({ departure: DEPARTURE_2, locoPair: ["LOCO-IMP-15", "LOCO-IMP-16"] });
+
+    // One clock for the whole day: force IDENTICAL window timestamps on both
+    // siblings (the group rule's shared timeline, arranged deterministically).
+    withBothSchedules((first, second) => {
+      db(
+        `UPDATE freight.train_schedules
+         SET window_opens_at = now() - interval '1 minute',
+             window_closes_at = now() + interval '60 minutes'
+         WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])`,
+        [[first.id, second.id]],
+      );
+      [first.id, second.id].forEach((id) =>
+        pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+          `schedule ${id} OPEN`,
+          `SELECT window_phase, booking_window_status FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+          [id],
+          (row) => row?.window_phase === "OPEN" && row?.booking_window_status === "OPEN",
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("20 users book into the day (never a specific train); every booking clears per booking", () => {
+    USERS.forEach((suffix, i) => {
+      bookContainers({
+        suffix,
+        runStamp: stamp,
+        isoSeed: 17_000 + i * 15,
+        twenty: 12,
+        scheduledDate: BOOKING_DAY,
+      });
+      clearGeneralBooking(suffix, BOOKING_DAY);
+    });
+    USERS.forEach((suffix, i) => setPriority(suffix, i + 1));
+  });
+
+  it("ONE doc-review-complete releases the whole day — 18 reserved across both trains, 2 wait", () => {
+    withBothSchedules((first, second) => {
+      db(
+        `UPDATE freight.train_schedules
+         SET window_closes_at = now() - interval '1 second'
+         WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[]) AND window_phase = 'OPEN'`,
+        [[first.id, second.id]],
+      );
+      [first.id, second.id].forEach((id) =>
+        pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+          `schedule ${id} DOC_REVIEW`,
+          `SELECT window_phase FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+          [id],
+          (row) => row?.window_phase === "DOC_REVIEW",
+        ),
+      );
+      // Staff complete doc review on ONE train — the group stamp releases both.
+      completeDocReview(first.id);
+      pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+        "sibling released by the same action",
+        `SELECT window_phase FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+        [second.id],
+        (row) => row?.window_phase === "PAYMENT" || row?.window_phase === "DONE",
+      );
+    });
+    RIDERS.forEach((suffix) =>
+      pollBookingStatus(suffix, ["SELECTED_FOR_BATCH", "AWAITING_PAYMENT"]),
+    );
+    WAITERS.forEach((suffix) =>
+      withBooking(suffix, (b) => {
+        expect(b.status, `${suffix} waiting`).to.eq("FULLY_EXECUTED");
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("all 18 pay — 54/54 on EACH train, overflow filled earliest-departure-first", () => {
+    RIDERS.forEach((suffix) => {
+      markPaid(suffix);
+      pollAllocations(suffix, 6);
+    });
+    withBothSchedules((first, second) => {
+      [first.id, second.id].forEach((id) => {
+        pollDb<{ n: string }>(
+          `train ${id} carries 9 bookings`,
+          `SELECT count(*) AS n FROM freight.train_schedule_bookings
+           WHERE train_schedule_id = $1 AND deleted_at IS NULL`,
+          [id],
+          (row) => Number(row?.n) === 9,
+          15,
+        );
+        db<{ n: string }>(
+          `SELECT count(DISTINCT wba.train_set_wagon_id) AS n
+           FROM freight.wagon_booking_allocations wba
+           JOIN freight.train_schedule_bookings tsb
+             ON tsb.booking_id = wba.booking_id AND tsb.train_schedule_id = $1
+           WHERE wba.deleted_at IS NULL AND tsb.deleted_at IS NULL`,
+          [id],
+        ).then(({ rows }) => expect(Number(rows[0].n), "54 wagons").to.eq(54));
+      });
+      // The top-priority bookings ride the EARLIEST departure.
