diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 62530611c..68f92eea7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4e 
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts
index 96ed3b701..e7806c13c 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.module.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ import { VehiclesModule } from "../vehicles/vehicles.module";
     BookingPricingService,
     BookingInvoiceService,
     BookingLifecycleNotifierService,
+    BookingTransitionService,
     ConsolidationService,
     CustomerTruckService,
     ContainerReceiptService,
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
index 46b40d212..a3009ec3c 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
@@ -804,9 +804,16 @@ export class BookingsRepository extends BaseRepository<Booking> {
       });
     }
     if (options.bookingType) {
-      qb.andWhere('booking.bookingType = :bookingType', {
-        bookingType: options.bookingType,
-      });
+      // The stored booking_type column is 'ONE_TIME' for every row (contract
+      // drawdowns included — see contract-booking.service create), so the
+      // one-time vs general split keys on the denormalized contract_kind:
+      // GENERAL_CONTRACT tab = bookings under a GENERAL contract, ONE_TIME tab
+      // = everything else (ONE_TIME contracts and legacy contract-less rows).
+      if (options.bookingType === 'GENERAL_CONTRACT') {
+        qb.andWhere("booking.contract_kind = 'GENERAL'");
+      } else {
+        qb.andWhere("booking.contract_kind IS DISTINCT FROM 'GENERAL'");
+      }
     }
     if (options.createdFrom) {
       qb.andWhere('booking.created_at >= :createdFrom', {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts
index fb57be209..4e21078ff 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe('ContractBookingService — quantity-cap completion', () => {
       {} as never, // invoiceService
       {} as never, // dataSource
       {} as never, // trainSchedulingService
+      {} as never, // bookingTransitionService
     );
     return { service, contractsRepository };
   }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.consolidation.spec.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.consolidation.spec.ts
index a83837350..fa851b409 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.consolidation.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.consolidation.spec.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe('ContractBookingService — drawdown consolidation gate', () => {
       invoiceService as never,
       {} as never, // dataSource
       {} as never, // trainSchedulingService
+      {} as never, // bookingTransitionService
     );
     return {
       service,
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 9a03bfe8a..74d9cb1ea 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
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { BookingContainer } from '../bookings/entities/booking-container.entity'
 import { BookingContainerUnit } from '../bookings/entities/booking-container-unit.entity';
 import { BookingsRepository } from '../bookings/bookings.repository';
 import { BookingPricingService } from '../bookings/booking-pricing.service';
+import { BookingTransitionService } from '../bookings/booking-transition.service';
 import { ConsolidationService } from '../bookings/consolidation.service';
 import { PriceLineItemDto } from '../bookings/dto/generate-price-response.dto';
 import { BookingInvoiceService } from '../bookings/booking-invoice.service';
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
     @Inject(forwardRef(() => TrainSchedulingService))
     private readonly trainSchedulingService: TrainSchedulingService,
+    @Inject(forwardRef(() => BookingTransitionService))
+    private readonly bookingTransitionService: BookingTransitionService,
   ) {}
 
