diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
index ef36ea5eb..01b35fc71 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import {
   BadRequestException,
   ForbiddenException,
+  Inject,
   Injectable,
   Logger,
   NotFoundException,
+  forwardRef,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
+import { ExchangeService } from '@edr/api-common';
 
 import { Booking } from '../bookings/entities/booking.entity';
 import { BookingContainer } from '../bookings/entities/booking-container.entity';
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ import { BookingPricingService } from '../bookings/booking-pricing.service';
 import { BookingInvoiceService } from '../bookings/booking-invoice.service';
 import { validate20ftWeightPairing } from '../bookings/container-pairing.util';
 import { TrainSchedulingGlobalRules } from '../train-scheduling/entities/train-scheduling-global-rules.entity';
+import { TrainSchedulingService } from '../train-scheduling/train-scheduling.service';
 import { ContainerTypesService } from '../rule-engine/services/container-types.service';
 import { RuleEngineService } from '../rule-engine/rule-engine.service';
 import { ContainerType } from '../rule-engine/entities/container-type.entity';
@@ -62,6 +66,9 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     private readonly workflowService: ClearanceWorkflowService,
     private readonly invoiceService: BookingInvoiceService,
     private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
+    private readonly exchangeService: ExchangeService,
+    @Inject(forwardRef(() => TrainSchedulingService))
+    private readonly trainSchedulingService: TrainSchedulingService,
   ) {}
 
   async createUnderContract(
@@ -113,6 +120,20 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     const generalCustoms =
       contract.contractKind === 'GENERAL' && Boolean(contract.customsClearingEnabled);
 
+    // Booking-window gate (config-driven): an operations booking may only be
+    // created while the route's booking window is open — import: the day's window
+    // (windowOpenHour EAT, importWindowLeadDays before departure, windowDurationHours);
+    // export: within exportBookingLeadHours of departure. Customs Path B bookings
+    // enter clearance first and are scheduled later, so they are not gated here.
+    if (!generalCustoms) {
+      await this.trainSchedulingService.assertBookingWindowOpen({
+        originYardId: route?.originYardId ?? null,
+        destinationYardId: route?.destinationYardId ?? null,
+        scheduledDate: dto.scheduledDate ?? null,
+        direction: contract.tradeDirection ?? null,
+      });
+    }
+
     // Denormalize route/direction/freight onto the booking for the scheduling engine.
     const booking = await this.bookingsRepository.create({
       reference,
@@ -582,13 +603,22 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
       maxAllowedTons: number;
       excessTons: number;
     }>;
+    overweightSurchargeAmount: number;
+    currency: string | null;
     pairingErrors: string[];
   }> {
     const contract = await this.contractsRepository.findByIdWithRelations(contractId);
     if (!contract) throw new NotFoundException(`Contract ${contractId} not found`);
 
     const lines = dto.containers ?? [];
-    if (!lines.length) return { overweightLines: [], pairingErrors: [] };
+    if (!lines.length) {
+      return {
+        overweightLines: [],
+        overweightSurchargeAmount: 0,
+        currency: null,
+        pairingErrors: [],
+      };
+    }
 
     // Resolve each line's container type + total VGM (sum of unit weights) so the
     // rule engine can flag overweight per line (maxVgmTons × quantity vs total).
@@ -661,7 +691,28 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
       (v) => v.message,
     );
 
-    return { overweightLines, pairingErrors };
+    // Real overweight surcharge (same rate the rule engine bills at booking-create
+    // time) so the confirm-modal total isn't missing the charge the warning refers to.
+    // Rates are stored in USD; convert to the contract's payment currency the same
+    // way BookingPricingService does so this preview matches the eventual booking total.
+    const overweightModifier = ruleResult.appliedModifiers.find(
+      (m) => m.surchargeCode === 'OVERWEIGHT_PER_TON',
+    );
+    let overweightSurchargeAmount = 0;
+    if (overweightModifier) {
+      const isEtb = contract.paymentCurrency === 'ETB';
+      const usdToEtb = isEtb ? await this.exchangeService.getRate('USD', 'ETB') : 1;
+      overweightSurchargeAmount = isEtb
+        ? Math.round(overweightModifier.calculatedAmount * usdToEtb)
+        : overweightModifier.calculatedAmount;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      overweightLines,
+      overweightSurchargeAmount,
+      currency: overweightLines.length ? contract.paymentCurrency : null,
+      pairingErrors,
+    };
   }
 