+      withBooking("GT01", (b) =>
+        expect(b.train_schedule_id, "GT01 on the first train").to.eq(first.id),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("both trains conclude FULL — only then do the 2 waiters expire (sweep defers for siblings)", () => {
+    withBothSchedules((first, second) => {
+      db(
+        `UPDATE freight.train_schedules
+         SET payment_phase_ends_at = now() - interval '1 second'
+         WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[]) AND window_phase = 'PAYMENT'`,
+        [[first.id, second.id]],
+      );
+      [first.id, second.id].forEach((id) =>
+        pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+          `schedule ${id} FULL + DONE`,
+          `SELECT window_phase, booking_window_status FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+          [id],
+          (row) => row?.booking_window_status === "FULL" && row?.window_phase === "DONE",
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+    WAITERS.forEach((suffix) => pollBookingStatus(suffix, "EXPIRED"));
+  });
+
+  it("dual lifecycle: both trains gate-pass, dispatch, run the corridor and arrive", () => {
+    withBothSchedules((first, second) => {
+      [first.id, second.id].forEach((id) => {
+        pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+          `schedule ${id} finalized`,
+          `SELECT status FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+          [id],
+          (row) => row?.status === "SCHEDULED",
+          10,
+        );
+        apiPost(opsStaff, `/api/train-scheduling/schedules/${id}/import-djibouti/gatepass-granted`)
+          .its("status")
+          .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+        apiPost(opsStaff, `/api/train-scheduling/schedules/${id}/dispatch`)
+          .its("status")
+          .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+        [1, 2, 3, 4].forEach((seq) => {
+          apiPost(opsStaff, `/api/train-scheduling/schedules/${id}/checkpoints`, {
+            sequenceNo: seq,
+            kind: "PASSED",
+          })
+            .its("status")
+            .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+        });
+        apiPost(opsStaff, `/api/train-scheduling/schedules/${id}/checkpoints`, {
+          sequenceNo: 5,
+          kind: "ARRIVED",
+        })
+          .its("status")
+          .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+        pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
+          `schedule ${id} ARRIVED`,
+          `SELECT status FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
+          [id],
+          (row) => row?.status === "ARRIVED",
+          20,
+        );
+        db<{ n: string }>(
+          `SELECT count(*) AS n FROM freight.wagon_movements WHERE train_schedule_id = $1`,
+          [id],
+        ).then(({ rows }) =>
+          expect(Number(rows[0].n), `train ${id} movements`).to.be.at.least(54),
+        );
+      });
+    });
+    RIDERS.forEach((suffix) => pollBookingStatus(suffix, "ARRIVED", 20));
+  });
+});
+
+export {};
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/import-utils.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/import-utils.ts
index 62ba74635..67291b0c0 100644
--- a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/import-utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/import-utils.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ export interface SeedContractOpts {
   freight?: "CONTAINER" | "BULK";
   originCode?: string;
   destCode?: string;
+  /** GENERAL = multi-booking drawdown contract (status CONTRACT_ACTIVE). */
+  kind?: "ONE_TIME" | "GENERAL";
+  /** GENERAL only: quantity cap on the 20ft scope row (40ft stays uncapped). */
+  cap20?: number;
 }
 
 export function seedImportContract(opts: SeedContractOpts) {
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@ export function seedImportContract(opts: SeedContractOpts) {
   const customs = opts.customs ?? false;
   const direction = opts.direction ?? "IMPORT";
   const freight = opts.freight ?? "CONTAINER";
+  const kind = opts.kind ?? "ONE_TIME";
+  const status = kind === "GENERAL" ? "CONTRACT_ACTIVE" : "FULLY_EXECUTED";
   // Pre-booking boundary milestone for Path B contracts differs by direction.
   const boundary = direction === "EXPORT" ? "EXPORT_RELEASED" : "DO_COLLECTED";
   db(
@@ -146,11 +152,11 @@ export function seedImportContract(opts: SeedContractOpts) {
                   ELSE 1
                 END
                 LIMIT 1),
-              'ONE_TIME', $2::text, $9::text,
+              $11::text, $2::text, $9::text,
               (SELECT st.id FROM freight.service_types st ORDER BY st.created_at LIMIT 1),
               $3, $4,
               CASE WHEN $4 THEN 'CLEARANCE_READY_FOR_BOOKING' ELSE 'NOT_APPLICABLE' END,
-              'FULLY_EXECUTED', now(), now() - interval '1 day',
+              $12::text, now(), now() - interval '1 day',
               now() + interval '60 days', 'E2E import-corridor fixture contract'
        FROM freight.companies comp
        WHERE comp.tin = $5
@@ -175,8 +181,10 @@ export function seedImportContract(opts: SeedContractOpts) {
        RETURNING id
      ), scope_container AS (
        INSERT INTO freight.contract_cargo_scope
-         (contract_id, container_size, cargo_free_text)
-       SELECT c.id, v.size, 'E2E import corridor cargo'
+         (contract_id, container_size, quantity_cap, cargo_free_text)
+       SELECT c.id, v.size,
+              CASE WHEN v.size = '20ft' THEN $13::numeric END,
+              'E2E import corridor cargo'
        FROM c CROSS JOIN (VALUES ('20ft'), ('40ft')) AS v(size)
        WHERE $9::text = 'CONTAINER'
      ), scope_bulk AS (
@@ -203,6 +211,9 @@ export function seedImportContract(opts: SeedContractOpts) {
       opts.suffix,
       freight,
       boundary,
+      kind,
+      status,
+      opts.cap20 ?? null,
     ],
   );
   // Backfill the boundary milestone when the insert above was skipped because
@@ -414,6 +425,34 @@ export function bookBulk(opts: {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Walk a GENERAL booking through its PER-BOOKING clearance chain (Path A):
+ * AWAITING_DOCUMENTS → upload one doc → GL approves it → finalize →
+ * CLEARANCE_READY → customer proceeds with the shipment day →
+ * OPERATION_REQUEST_PENDING → ops accept → FULLY_EXECUTED (pool). The e2e
+ * seed configures no required documents, so one ad-hoc doc satisfies the
+ * 100%-approved gate.