   async createUnderContract(
@@ -331,6 +334,227 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     return { booking: result ?? booking, warnings };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Initiate a BARE booking instance under a GENERAL non-customs contract
+   * (Path A per-booking self-clearance). One click, zero input: no schedule
+   * date, no cargo, no window check, no pricing. The instance starts in the
+   * clearance gate (AWAITING_DOCUMENTS); the customer uploads clearance docs,
+   * Operations reviews and finalizes, and only then does the customer complete
+   * the booking (cargo + binding day + window check) via
+   * {@link completeUnderContract} — the same machinery a one-time shipment uses.
+   */
+  async initiateUnderContract(
+    contractId: string,
+    dto: Pick<CreateBookingUnderContractDto, 'contractRouteId'>,
+    user?: { id?: string } | null,
+    actorPermissions?: unknown,
+  ): Promise<CreateBookingUnderContractResult> {
+    const contract = await this.contractsRepository.findByIdWithRelations(contractId);
+    if (!contract) throw new NotFoundException(`Contract ${contractId} not found`);
+
+    const generalSelfClear =
+      contract.contractKind === 'GENERAL' &&
+      !contract.customsClearingEnabled &&
+      contract.tradeDirection !== 'DOMESTIC';
+    if (!generalSelfClear) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        'Initiate booking applies only to general import/export contracts without customs clearing.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (contract.status === 'CONTRACT_CLOSED') {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        'This contract is completed — the full contracted quantity has been booked.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    const isGlActor =
+      actorPermissions != null &&
+      hasFreightPermission(actorPermissions, FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.createBooking);
+    const createdByRole = await this.assertGate(contract, isGlActor);
+
+    if (contract.contractValidUntil && contract.contractValidUntil.getTime() < Date.now()) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Contract validity has expired — no new bookings.');
+    }
+
+    const route = await this.resolveRoute(contract, dto.contractRouteId);
+
+    // Bare instance: no cargo, no date, no price. Draws no contract capacity
+    // until the customer completes it after clearance.
+    const booking = await insertWithGeneratedReference(
+      () => this.generateReference(),
+      (reference) =>
+        this.bookingsRepository.create({
+          reference,
+          companyId: contract.companyId ?? null,
+          companyProfileId: contract.companyProfileId ?? null,
+          isGovernment: contract.isGovernment,
+          governmentInstitution: contract.governmentInstitution ?? null,
+          status: 'AWAITING_DOCUMENTS',
+          bookingType: 'ONE_TIME',
+          contractId: contract.id,
+          contractRouteId: route?.id ?? null,
+          contractKind: contract.contractKind,
+          createdByRole,
+          createdByUserId: user?.id ?? null,
+          scheduledDate: null,
+          serviceTypeId: contract.serviceTypeId,
+          paymentCurrency: contract.paymentCurrency,
+          contractType: 'NEW',
+          customsClearingEnabled: contract.customsClearingEnabled,
+          customsClearingAgent: contract.customsClearingAgent ?? null,
+          equipmentReturn: contract.equipmentReturn ?? 'WITHOUT_RETURN',
+          originYardId: route?.originYardId ?? null,
+          destinationYardId: route?.destinationYardId ?? null,
+          tradeDirection: contract.tradeDirection,
+          freightType: contract.freightType,
+          cargoTypeId: this.resolveCargoTypeId(contract, {}),
+          isHazardous: contract.isHazardous,
+          isReefer: contract.isReefer,
+          cargoTotalWeightVgm: 0,
+          firstMilePickupAddress: contract.firstMilePickupAddress ?? null,
+          firstMilePickupLat: contract.firstMilePickupLat ?? null,
+          firstMilePickupLng: contract.firstMilePickupLng ?? null,
+          lastMileDeliveryAddress: contract.lastMileDeliveryAddress ?? null,
+          lastMileDeliveryLat: contract.lastMileDeliveryLat ?? null,
+          lastMileDeliveryLng: contract.lastMileDeliveryLng ?? null,
+        } as never),
+    );
+
+    const result = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id);
+    return { booking: result ?? booking, warnings: [] };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Complete a bare initiated booking after Operations finalized its per-booking
+   * clearance (CLEARANCE_READY) or returned it for changes
+   * (OPERATION_CHANGES_REQUESTED). This is the deferred half of
+   * {@link createUnderContract}: cargo lines, quantity-cap drawdown, booking
+   * window + open-departure checks, pricing, consolidation and invoicing all run
+   * here — the same gates a one-time shipment passes at creation.
+   */
+  async completeUnderContract(
+    contractId: string,
+    bookingId: string,
+    dto: CreateBookingUnderContractDto,
+  ): Promise<CreateBookingUnderContractResult> {
+    const contract = await this.contractsRepository.findByIdWithRelations(contractId);
+    if (!contract) throw new NotFoundException(`Contract ${contractId} not found`);
+
+    const booking = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(bookingId);
+    if (!booking || booking.contractId !== contract.id) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Booking ${bookingId} not found on this contract`);
+    }
+    if (!['CLEARANCE_READY', 'OPERATION_CHANGES_REQUESTED'].includes(booking.status)) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        'Clearance must be finalized before the booking can be completed.',
+      );
+    }
+    if (!dto.scheduledDate) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('A binding shipment day is required');
+    }
+    if (contract.contractValidUntil && contract.contractValidUntil.getTime() < Date.now()) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Contract validity has expired — no new bookings.');
+    }
+
+    const freightType = contract.freightType;
+    const hasCargo =
+      (booking.bookingContainers?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+      Number(booking.cargoTotalWeightVgm) > 0;
+    const warnings: string[] = [];
+
+    // First completion persists cargo and draws contract capacity; a resubmit
+    // after OPERATION_CHANGES_REQUESTED already has its cargo and only re-picks
+    // the shipment day.
+    if (!hasCargo) {
+      await this.assertWithinQuantityCap(contract, dto);
+      if (freightType === 'CONTAINER') {
+        await this.assertWithinMaxCapacity(contract, dto);
+        await this.assert20ftPairableAtCreate(dto);
+        await this.persistContainers(booking.id, contract, dto);
+      }
+      await this.bookingsRepository.update(booking.id, {
+        cargoTypeId: this.resolveCargoTypeId(contract, dto),
+        cargoTotalWeightVgm: this.resolveBulkTons(dto),
+        ...(dto.equipmentReturn ? { equipmentReturn: dto.equipmentReturn } : {}),
+      } as never);
+
+      const loaded = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id);
+      if (loaded) {
+        if (freightType === 'CONTAINER') {
+          await this.applyWeightResults(loaded);
+        }
+        const computed = await this.bookingPricingService.computePriceForBooking(loaded);
+        // A zero price means no contract rate matches — roll the cargo back so
+        // the instance stays CLEARANCE_READY and can be completed again once
+        // the contract rates are fixed (the clearance work is not lost).
+        if (!(computed.totalAmount > 0)) {
+          await this.bookingsRepository.deleteContainers(booking.id);
+          await this.bookingsRepository.update(booking.id, {
+            cargoTotalWeightVgm: 0,
+          } as never);
+          throw new BadRequestException(
+            'Booking price came out as 0 — no contract rate matches this ' +
+              'route/cargo. Set the contract rate and try again.',
+          );
+        }
+        await this.bookingsRepository.update(booking.id, {
+          totalAmount: computed.totalAmount,
+          priorityScore: computed.priorityScore,
+          pricingBreakdown: {
+            lineItems: computed.lineItems,
+            totalAmount: computed.totalAmount,
+            currency: computed.currency,
+            generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+          },
+        } as never);
+        await this.bookingPricingService.createPricingSnapshots(
+          booking.id,
+          computed.usedRates,
+          computed.appliedModifiers,
+        );
+        warnings.push(...computed.warnings);
+      }
+
+      // Wagon consolidation gate — a partial-wagon 20ft set parks for a partner
+      // exactly like a drawdown created with cargo does. The shipment day is
+      // stored first so the pairing event can resume straight into the
+      // operations queue.
+      const withContainers = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id);
+      if (
+        withContainers &&
+        freightType === 'CONTAINER' &&
+        (await this.consolidationService.needsConsolidationFromBooking(withContainers))
+      ) {
+        await this.bookingsRepository.update(booking.id, {
+          scheduledDate: new Date(dto.scheduledDate),
+        } as never);
+        const parked = await this.consolidateDrawdown(
+          withContainers,
+          'OPERATION_REQUEST_PENDING',
+        );
+        warnings.push(parked.message);
+        if (!parked.paired) {
+          await this.maybeCompleteContract(contract);
+          const pendingResult = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(booking.id);
+          return { booking: pendingResult ?? booking, warnings };
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Invoice the now-priced booking (idempotent, non-blocking).
+      await this.finalizeContractBooking(booking.id, contract, false);
+      await this.maybeCompleteContract(contract);
+    }
+
+    // Binding day + open-departure validation, status OPERATION_REQUEST_PENDING
+    // and the staff notification — the exact machine a one-time booking uses.
+    const completed = await this.bookingTransitionService.requestOperation(
+      booking.id,
+      dto.scheduledDate,
+    );
+    return { booking: completed, warnings };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Search for a complementary partner for a parked-eligible drawdown, pair it or
    * park it in PENDING_CONSOLIDATION with the resume status it should return to.
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 7f75b12c8..d5dc9793e 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contracts.controller.ts
@@ -799,6 +799,37 @@ export class ContractsController {
     );
   }
 