   private async max20ftPairDiffTons(): Promise<number> {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.module.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.module.ts
index 5bf6ddb4f..a9f9dcf5d 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.module.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.module.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { DropdownSettingsModule } from '../dropdown-settings/dropdown-settings.m
 import { SignaturesModule } from '../signatures/signatures.module';
 import { OtpModule } from '../otp/otp.module';
 import { BookingsModule } from '../bookings/bookings.module';
+import { TrainSchedulingModule } from '../train-scheduling/train-scheduling.module';
 
 import { ContractsController } from './contracts.controller';
 import { ContractsService } from './contracts.service';
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ import { ContractDocumentViewModelBuilder } from '../../contracts/contract-docum
     // BookingsModule provides BookingsRepository/BookingPricingService used by the
     // contract PDF builders (they read a Booking today — see docs/new-doc.md §3.3).
     forwardRef(() => BookingsModule),
+    // TrainSchedulingModule provides the config-driven booking-window gate used
+    // by ContractBookingService.createUnderContract. forwardRef because
+    // TrainSchedulingModule already imports ContractsModule.
+    forwardRef(() => TrainSchedulingModule),
     ExchangeModule.forRootAsync({
       inject: [ConfigService],
       useFactory: (config: ConfigService): ExchangeOptions =>
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.spec.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.spec.ts
index e765e5694..764589b73 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.spec.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import {
   listBatchWindowsForDate,
   listBatchWindowsForBookings,
   BATCH_WINDOW_START_HOURS,
-  boardWindowForTimestamp,
-  listBoardWindowsForRange,
+  listConfigBookingWindows,
   groupBookingsIntoBoardWindows,
+  type BoardWindowConfig,
 } from './batch-window.util';
 
 describe('batch-window.util', () => {
@@ -54,83 +54,87 @@ describe('batch-window.util', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('batch-window board windows (midnight-based 3h slots)', () => {
-  it('maps 04:00 EAT to the 03:00–06:00 slot', () => {
-    // 01:00 UTC = 04:00 EAT on 11 Jun
-    const w = boardWindowForTimestamp(new Date('2026-06-11T01:00:00.000Z'));
-    expect(w.label).toContain('03:00');
-    expect(w.label).toContain('06:00');
-    expect(w.date).toBe('2026-06-11');
-    expect(w.dateLabel).toContain('11 Jun');
-  });
+describe('batch-window board windows (config-driven booking cycles)', () => {
+  // Default rules: open 08:00 EAT, 3 days before departure, 3h long, reopen 90m later.
+  const cfg: BoardWindowConfig = {
+    importWindowLeadDays: 3,
+    windowOpenHour: 8,
+    windowDurationHours: 3,
+    reopenDelayMinutes: 90,
+    exportBookingLeadHours: 24,
+  };
 
-  it('maps 00:30 EAT to the 00:00–03:00 slot of that EAT day', () => {
-    // 21:30 UTC on 10 Jun = 00:30 EAT on 11 Jun
-    const w = boardWindowForTimestamp(new Date('2026-06-10T21:30:00.000Z'));
-    expect(w.label).toContain('00:00');
-    expect(w.label).toContain('03:00');
-    expect(w.date).toBe('2026-06-11');
-  });
-
-  it('maps 23:00 EAT to the final 21:00–24:00 slot', () => {
-    // 20:00 UTC = 23:00 EAT on 11 Jun
-    const w = boardWindowForTimestamp(new Date('2026-06-11T20:00:00.000Z'));
-    expect(w.label).toContain('21:00');
-    expect(w.label).toContain('24:00');
-    expect(w.date).toBe('2026-06-11');
-  });
-
-  it('lists a continuous range open→departure clamped at both ends', () => {
-    // open 05 Jun 08:00 EAT (05:00 UTC) → departs 08 Jun 14:00 EAT (11:00 UTC)
-    const open = new Date('2026-06-05T05:00:00.000Z');
+  it('import: first window opens at windowOpenHour EAT, importWindowLeadDays before departure', () => {
+    // departs 08 Jun 14:00 EAT (11:00 UTC) → window day = 05 Jun, opens 08:00 EAT (05:00 UTC)
     const departure = new Date('2026-06-08T11:00:00.000Z');
-    const windows = listBoardWindowsForRange(open, departure);
+    const windows = listConfigBookingWindows('IMPORT', departure, cfg);
 