+ */
+export function clearGeneralBooking(suffix: string, scheduledDate: string) {
+  withBooking(suffix, (b) => {
+    expect(b.status, `${suffix} starts in the clearance gate`).to.eq("AWAITING_DOCUMENTS");
+    glUpload(`/api/bookings/${b.id}/clearance/documents`, {}, "custom_e2e");
+    apiPost(superAdmin, `/api/bookings/${b.id}/clearance/review`, {
+      fileKey: "custom_e2e",
+      status: "APPROVED",
+    })
+      .its("status")
+      .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+    apiPost(superAdmin, `/api/bookings/${b.id}/clearance/finalize`)
+      .its("status")
+      .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+    apiPost(customer, `/api/bookings/${b.id}/clearance/proceed`, { scheduledDate })
+      .its("status")
+      .should("be.oneOf", [200, 201]);
+  });
+  acceptOperation(suffix);
+}
+
 /** Ops accepts the operation request → FULLY_EXECUTED (enters the day pool). */
 export function acceptOperation(suffix: string) {
   withBooking(suffix, (b) => {
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/mixed_import_reopen_matrix.cy.ts b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/mixed_import_reopen_matrix.cy.ts
index 4d73acd81..9be4636c3 100644
--- a/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/mixed_import_reopen_matrix.cy.ts
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/e2e/flows/mixed_import_reopen_matrix.cy.ts
@@ -111,11 +111,14 @@ describe("mixed import: dead mixed cycle, mixed recovery, mixed ride-alongs", {
     ["MRC", "MRB"].forEach((suffix) => forceReservationExpiry(suffix));
     withSchedule(DEPARTURE, (s) => {
       endPaymentPhase(s.id);
+      // Same-tick guard-loop can chain PRE_WINDOW straight into OPEN when the
+      // reopen instant falls inside office hours — assert it left PAYMENT
+      // without concluding FULL/DONE, whichever phase it lands on.
       pollDb<ScheduleRow>(
-        "window reopens (PRE_WINDOW)",
+        "window concludes not-full (PRE_WINDOW or fast-forwarded to OPEN)",
         `SELECT window_phase FROM freight.train_schedules WHERE id = $1`,
         [s.id],
-        (row) => row?.window_phase === "PRE_WINDOW",
+        (row) => !!row && row.window_phase !== "PAYMENT" && row.window_phase !== "DONE",
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/e2e/freight/cypress/fixtures/seed-company.sql b/e2e/freight/cypress/fixtures/seed-company.sql
index 73b01bee1..f48bfaf81 100644
--- a/e2e/freight/cypress/fixtures/seed-company.sql
+++ b/e2e/freight/cypress/fixtures/seed-company.sql
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ WHERE c.tin = '0102030405'
   );
 
 -- 2c. Link the demo portal user to the company, onboarding already done.
+-- (active_profile_type was dropped by migration 2450 — the "active mode"
+-- column no longer exists; bookings resolve the profile per shipment.)
 INSERT INTO freight.external_profiles
   (id, user_id, company_id, first_name, last_name, is_primary_contact,
-   active_profile_type, onboarding_step, onboarding_completed)
+   onboarding_step, onboarding_completed)
 SELECT gen_random_uuid(), u.id, c.id, 'Demo', 'User', true,
-  'importer', 'done', true
+  'done', true
 FROM iam.users u
 JOIN freight.companies c ON c.tin = '0102030405'
 WHERE u.email = 'user@gmail.com'