+  @Post(':id/bookings/initiate')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary:
+      'Initiate a bare booking instance under a GENERAL non-customs contract — no cargo, no date; enters per-booking clearance (AWAITING_DOCUMENTS).',
+  })
+  initiateBooking(
+    @Param('id', ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
+    @Body() dto: CreateBookingUnderContractDto,
+    @CurrentUser() user: AuthUserPayload,
+  ) {
+    return this.contractBookingService.initiateUnderContract(
+      id,
+      { contractRouteId: dto?.contractRouteId },
+      { id: user?.id ?? user?.sub },
+      user,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @Post(':id/bookings/:bookingId/complete')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary:
+      'Complete an initiated booking after Operations finalized its clearance — cargo + binding day, window and departure checks, pricing and invoicing.',
+  })
+  completeBooking(
+    @Param('id', ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
+    @Param('bookingId', ParseUUIDPipe) bookingId: string,
+    @Body() dto: CreateBookingUnderContractDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.contractBookingService.completeUnderContract(id, bookingId, dto);
+  }
+
   @Post(':id/validate-shipment')
   @ApiOperation({
     summary:
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
index ca0fda7a3..56480bad5 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/App.tsx
@@ -197,12 +197,14 @@ const buildSidebarSections = (demoItems: SidebarItem[]): SidebarSection[] => [
         icon: <Send />,
         permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.createBooking,
       },
-      // {
-      //   label: "Self-Clearance Review",
-      //   href: "/dashboard/contracts/ops-clearance",
-      //   icon: <ShieldCheck />,
-      //   permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.opsClearanceReview,
-      // },
+      // Operations Path A queue: per-booking self-clearance review for
+      // GENERAL non-customs booking instances (and legacy self-clear bookings).
+      {
+        label: "Self-Clearance Review",
+        href: "/dashboard/contracts/ops-clearance",
+        icon: <ShieldCheck />,
+        permission: FREIGHT_PERMS.contracts.opsClearanceReview,
+      },
       {
         label: "GL Djibouti Clearance",
         href: "/dashboard/gl-djibouti/clearance",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/bookings/detail/ClearanceReviewSection.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/bookings/detail/ClearanceReviewSection.tsx
index 74f9cdb03..1b2c46bac 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/bookings/detail/ClearanceReviewSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/bookings/detail/ClearanceReviewSection.tsx
@@ -380,6 +380,31 @@ export function ClearanceReviewSection({
             </Text>
           </Group>
         </Paper>
+      ) : clearance.status !== "DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW" ? (
+        // Finalize is only valid from DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW (the API rejects
+        // any other status with a 409) — once the booking moved on, show the
+        // finalized state instead of a button that can only fail.
+        <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+          <Group gap={8} wrap="nowrap" style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+            <ThemeIcon
+              variant="light"
+              color={clearance.allApproved ? "edr-green" : "gray"}
+              radius="md"
+              size={28}
+            >
+              {clearance.allApproved ? (
+                <CheckCircle2 size={15} />
+              ) : (
+                <FileCheck2 size={15} />
+              )}
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <Text fz="12.5px" c="dimmed">
+              {clearance.allApproved
+                ? "Clearance has been finalized. The customer can now pick a shipment day and proceed to operation."
+                : "Finalization unlocks once the customer submits their documents and every required document is approved."}
+            </Text>
+          </Group>
+        </Paper>
       ) : (
         <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
           <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap">
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/App.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/App.tsx
index b091567ee..637a42816 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/App.tsx
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ const App = () => {
               path="/contracts/:id/bookings/new"
               element={<NewShipmentPage />}
             />
+            {/* Completion of an initiated (bare) booking after per-booking
+                clearance — same form, submits to the complete endpoint. */}
+            <Route
+              path="/contracts/:id/bookings/:bookingId/complete"
+              element={<NewShipmentPage />}
+            />
             <Route
               path="/contracts/:id/clearance"
               element={<ContractClearanceFlow />}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx
index 9d1b6718e..9e73dcb58 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { Button, Group, type ButtonProps } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import toast from "react-hot-toast";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import type { Freight } from "@edr/types";
 