-    // Day 5: 06,09,12,15,18,21 = 6 ; Days 6,7: 8 each ; Day 8: 00,03,06,09,12 = 5
-    expect(windows).toHaveLength(6 + 8 + 8 + 5);
     expect(windows[0].date).toBe('2026-06-05');
-    expect(windows[0].label).toContain('06:00');
-    expect(windows[0].label).toContain('09:00');
-    const last = windows[windows.length - 1];
-    expect(last.date).toBe('2026-06-08');
-    expect(last.label).toContain('12:00');
-    expect(last.label).toContain('15:00');
-    // chronological + unique keys
-    const keys = windows.map((w) => w.key);
-    expect(new Set(keys).size).toBe(keys.length);
+    expect(windows[0].label).toContain('08:00');
+    expect(windows[0].start.toISOString()).toBe('2026-06-05T05:00:00.000Z');
+    // end = open + windowDurationHours (3h) = 08:00 → 11:00 EAT (08:00 UTC)
+    expect(windows[0].end.toISOString()).toBe('2026-06-05T08:00:00.000Z');
   });
 
-  it('handles a same-day open→departure range', () => {
-    const open = new Date('2026-06-05T05:00:00.000Z'); // 08:00 EAT (06–09 slot)
-    const departure = new Date('2026-06-05T11:00:00.000Z'); // 14:00 EAT (12–15 slot)
-    const windows = listBoardWindowsForRange(open, departure);
-    // 06,09,12 = 3 slots
-    expect(windows).toHaveLength(3);
+  it('import: reopens reopenDelayMinutes after close, same booking day', () => {
+    const departure = new Date('2026-06-08T11:00:00.000Z');
+    const windows = listConfigBookingWindows('IMPORT', departure, cfg);
+    // cycle 1: 08:00–11:00; reopen +90m → cycle 2 opens 12:30 EAT
+    expect(windows.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+    expect(windows[1].start.toISOString()).toBe('2026-06-05T09:30:00.000Z'); // 12:30 EAT
+    // all cycles stay on the same EAT booking day
     expect(windows.every((w) => w.date === '2026-06-05')).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('buckets bookings by fullyExecutedAt and keeps empty + pending windows', () => {
-    const open = new Date('2026-06-05T05:00:00.000Z');
-    const departure = new Date('2026-06-06T11:00:00.000Z');
+  it('export: single FCFS window exportBookingLeadHours before departure', () => {
+    const departure = new Date('2026-06-08T11:00:00.000Z');
+    const windows = listConfigBookingWindows('EXPORT', departure, cfg);
+    expect(windows).toHaveLength(1);
+    // 24h before 11:00 UTC on 08 Jun = 11:00 UTC on 07 Jun
+    expect(windows[0].start.toISOString()).toBe('2026-06-07T11:00:00.000Z');
+    expect(windows[0].end.toISOString()).toBe(departure.toISOString());
+  });
+
+  it('buckets bookings into config cycles and keeps empty + pending windows', () => {
+    const departure = new Date('2026-06-08T11:00:00.000Z');
     const items = [
-      { id: 'a', ts: new Date('2026-06-05T05:30:00.000Z') }, // 08:30 EAT → 06–09 on 5th
+      { id: 'a', ts: new Date('2026-06-05T05:30:00.000Z') }, // 08:30 EAT → inside cycle 1
       { id: 'b', ts: null }, // pending
     ];
     const map = groupBookingsIntoBoardWindows(
       items,
       (i) => i.ts,
-      open,
+      'IMPORT',
       departure,
+      cfg,
       'pending-contract',
     );
     const pending = map.get('pending-contract');
     expect(pending?.items.map((i) => i.id)).toEqual(['b']);
     const withA = [...map.values()].find((b) => b.items.some((i) => i.id === 'a'));
     expect(withA?.window?.date).toBe('2026-06-05');
-    // empty slots are retained for the UI
+    // empty cycles are retained for the UI
     const emptyCount = [...map.values()].filter(
       (b) => b.window && b.items.length === 0,
     ).length;
     expect(emptyCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
+
+  it('attaches a booking made before the window opened to the first cycle', () => {
+    const departure = new Date('2026-06-08T11:00:00.000Z');
+    const items = [{ id: 'early', ts: new Date('2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z') }];
+    const map = groupBookingsIntoBoardWindows(
+      items,
+      (i) => i.ts,
+      'IMPORT',
+      departure,
+      cfg,
+      'pending-contract',
+    );
+    const withEarly = [...map.values()].find((b) =>
+      b.items.some((i) => i.id === 'early'),
+    );
+    expect(withEarly?.window?.date).toBe('2026-06-05');
+    expect(withEarly?.window?.label).toContain('08:00');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.ts
index 650da3adc..6d295c8fd 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/batch-window.util.ts
@@ -230,14 +230,13 @@ export function listBatchWindowsForBookings(
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Board-display windows: full-day, midnight-based 3h slots over a date range.
-// These are used ONLY for the batch-board UI grouping (not persisted, and
-// independent of the cron intake hours above).
+// Board-display windows: the REAL booking-window cycles derived from the
+// train_scheduling_global_rules config (window open hour, lead days, duration,
+// reopen delay) — NOT a fixed clock grid. Import shows each booking-window cycle
+// (opens at windowOpenHour EAT, lasts windowDurationHours, reopens after
+// reopenDelayMinutes until departure). Export shows the single FCFS lead window.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/** Midnight-based 3-hour slot starts (00–03, 03–06, … 21–24). */
-export const BOARD_WINDOW_HOURS = [0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21] as const;
-
 /** A board window carries an EAT calendar date in addition to the slot times. */
 export interface BoardWindow extends BatchWindow {
   /** EAT calendar day as ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`. */
@@ -246,6 +245,15 @@ export interface BoardWindow extends BatchWindow {
   dateLabel: string;
 }
 