 import { PayNowButton } from "@/pages/bookings/payments/PayNowButton";
+import { api } from "@/services/api";
 import { ContractClearanceAction } from "./ContractClearanceAction";
 import { deriveContractCustomerAction } from "./deriveContractCustomerAction";
 
@@ -56,6 +60,18 @@ export function ContractCustomerAction({
     return <PayNowButton booking={action.booking} label={action.label} size={size} />;
   }
 
+  if (action.type === "initiate") {
+    return (
+      <InitiateBookingButton
+        contract={action.contract}
+        label={action.label}
+        icon={action.icon}
+        size={size}
+        listStyle={listStyle}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   const Icon = action.icon;
   const variant = action.primary ? "filled" : "light";
 
@@ -80,6 +96,88 @@ export function ContractCustomerAction({
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * One-click bare booking instance under a GENERAL non-customs contract. No
+ * form, no date, no window gate — the new instance lands in per-booking
+ * clearance (AWAITING_DOCUMENTS) and the customer is taken straight to it.
+ */
+export function InitiateBookingButton({
+  contract,
+  label = "Initiate booking",
+  icon: Icon,
+  size = "xs",
+  listStyle = false,
+  fullWidth = false,
+}: {
+  contract: Freight.IContract;
+  label?: string;
+  icon: LucideIcon;
+  size?: ButtonProps["size"];
+  listStyle?: boolean;
+  fullWidth?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  const mutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () =>
+      api.contracts.initiateBookingUnderContract.call({
+        id: contract.id,
+        // Multi-route contracts must name a route; single-route auto-selects.
+        contractRouteId:
+          (contract.routes?.length ?? 0) > 1
+            ? contract.routes![0].id
+            : undefined,
+      }),
+    onSuccess: (booking) => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: api.bookings.list.queryKey() });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: api.contracts.get.queryKey({ id: contract.id }),
+      });
+      toast.success(
+        "Booking initiated — upload your clearance documents to start the review.",
+      );
+      navigate(`/bookings/${booking.id}`);
+    },
+    onError: (e: Error) =>
+      toast.error(e.message || "Could not initiate the booking"),
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      size={size}
+      radius="md"
+      h={listStyle ? 34 : undefined}
+      variant="filled"
+      color="edr-green"
+      fullWidth={fullWidth}
+      leftSection={<Icon size={15} />}
+      loading={mutation.isPending}
+      onClick={(e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        mutation.mutate();
+      }}
+      styles={
+        listStyle
+          ? {
+              root: {
+                fontWeight: 600,
+                fontSize: 13,
+                paddingInline: 14,
+                whiteSpace: "nowrap" as const,
+                boxShadow: "0 1px 2px rgba(14,163,113,0.25)",
+              },
+            }
+          : undefined
+      }
+      fw={listStyle ? undefined : 700}
+      fz={listStyle ? undefined : 13}
+    >
+      {label}
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
+
 /** Action column cell: doc button + primary customer action. */
 export function ContractCustomerActionCell({
   contract,
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts
index 5d9a53c91..ddd64d3e8 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/customer-actions/deriveContractCustomerAction.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ export type ContractCustomerAction =
       label: string;
       primary: boolean;
       icon: LucideIcon;
+    }
+  | {
+      /** One-click bare booking instance (GENERAL non-customs) — mutation, not navigation. */
+      type: "initiate";
+      contract: Freight.IContract;
+      label: string;
+      primary: boolean;
+      icon: LucideIcon;
     };
 
 function findPayableBookingForContract(
@@ -210,6 +218,15 @@ export function deriveContractCustomerAction(
   }
 
   const bookingAction = getContractBookingAction(contract, bookings);
+  if (bookingAction.kind === "initiate") {
+    return {
+      type: "initiate",
+      contract,
+      label: "Initiate booking",
+      primary: true,
+      icon: PackagePlus,
+    };
+  }
   if (bookingAction.kind === "book") {
     return {
       type: "navigate",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/constants/URLS.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/constants/URLS.ts
index be4a2a3a8..54af7b150 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/constants/URLS.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/constants/URLS.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ export const URL_CONSTANTS = {
       `/api/contracts/${id}/clearance/documents`,
     CLEARANCE_DUTY_SLIP: (id: string) => `/api/contracts/${id}/clearance/duty-slip`,
     BOOKINGS: (id: string) => `/api/contracts/${id}/bookings`,
+    BOOKINGS_INITIATE: (id: string) => `/api/contracts/${id}/bookings/initiate`,
+    BOOKINGS_COMPLETE: (id: string, bookingId: string) =>
+      `/api/contracts/${id}/bookings/${bookingId}/complete`,
     VALIDATE_SHIPMENT: (id: string) =>
       `/api/contracts/${id}/validate-shipment`,
     MILESTONES: (id: string) => `/api/contracts/${id}/milestones`,
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/ClearanceCard.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/ClearanceCard.tsx
index 8f055e79a..5bbece55e 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/ClearanceCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/ClearanceCard.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
-import { Alert, Button, Group } from "@mantine/core";
-import { CheckCircle2, Upload } from "lucide-react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Alert, Button, Group, Text } from "@mantine/core";
+import { CheckCircle2, ClipboardList, Clock, Upload } from "lucide-react";
 
 import type { Freight } from "@edr/types";
 
-import { ClearanceFlow } from "@/pages/bookings/clearance/ClearanceFlow";
-import { useClearanceFlow } from "@/pages/bookings/clearance/useClearanceFlow";
+import { BookingActionModal } from "@/pages/bookings/clearance/BookingActionModal";
+import { getBookingNextAction } from "@/pages/bookings/clearance/bookingNextAction";
 import { BookingClearanceWorkflowBanner } from "@/pages/bookings/BookingClearanceWorkflowBanner";
 
 import { CardTitle, SectionCard } from "./layout";
 
 /**
- * Customer-facing clearance section on the booking detail page: shows the
- * resolved document grid, lets the customer (re)upload pending/queried documents
- * plus ad-hoc named documents, and proceed to operation once Global Logistics
- * marks the booking CLEARANCE_READY.
- *
- * The flow body, calendar, and mutations are shared with the home-page action
- * modal via `useClearanceFlow` / `ClearanceFlow`.
+ * Customer-facing clearance section on the booking detail page: a compact
+ * status summary with a single action button. The document grid, re-uploads,
+ * and the shipment-day picker all live in the shared {@link BookingActionModal}
+ * (the same modal the My Shipments list uses), so the flow behaves identically
+ * from both entry points.
  */
 export function ClearanceCard({ booking }: { booking: Freight.IBooking }) {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const flow = useClearanceFlow(booking);
+  const [modalOpen, setModalOpen] = useState(false);
+  const status = booking.status as string;
+  const action = getBookingNextAction(booking);
 
-  if (flow.status === "OPERATION_REQUESTED") {
+  if (status === "OPERATION_REQUESTED") {
     return (
       <SectionCard>
         <CardTitle>Operation</CardTitle>
@@ -34,56 +33,51 @@ export function ClearanceCard({ booking }: { booking: Freight.IBooking }) {
     );
   }
 
-  if (flow.isLoading || !flow.clearance) {
-    return (
-      <SectionCard>
-        <CardTitle>Clearance documents</CardTitle>
-      </SectionCard>
+  const summary =
+    status === "CLEARANCE_READY" ? (
+      <Alert color="teal" radius="md" icon={<CheckCircle2 size={18} />}>
+        Clearance is complete. Pick a shipment day and proceed to operation.
+      </Alert>
+    ) : status === "DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW" ? (
+      <Alert color="blue" radius="md" icon={<Clock size={18} />}>
+        Your documents are being reviewed. Re-upload any queried documents to
+        proceed — approved documents stay as they are.
+      </Alert>
+    ) : (
+      <Alert color="yellow" radius="md" icon={<Upload size={18} />}>
+        Upload the required clearance documents so your shipment can be
+        reviewed.
+      </Alert>
     );
-  }
 
   return (
     <SectionCard>
       <BookingClearanceWorkflowBanner booking={booking} />
       <Group justify="space-between" align="center" mb="md" mt="md">
         <CardTitle>Clearance documents</CardTitle>
+        {action && (
+          <Button
+            color="edr-green"
+            radius="md"
+            leftSection={<ClipboardList size={16} />}
+            onClick={() => setModalOpen(true)}
+          >
+            {action.label}
+          </Button>
+        )}
       </Group>
 