+/** Config fields the board needs to reconstruct booking-window cycles. */
+export interface BoardWindowConfig {
+  importWindowLeadDays: number;
+  windowOpenHour: number;
+  windowDurationHours: number;
+  reopenDelayMinutes: number;
+  exportBookingLeadHours: number;
+}
+
 const dayLabelFmt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', {
   weekday: 'short',
   day: '2-digit',
@@ -257,119 +265,124 @@ function pad2(n: number): string {
   return String(n).padStart(2, '0');
 }
 
-/** Build a midnight-based 3h board window for an EAT calendar day + slot start hour. */
-function boardWindowFromEatStart(
-  year: number,
-  month: number,
-  day: number,
-  startHour: number,
-): BoardWindow {
-  const start = eatToUtc(year, month, day, startHour);
-  const endHour = startHour + 3; // 21 -> 24 (handled by Date.UTC roll-over)
-  const end = eatToUtc(year, month, day, endHour);
-  const endLabel = endHour >= 24 ? '24:00' : `${pad2(endHour)}:00`;
+/** Wrap a [start, end] interval as a labelled BoardWindow keyed on its EAT day. */
+function boardWindowFromInterval(start: Date, end: Date): BoardWindow {
+  const { year, month, day } = eatParts(start);
   return {
     key: start.toISOString(),
     start,
     end,
-    label: formatWindowLabel(start, end, endLabel),
+    label: formatWindowLabel(start, end),
     date: `${year}-${pad2(month)}-${pad2(day)}`,
     dateLabel: dayLabelFmt.format(start),
   };
 }
 
-/** Which midnight-based 3h EAT slot a timestamp falls in. */
-export function boardWindowForTimestamp(date: Date): BoardWindow {
-  const { year, month, day, hour } = eatParts(date);
-  let startHour: (typeof BOARD_WINDOW_HOURS)[number] = 0;
-  for (const h of BOARD_WINDOW_HOURS) {
-    if (hour >= h) startHour = h;
-  }
-  return boardWindowFromEatStart(year, month, day, startHour);
-}
-
 /**
- * Continuous list of board windows from `openDate` to `departureDate` (inclusive),
- * clamped to the slot containing `openDate` on the first day and the slot
- * containing `departureDate` on the last day. Returned in chronological order.
+ * The real booking-window cycles for a schedule, straight from config.
+ *
+ * IMPORT: first window opens at `windowOpenHour` EAT on `departure − importWindowLeadDays`
+ * for `windowDurationHours`; if the train isn't full it reopens `reopenDelayMinutes`
+ * after each close, on the same booking day, until departure. This mirrors
+ * `computeImportWindowTimes` + `concludeCycle`'s reopen math so the board shows the
+ * exact windows the engine runs.
+ * EXPORT: a single FCFS window from `departure − exportBookingLeadHours` to departure.
  */
-export function listBoardWindowsForRange(
-  openDate: Date,
-  departureDate: Date,
+export function listConfigBookingWindows(
+  direction: string | null | undefined,
+  departure: Date,
+  cfg: BoardWindowConfig,
 ): BoardWindow[] {
-  const startWin = boardWindowForTimestamp(openDate);
-  const endWin = boardWindowForTimestamp(departureDate);
-  // Guard against an inverted range (departure before open).
-  if (endWin.start.getTime() < startWin.start.getTime()) {
-    return [startWin];
+  if (direction === 'EXPORT') {
+    const start = new Date(departure.getTime() - cfg.exportBookingLeadHours * 3_600_000);
+    return [boardWindowFromInterval(start, departure)];
   }
 