-      <ClearanceFlow
+      {summary}
+
+      <Text fz="12.5px" c="dimmed" mt="sm">
+        Use “{action?.label ?? "the action button"}” to manage your clearance
+        documents.
+      </Text>
+
+      <BookingActionModal
         booking={booking}
-        flow={flow}
-        footer={
-          <Group justify="flex-end" mt="lg" gap="sm">
-            {flow.canUpload && (
-              <Button
-                color="edr-green"
-                radius="md"
-                leftSection={<Upload size={16} />}
-                onClick={() => flow.submitDocuments()}
-                loading={flow.uploadMutation.isPending}
-                disabled={!flow.canSubmit}
-              >
-                Submit documents
-              </Button>
-            )}
-            {flow.isReady && (
-              <Button
-                color="edr-green"
-                radius="md"
-                leftSection={<CheckCircle2 size={16} />}
-                onClick={() =>
-                  flow.proceedToOperation({
-                    onSuccess: () => navigate(`/bookings/${booking.id}`),
-                  })
-                }
-                loading={flow.proceedMutation.isPending}
-                disabled={!flow.scheduledDate}
-              >
-                Proceed to operation
-              </Button>
-            )}
-          </Group>
-        }
+        opened={modalOpen}
+        onClose={() => setModalOpen(false)}
       />
     </SectionCard>
   );
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/constants.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/constants.ts
index 7b91f8250..e4fac9ca7 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/constants.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,23 @@ export const PROGRESS_STAGES = [
     statuses: ["DRAFT", "CHANGES_REQUESTED"],
   },
   {
+    // AWAITING_DOCUMENTS: a fresh contract-drawdown booking lands here — the
+    // customer just submitted it and now uploads clearance documents.
     label: "Submitted",
     icon: ClipboardCheck,
-    statuses: ["SUBMITTED"],
+    statuses: ["SUBMITTED", "AWAITING_DOCUMENTS"],
   },
   {
+    // Clearance review is the approval step for contract-drawdown bookings.
     label: "Approval",
     icon: ShieldCheck,
-    statuses: ["PENDING_APPROVAL", "APPROVED_PENDING_SIGNATURE", "APPROVED"],
+    statuses: [
+      "PENDING_APPROVAL",
+      "APPROVED_PENDING_SIGNATURE",
+      "APPROVED",
+      "DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW",
+      "CLEARANCE_READY",
+    ],
   },
   {
     label: "Contract",
@@ -37,6 +46,7 @@ export const PROGRESS_STAGES = [
       "FULLY_EXECUTED",
       "SELECTED_FOR_BATCH",
       "PAYMENT_VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS",
+      "OPERATION_REQUESTED",
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -234,24 +244,24 @@ export const STATUS_MAP: Record<
     title: "Clearance documents needed",
     description:
       "Upload the required clearance documents so your shipment can be reviewed.",
-    stage: 5,
+    stage: 1,
   },
   DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW: {
     title: "Documents under review",
     description:
       "Your clearance documents are being reviewed. Re-upload any queried documents to proceed.",
-    stage: 5,
+    stage: 2,
   },
   CLEARANCE_READY: {
     title: "Cleared — choose a shipment day",
     description:
       "Clearance is complete. Pick a shipment day and proceed to operation.",
-    stage: 5,
+    stage: 2,
   },
   OPERATION_REQUESTED: {
     title: "Operation requested",
     description: "Operation requested. An operator will take your shipment forward.",
-    stage: 5,
+    stage: 4,
   },
   CONTRACT_ACTIVE: {
     title: "Contract active",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/BookingActionModal.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/BookingActionModal.tsx
index 0cabf0878..32ea4f654 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/BookingActionModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/BookingActionModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Box, Button, Group, Modal, Text } from "@mantine/core";
-import { CheckCircle2, Upload } from "lucide-react";
+import { CheckCircle2, PackagePlus, Upload } from "lucide-react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import type { Freight } from "@edr/types";
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ function BookingActionModalBody({
 }) {
   const action = getBookingNextAction(booking);
   const flow = useClearanceFlow(booking);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const reference = booking.reference;
 
   const handleSubmit = () => flow.submitDocuments({ onSuccess: onClose });
@@ -91,17 +93,31 @@ function BookingActionModalBody({
                   Submit documents
                 </Button>
               )}
-              {flow.isReady && (
+              {flow.needsCompletion && flow.completeTo ? (
                 <Button
                   color="edr-green"
                   radius="md"
-                  leftSection={<CheckCircle2 size={16} />}
-                  onClick={handleProceed}
-                  loading={flow.proceedMutation.isPending}
-                  disabled={!flow.scheduledDate}
+                  leftSection={<PackagePlus size={16} />}
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    onClose();
+                    navigate(flow.completeTo!);
+                  }}
                 >
-                  Proceed to operation
+                  Complete booking
                 </Button>
+              ) : (
+                flow.isReady && (
+                  <Button
+                    color="edr-green"
+                    radius="md"
+                    leftSection={<CheckCircle2 size={16} />}
+                    onClick={handleProceed}
+                    loading={flow.proceedMutation.isPending}
+                    disabled={!flow.scheduledDate}
+                  >
+                    Proceed to operation
+                  </Button>
+                )
               )}
             </Group>
           }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/ClearanceFlow.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/ClearanceFlow.tsx
index 86566eba0..604e2c1c9 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/ClearanceFlow.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/ClearanceFlow.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export function ClearanceFlow({ booking, flow, footer }: ClearanceFlowProps) {
     customerDocs,
     glDocs,
     isReady,
+    needsCompletion,
     canUpload,
     isInitialUpload,
     status,
@@ -78,9 +79,11 @@ export function ClearanceFlow({ booking, flow, footer }: ClearanceFlowProps) {
     <Stack gap={0}>
       {isReady ? (
         <Alert color="teal" radius="md" icon={<CheckCircle2 size={18} />} mb="md">
-          {clearance.includesCustoms
-            ? "Customs clearance is complete and your cleared documents are available below. You can now proceed to operation."
-            : "Clearance is ready. You can now proceed to operation."}
+          {needsCompletion
+            ? "Clearance is finalized. Complete your booking now — enter the cargo details and pick a shipment day inside an open booking window."
+            : clearance.includesCustoms
+              ? "Customs clearance is complete and your cleared documents are available below. You can now proceed to operation."
+              : "Clearance is ready. You can now proceed to operation."}
         </Alert>
       ) : status === "DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW" ? (
         <Alert color="blue" radius="md" icon={<Clock size={18} />} mb="md">
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ export function ClearanceFlow({ booking, flow, footer }: ClearanceFlowProps) {
         </Alert>
       )}
 
-      {isReady && (
+      {isReady && !needsCompletion && (
         <Box mt="lg">
           <Text fz="13px" fw={700} c="#10202F" mb={6}>
             Choose your shipment day
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/useClearanceFlow.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/useClearanceFlow.ts
index ab9560ac6..0ccc6d004 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/useClearanceFlow.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/clearance/useClearanceFlow.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ export function useClearanceFlow(booking: Freight.IBooking) {
   );
 
   const isReady = status === "CLEARANCE_READY";
+  // Bare initiated instance (GENERAL non-customs "Initiate booking"): created
+  // with no cargo and no price. Once ready it is COMPLETED on the full booking
+  // form (cargo + shipment day + window check), not date-only proceed.
+  const needsCompletion =
+    isReady &&
+    Boolean(booking.contractId) &&
+    !(Number(booking.totalAmount ?? 0) > 0);
+  const completeTo = needsCompletion
+    ? `/contracts/${booking.contractId}/bookings/${booking.id}/complete`
+    : null;
   const canUpload =
     status === "AWAITING_DOCUMENTS" || status === "DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW";
   // The very first upload (nothing in review yet). Here every required document
@@ -146,6 +156,8 @@ export function useClearanceFlow(booking: Freight.IBooking) {
     customerDocs,
     glDocs,
     isReady,
+    needsCompletion,
+    completeTo,
     canUpload,
     isInitialUpload,
     // staged upload state
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx
index 2fed7e7a0..0eb06ea79 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/ContractDetailPage.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import { labelForDocCode } from "@/pages/bookings/resubmit";
 import { ContractClearancePanel } from "./ContractClearancePanel";
 import { ContractClearanceWorkflowBanner } from "./ContractClearanceWorkflowBanner";
 import { ClearanceUploadedDocumentsPanel } from "@/components/contracts/ClearanceUploadedDocumentsPanel";
+import { InitiateBookingButton } from "@/components/customer-actions/ContractCustomerAction";
 import { formatRateUnit } from "./new-contract-form/unit-rates";
 import { getContractBookingAction } from "./contract-booking-action";
 import { closedWindowMessage, hasOpenWindow } from "./booking-window";
@@ -348,6 +349,9 @@ export default function ContractDetailPage() {
   const canBookShipment =
     bookingAction.kind === "book" || bookingAction.kind === "rebook";
   const canRequestShipment = bookingAction.kind === "request";
+  // GENERAL non-customs import/export: one-click bare booking instance — the
+  // per-booking clearance runs first, so no window gate applies here.
+  const canInitiateBooking = bookingAction.kind === "initiate";
   // Customs + clearance finalized: GL is preparing the booking — surface a
   // status notice instead of any action.
   const glPreparingBooking = customsPath && clearanceFinalized;
@@ -438,6 +442,13 @@ export default function ContractDetailPage() {
                 Request shipment
               </Button>
             )}
+            {canInitiateBooking && (
+              <InitiateBookingButton
+                contract={contract}
+                icon={PackagePlus}
+                size="md"
+              />
+            )}
             {canBookShipment &&
               (bookingWindowOpen ? (
                 <Button
@@ -1289,6 +1300,13 @@ export default function ContractDetailPage() {
             >
               <Group justify="space-between" align="center" mb="md">
                 <SectionLabel>Bookings under this contract</SectionLabel>
+                {canInitiateBooking && (
+                  <InitiateBookingButton
+                    contract={contract}
+                    icon={PackagePlus}
+                    size="xs"
+                  />
+                )}
                 {canBookShipment && bookingWindowOpen && (
                   <Button
                     color="edr-green"
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 06cb017c9..0e0a3a1f3 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ const blockNegative = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
 };
 
 export default function NewShipmentPage() {
-  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  // With `bookingId` the page runs in COMPLETION mode: the bare booking
+  // instance (created by "Initiate booking") already passed per-booking
+  // clearance, and this form supplies the deferred cargo + shipment day. Same
+  // window gates, same validation, same price confirmation — the submit just
+  // completes the existing booking instead of creating a new one.
+  const { id, bookingId } = useParams<{ id: string; bookingId?: string }>();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const { data: contract, isLoading } = useQuery(
@@ -204,7 +209,13 @@ export default function NewShipmentPage() {
     );
   }
 