   const windows: BoardWindow[] = [];
-  const seen = new Set<string>();
-  // Walk day-by-day in EAT, emitting each day's slots, stepping via UTC noon to
-  // avoid any boundary ambiguity, then filter to [startWin.start, endWin.start].
-  let cursor = new Date(eatToUtc(
-    Number(startWin.date.slice(0, 4)),
-    Number(startWin.date.slice(5, 7)),
-    Number(startWin.date.slice(8, 10)),
-    12,
-  ));
-  const lastDayMs = eatToUtc(
-    Number(endWin.date.slice(0, 4)),
-    Number(endWin.date.slice(5, 7)),
-    Number(endWin.date.slice(8, 10)),
-    12,
-  ).getTime();
+  const durationMs = cfg.windowDurationHours * 3_600_000;
+  const reopenMs = cfg.reopenDelayMinutes * 60_000;
+  const windowDay = shiftEatDay(eatDay(departure), -cfg.importWindowLeadDays);
 
-  while (cursor.getTime() <= lastDayMs) {
-    const { year, month, day } = eatParts(cursor);
-    for (const h of BOARD_WINDOW_HOURS) {
-      const w = boardWindowFromEatStart(year, month, day, h);
-      if (
-        w.start.getTime() >= startWin.start.getTime() &&
-        w.start.getTime() <= endWin.start.getTime() &&
-        !seen.has(w.key)
-      ) {
-        seen.add(w.key);
-        windows.push(w);
-      }
+  let opensAt = eatDayToUtc(windowDay, cfg.windowOpenHour);
+  // Reopen stays on the same EAT booking day and before departure; cap at 12 cycles.
+  for (let cycle = 0; cycle < 12; cycle += 1) {
+    if (opensAt.getTime() >= departure.getTime()) break;
+    let closesAt = new Date(opensAt.getTime() + durationMs);
+    if (closesAt.getTime() > departure.getTime()) closesAt = departure;
+    windows.push(boardWindowFromInterval(opensAt, closesAt));
+
+    const nextOpensAt = new Date(closesAt.getTime() + reopenMs);
+    if (
+      nextOpensAt.getTime() >= departure.getTime() ||
+      eatDay(nextOpensAt) !== eatDay(opensAt)
+    ) {
+      break;
     }
-    cursor = new Date(cursor.getTime() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+    opensAt = nextOpensAt;
   }
 
-  windows.sort(compareBatchWindows);
+  // Degenerate config (no window before departure) — surface a single window
+  // clamped to departure so the board still renders something meaningful.
+  if (windows.length === 0) {
+    windows.push(boardWindowFromInterval(new Date(departure.getTime() - durationMs), departure));
+  }
   return windows;
 }
 
+/** Which config booking-window a timestamp falls in; null if before/after all of them. */
+function configWindowForTimestamp(
+  windows: BoardWindow[],
+  date: Date,
+): BoardWindow | null {
+  const ms = date.getTime();
+  for (const w of windows) {
+    if (ms >= w.start.getTime() && ms < w.end.getTime()) return w;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 /**
- * Group items into board windows spanning [openDate, departureDate]. Empty
- * windows are kept so the UI shows every slot. Items whose timestamp falls
- * outside the range still get their own window (nothing hidden). Items without
- * a timestamp go to `pendingKey`.
+ * Group items into the real config booking-window cycles for a schedule. Empty
+ * windows are kept so the UI shows every cycle. Items whose timestamp falls
+ * outside every window (e.g. a booking created before the window opened) are
+ * attached to the nearest window by start time so nothing is hidden. Items
+ * without a timestamp go to `pendingKey`.
  */
 export function groupBookingsIntoBoardWindows<T>(
   items: T[],
   getTimestamp: (item: T) => Date | null | undefined,
-  openDate: Date,
-  departureDate: Date,
+  direction: string | null | undefined,
+  departure: Date,
+  cfg: BoardWindowConfig,
   pendingKey = 'pending-contract',
 ): Map<string, { window: BoardWindow | null; items: T[] }> {
+  const windows = listConfigBookingWindows(direction, departure, cfg);
   const map = new Map<string, { window: BoardWindow | null; items: T[] }>();
-
-  for (const w of listBoardWindowsForRange(openDate, departureDate)) {
+  for (const w of windows) {
     map.set(w.key, { window: w, items: [] });
   }
   map.set(pendingKey, { window: null, items: [] });
 