-  return <NewShipmentBookingForm contract={contract} contractId={id!} />;
+  return (
+    <NewShipmentBookingForm
+      contract={contract}
+      contractId={id!}
+      completeBookingId={bookingId}
+    />
+  );
 }
 
 function bulkUnitOfMeasure(
@@ -219,9 +230,12 @@ function bulkUnitOfMeasure(
 function NewShipmentBookingForm({
   contract,
   contractId,
+  completeBookingId,
 }: {
   contract: Freight.IContract;
   contractId: string;
+  /** Set when completing an initiated (bare) booking after clearance. */
+  completeBookingId?: string;
 }) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -251,7 +265,13 @@ function NewShipmentBookingForm({
 
   const submitMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: (dto: Freight.CreateBookingUnderContractDto) =>
-      api.contracts.createBookingUnderContract.call({ id: contractId, dto }),
+      completeBookingId
+        ? api.contracts.completeBookingUnderContract.call({
+            id: contractId,
+            bookingId: completeBookingId,
+            dto,
+          })
+        : api.contracts.createBookingUnderContract.call({ id: contractId, dto }),
     onSuccess: (booking) => {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: api.bookings.list.queryKey() });
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({
@@ -368,10 +388,12 @@ function NewShipmentBookingForm({
       >
         <Box>
           <Title order={1} fw={800} fz={26} style={{ letterSpacing: "-0.01em" }}>
-            New Shipment Booking
+            {completeBookingId ? "Complete Your Booking" : "New Shipment Booking"}
           </Title>
           <Text size="sm" c="edr-muted" mt={4}>
-            Book a shipment against contract {contract.reference}.
+            {completeBookingId
+              ? `Clearance is finalized — enter the cargo details and shipment day to complete your booking under contract ${contract.reference}.`
+              : `Book a shipment against contract ${contract.reference}.`}
           </Text>
         </Box>
         <Button
@@ -398,7 +420,9 @@ function NewShipmentBookingForm({
               mb="lg"
             >
               <Text size="sm" fw={600}>
-                Failed to create the shipment booking
+                {completeBookingId
+                  ? "Failed to complete the booking"
+                  : "Failed to create the shipment booking"}
               </Text>
               <Text size="sm" mt={4} c="red.7">
                 {submitMutation.error instanceof Error
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-booking-action.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-booking-action.ts
index 0c449ad5f..1a128e84f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-booking-action.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-booking-action.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ export const TERMINAL_BOOKING_STATUSES = [
 /** Path A statuses where a customer (no customs) may book against the contract. */
 const PATH_A_BOOKABLE = ["FULLY_EXECUTED", "CONTRACT_ACTIVE"];
 
-export type ContractBookingActionKind = "book" | "rebook" | "request" | "none";
+export type ContractBookingActionKind =
+  | "book"
+  | "rebook"
+  | "request"
+  | "initiate"
+  | "none";
 
 export interface ContractBookingAction {
   kind: ContractBookingActionKind;
@@ -63,5 +68,13 @@ export function getContractBookingAction(
     return { kind: hasExpired ? "rebook" : "book", to };
   }
 
+  // GENERAL non-customs import/export: one-click bare booking instance — the
+  // per-booking clearance runs first, cargo + shipment day come at completion.
+  // No window gate here; the window is checked when the booking is completed.
+  // DOMESTIC (intercity) keeps the direct booking form.
+  if (contract.tradeDirection !== "DOMESTIC") {
+    return { kind: "initiate", to: `/contracts/${contract.id}` };
+  }
+
   return { kind: "book", to };
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/api.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/api.ts
index 87cd2c28f..6cd606b2e 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/api.ts
@@ -531,6 +531,24 @@ export const api = {
       contractsService.createBookingUnderContract(id, dto),
     ),
 
+    initiateBookingUnderContract: endpoint<
+      { id: string; contractRouteId?: string },
+      Freight.IBooking
+    >("contracts", "initiateBookingUnderContract", ({ id, contractRouteId }) =>
+      contractsService.initiateBookingUnderContract(id, contractRouteId),
+    ),
+
+    completeBookingUnderContract: endpoint<
+      {
+        id: string;
+        bookingId: string;
+        dto: Freight.CreateBookingUnderContractDto;
+      },
+      Freight.IBooking
+    >("contracts", "completeBookingUnderContract", ({ id, bookingId, dto }) =>
+      contractsService.completeBookingUnderContract(id, bookingId, dto),
+    ),
+
     validateShipment: endpoint<
       { id: string; dto: Freight.CreateBookingUnderContractDto },
       ShipmentValidation
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 10ef9716f..616a202db 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/contracts.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/services/contracts.service.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,32 @@ export const contractsService = {
     return data.data.booking ?? data.data;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * One-click bare booking instance under a GENERAL non-customs contract — no
+   * cargo, no date. The instance enters per-booking clearance; the customer
+   * completes it (cargo + shipment day) once Operations finalizes.
+   */
+  initiateBookingUnderContract: async (
+    id: string,
+    contractRouteId?: string,
+  ): Promise<Freight.IBooking> => {
+    const { data } = await client.post(
+      C.BOOKINGS_INITIATE(id),
+      contractRouteId ? { contractRouteId } : {},
+    );
+    return data.data.booking ?? data.data;
+  },
+
+  /** Complete an initiated booking after clearance — same DTO as create. */
+  completeBookingUnderContract: async (
+    id: string,
+    bookingId: string,
+    dto: Freight.CreateBookingUnderContractDto,
+  ): Promise<Freight.IBooking> => {
+    const { data } = await client.post(C.BOOKINGS_COMPLETE(id, bookingId), dto);
+    return data.data.booking ?? data.data;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Pre-submit validation of a shipment booking (same DTO as
    * `createBookingUnderContract`). Returns overweight warnings and hard-block