+  const firstWindow = windows[0] ?? null;
+  const lastWindow = windows[windows.length - 1] ?? null;
+
   for (const item of items) {
     const ts = getTimestamp(item);
     if (!ts) {
       map.get(pendingKey)!.items.push(item);
       continue;
     }
-    const w = boardWindowForTimestamp(ts);
-    if (!map.has(w.key)) {
-      map.set(w.key, { window: w, items: [] });
+    let w = configWindowForTimestamp(windows, ts);
+    if (!w) {
+      // Booked before the window opened → first cycle; after it closed → last cycle.
+      w =
+        firstWindow && ts.getTime() < firstWindow.start.getTime()
+          ? firstWindow
+          : lastWindow;
+    }
+    if (!w) {
+      map.get(pendingKey)!.items.push(item);
+      continue;
     }
     map.get(w.key)!.items.push(item);
   }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-batch.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-batch.service.ts
index 2c30a5964..efa6b3259 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-batch.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-batch.service.ts
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ export class BookingBatchService implements OnModuleInit {
     const board: BatchBoardSchedule[] = [];
     for (const s of schedules) {
       if (s.status === "ARRIVED" || s.status === "CANCELLED") continue;
+      // Batch board is IMPORT-only: export is FCFS with no batch/priority calc,
+      // and domestic/legacy schedules run the legacy fill, not the window batch.
+      if (s.direction !== "IMPORT") continue;
 
       const links = await linkRepo.find({ where: { trainScheduleId: s.id } });
       const linkedIds = new Set(links.map((l) => l.bookingId));
@@ -630,6 +633,12 @@ export class BookingBatchService implements OnModuleInit {
     if (s.status === "ARRIVED" || s.status === "CANCELLED") {
       throw new BadRequestException("Schedule is no longer active");
     }
+    // Batch board is IMPORT-only (export is FCFS, no batch/priority calc).
+    if (s.direction !== "IMPORT") {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        "The batch board only covers import schedules",
+      );
+    }
 
     const wagonLengths = await this.loadWagonLengths();
     const linkRepo = this.dataSource.getRepository(TrainScheduleBooking);
@@ -710,15 +719,18 @@ export class BookingBatchService implements OnModuleInit {
 
     const loco = s.trainSet?.locomotive ?? null;
 
-    // Display windows span the whole booking window: from when it opened
-    // (schedule creation) through the scheduled departure, in 3-hour EAT slots.
-    const openDate = s.createdAt ?? s.scheduledDepartureDate ?? new Date();
+    // Display windows are the REAL booking-window cycles from the global-rules
+    // config (import: opens at windowOpenHour EAT importWindowLeadDays before
+    // departure, lasts windowDurationHours, reopens per reopenDelayMinutes;
+    // export: single FCFS lead window) — not a fixed clock grid.
+    const windowCfg = await this.trainSchedulingService.getWindowConfig();
     const departureDate = s.scheduledDepartureDate ?? new Date();
     const windowBuckets = groupBookingsIntoBoardWindows(
       items,
       (item) => (item.fullyExecutedAt ? new Date(item.fullyExecutedAt) : null),
-      openDate,
+      s.direction ?? null,
       departureDate,
+      windowCfg,
     );
 
     const emptyCounts = () => ({
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/train-scheduling.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/train-scheduling.service.ts
index ce835e1e4..fbcb82142 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/train-scheduling.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/train-scheduling.service.ts
@@ -3174,6 +3174,53 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
     return days.includes(day);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Enforce the config-driven booking window at booking-create time.
+   *
+   * A booking is only allowed when the route has an OPEN departure the customer
+   * can join for the requested day — which, because the window engine keeps
+   * `bookingWindowStatus === 'OPEN'` in lockstep with the live window, means:
+   *  - IMPORT: the day's window is currently open (opens at `windowOpenHour` EAT,
+   *    `importWindowLeadDays` before departure, for `windowDurationHours`).
+   *  - EXPORT: now is within `exportBookingLeadHours` before that departure (FCFS).
+   *
+   * `getBookableScheduleEntities` filters on `bookingWindowStatus === 'OPEN'`, so
+   * both gates are satisfied by checking that route for open departures. When a
+   * specific day is requested, require an open departure on that EAT day; when no
+   * day is given, require at least one open departure on the route at all.
+   * Throws `BadRequestException` when the window is closed. No-ops when the route
+   * yards are unknown (nothing to gate against).
+   */
+  async assertBookingWindowOpen(input: {
+    originYardId?: string | null;
+    destinationYardId?: string | null;
+    scheduledDate?: Date | string | null;
+    direction?: string | null;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { originYardId, destinationYardId } = input;
+    if (!originYardId || !destinationYardId) return;
+
+    const { days } = await this.getAvailableDays(originYardId, destinationYardId);
+    if (days.length === 0) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        input.direction === 'EXPORT'
+          ? 'The export booking window for this route is not open yet'
+          : 'The import booking window for this route is closed right now',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (input.scheduledDate) {
+      const day = eatDay(new Date(input.scheduledDate));
+      if (!days.includes(day)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          input.direction === 'EXPORT'
+            ? 'No departure is within the export booking window on the selected day'
+            : 'The import booking window is not open for the selected day',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private async mapScheduleDetail(
     schedule: import('../train-schedules/entities/train-schedule.entity').TrainSchedule,
   ) {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
index 53d636145..e7e567c7a 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[] => [
           FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.clearanceEtActions,
         ],
       },
-      // {
-      //   label: "Shipment Requests",
-      //   href: "/dashboard/shipment-requests",
-      //   icon: <Send />,
-      //   permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.createBooking,
-      // },
+      {
+        label: "Shipment Requests",
+        href: "/dashboard/shipment-requests",
+        icon: <Send />,
+        permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.createBooking,
+      },
       {
         label: "GL Djibouti Clearance",
         href: "/dashboard/gl-djibouti/clearance",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage.tsx
index 97e35de23..d5209886d 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
-  const [form, setForm] = useState<Partial<TrainSchedulingGlobalRules>>({});
+  // Fields hold raw NumberInput values (number | string) while editing; coerced to Number on save.
+  const [form, setForm] = useState<
+    Partial<Record<keyof TrainSchedulingGlobalRules, number | string>>
+  >({});
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Sum of all wagon lengths must not exceed this"
             value={form.maxTrainLengthMeters ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, maxTrainLengthMeters: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, maxTrainLengthMeters: value }))
             }
             min={1}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Total container and bulk cargo weight must not exceed this"
             value={form.maxTrainWeightTons ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, maxTrainWeightTons: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, maxTrainWeightTons: value }))
             }
             min={1}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             label="Max wagons per train"
             value={form.maxWagonsPerTrain ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, maxWagonsPerTrain: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, maxWagonsPerTrain: value }))
             }
             min={1}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             onChange={(value) =>
               setForm((current) => ({
                 ...current,
-                max20ftContainerWeightTons: Number(value),
+                max20ftContainerWeightTons: value,
               }))
             }
             min={0.001}
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             onChange={(value) =>
               setForm((current) => ({
                 ...current,
-                max20ftPairWeightDiffTons: Number(value),
+                max20ftPairWeightDiffTons: value,
               }))
             }
             min={0}
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="The single booking day opens this many days before departure"
             value={form.importWindowLeadDays ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, importWindowLeadDays: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, importWindowLeadDays: value }))
             }
             min={0}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Export bookings are accepted first-come-first-serve starting this many hours before departure"
             value={form.exportBookingLeadHours ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, exportBookingLeadHours: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, exportBookingLeadHours: value }))
             }
             min={1}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Local hour the import window opens on its booking day (e.g. 8 = 08:00)"
             value={form.windowOpenHour ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, windowOpenHour: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, windowOpenHour: value }))
             }
             min={0}
             max={23}
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             label="Window duration (hours)"
             value={form.windowDurationHours ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, windowDurationHours: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, windowDurationHours: value }))
             }
             min={0.25}
             max={12}
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Max staff time to accept booking documents after the window closes"
             value={form.docReviewMinutes ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, docReviewMinutes: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, docReviewMinutes: value }))
             }
             min={0}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Time a selected customer has to pay before the slot expires"
             value={form.paymentWindowMinutes ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, paymentWindowMinutes: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, paymentWindowMinutes: value }))
             }
             min={1}
             disabled={loading}
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ export default function TrainSchedulingGlobalRulesPage() {
             description="Delay after window close before reopening when the train is not full (90 = 11:00 close → 12:30 reopen)"
             value={form.reopenDelayMinutes ?? ""}
             onChange={(value) =>
-              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, reopenDelayMinutes: Number(value) }))
+              setForm((current) => ({ ...current, reopenDelayMinutes: value }))
             }
             min={1}
             disabled={loading}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/LocationPicker.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/LocationPicker.tsx
index 1b75ab65c..b2f14b16f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/LocationPicker.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/LocationPicker.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,31 @@ async function searchPlaces(
   return found;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Build the address label for a picked place.
+ *
+ * For an establishment / POI (e.g. "Bole Medhanialem") Google's
+ * `formatted_address` is the *postal* address, which for many Ethiopian places
+ * collapses to just the city ("Addis Ababa, Ethiopia") — so taking it verbatim
+ * silently replaces the specific place the user picked with a broad city. The
+ * place `name` carries the specific label, so we lead with it and only append
+ * the formatted address for context when it doesn't already contain the name.
+ * Falls back to the prediction's own description (what the user saw and clicked).
+ */
+function placeDisplayName(
+  place: google.maps.places.PlaceResult | null,
+  prediction: PlacePrediction,
+): string {
+  const name = place?.name?.trim();
+  const formatted = place?.formatted_address?.trim();
+  if (name && formatted) {
+    return formatted.toLowerCase().includes(name.toLowerCase())
+      ? formatted
+      : `${name}, ${formatted}`;
+  }
+  return name || formatted || prediction.displayName;
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve a picked prediction to its coordinates via Place Details. Runs once
  * per selection (closes the Autocomplete session), so billing stays on the
@@ -174,10 +199,7 @@ async function resolvePrediction(
           return;
         }
         resolve({
-          displayName:
-            place?.formatted_address ||
-            place?.name ||
-            prediction.displayName,
+          displayName: placeDisplayName(place, prediction),
           lat: loc.lat(),
           lng: loc.lng(),
         });
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
index d245cd20c..34705395b 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
@@ -371,16 +371,41 @@ function PriceConfirmModal({
   onConfirm: () => void;
   onReject: () => void;
 }) {
-  const total = useMemo(
+  const baseTotal = useMemo(
     () => (values ? computeShipmentTotal(contract, values) : null),
     [contract, values],
   );
 
   const overweightLines = validation?.overweightLines ?? [];
+  const overweightSurchargeAmount = validation?.overweightSurchargeAmount ?? 0;
   const pairingErrors = validation?.pairingErrors ?? [];
   const hasPairingBlock = pairingErrors.length > 0;
   const confirmDisabled = loading || validationLoading || hasPairingBlock;
 
+  // The contract's frozen unit rates (computeShipmentTotal) don't carry an
+  // overweight line — that surcharge only exists in the live rule engine. Fold
+  // the real amount from validateShipment into the displayed total so the
+  // customer sees the actual charge the overweight warning refers to, not just
+  // the warning text.
+  const total = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!baseTotal) return null;
+    if (!(overweightSurchargeAmount > 0)) return baseTotal;
+    return {
+      ...baseTotal,
+      lines: [
+        ...baseTotal.lines,
+        {
+          label: "Overweight surcharge",
+          unitPrice: overweightSurchargeAmount,
+          unit: "flat" as const,
+          quantity: 1,
+          amount: overweightSurchargeAmount,
+        },
+      ],
+      total: baseTotal.total + overweightSurchargeAmount,
+    };
+  }, [baseTotal, overweightSurchargeAmount]);
+
   return (
     <Modal
       opened={Boolean(values)}
@@ -456,8 +481,11 @@ function PriceConfirmModal({
                   </Text>
                 ))}
                 <Text fz="xs" c="#9A5B00" mt={2}>
-                  An overweight surcharge applies. You can still submit, or go
-                  back and adjust weights.
+                  {overweightSurchargeAmount > 0
+                    ? `An overweight surcharge of ${overweightSurchargeAmount.toLocaleString()} ${
+                        validation?.currency ?? total?.currency ?? ""
+                      } applies (included in the total below). You can still submit, or go back and adjust weights.`
+                    : "An overweight surcharge applies. You can still submit, or go back and adjust weights."}
                 </Text>
               </Stack>
             </Alert>
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/contracts.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/contracts.service.ts
index 3af87ee42..7c981eee2 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/contracts.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/contracts.service.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ export interface OverweightLine {
  * `overweightLines` are WARNINGS only (an overweight surcharge applies — the
  * customer may still submit); `pairingErrors` are HARD BLOCKS (20ft containers
  * that cannot be balanced onto wagons) and must prevent booking.
+ * `overweightSurchargeAmount` is the real overweight charge (same rate the
+ * booking is billed at on submit) so the confirm-modal total can include it.
  */
 export interface ShipmentValidation {
   overweightLines: OverweightLine[];
+  overweightSurchargeAmount: number;
+  currency: string | null;
   pairingErrors: string[];
 }