diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx
index 5502886d3..67e84a09f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
   // Intercity shipments ride a passing import/export train staff pick at
   // finalize time — no shipment day is chosen and no window gate applies.
   const isIntercity = contract?.tradeDirection === "DOMESTIC";
+  // USD billing is offered on import traffic only — export and domestic
+  // shipments are always invoiced in ETB.
+  const isImport = contract?.tradeDirection === "IMPORT";
 
   // ONE_TIME split-remainder mode: a previous booking on this contract was
   // split on train capacity, so the capacity endpoint reports the outstanding
@@ -1757,12 +1760,15 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
               Billing currency
             </Text>
             <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" mb={8}>
-              Shipments are invoiced in ETB.
+              {isImport
+                ? "Import shipments may be invoiced in ETB or USD. USD is paid by bank transfer, not online."
+                : "Shipments are invoiced in ETB."}
             </Text>
             <CurrencySelector
               value={isIntercity ? "ETB" : paymentCurrency}
               onChange={setPaymentCurrency}
               disabled={isIntercity}
+              allowUsd={isImport}
             />
           </Box>
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/EditBookingPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/EditBookingPage.tsx
index 85709f1d4..26a59b405 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/EditBookingPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/EditBookingPage.tsx
@@ -683,7 +683,11 @@ export default function EditBookingPage() {
             />
           </SimpleGrid>
 
-          <PaymentCurrencyField control={form.control} />
+          {/* USD billing is import-only; export/intercity stay ETB. */}
+          <PaymentCurrencyField
+            control={form.control}
+            allowUsd={operationType === "import"}
+          />
 
           {(selectedService?.includesFirstMile ||
             selectedService?.includesLastMile ||
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/payment-currency-field.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/payment-currency-field.tsx
index d874fb783..fb91b515b 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/payment-currency-field.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/payment-currency-field.tsx
@@ -19,14 +19,25 @@ const CURRENCY_ICONS: Record<
 
 export function PaymentCurrencyField({
   control,
+  allowUsd = false,
 }: {
   control: Control<BookingFormInputValues, any, BookingFormValues>;
+  /**
+   * Offer USD alongside ETB. Import shipments only — export and domestic
+   * traffic is always invoiced in ETB.
+   */
+  allowUsd?: boolean;
 }) {
+  const options = allowUsd
+    ? PAYMENT_CURRENCY_OPTIONS
+    : PAYMENT_CURRENCY_OPTIONS.filter((o) => o.value !== "USD");
   return (
     <Box mt={24}>
       <StepLabel>Payment currency</StepLabel>
       <Text fz={12} c="#6B7C8E" mt={4} mb={12}>
-        Choose the currency for your freight quote and invoices.
+        {allowUsd
+          ? "Choose the currency for your freight quote and invoices. USD is paid by bank transfer, not online."
+          : "Choose the currency for your freight quote and invoices."}
       </Text>
       <Controller
         name="paymentCurrency"
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ export function PaymentCurrencyField({
                 border: "1px solid #E6ECF2",
               }}
             >
-              {PAYMENT_CURRENCY_OPTIONS.map((option) => {
+              {options.map((option) => {
                 const Icon = CURRENCY_ICONS[option.value].icon;
                 const selected = field.value === option.value;
                 return (
@@ -97,10 +108,7 @@ export function PaymentCurrencyField({
             </Group>
             {/* Description for the active currency, kept subtle. */}
             <Text fz={11.5} c="#6B7C8E" mt={8}>
-              {
-                PAYMENT_CURRENCY_OPTIONS.find((o) => o.value === field.value)
-                  ?.description
-              }
+              {options.find((o) => o.value === field.value)?.description}
             </Text>
             <OptionFieldError error={fieldState.error} />
           </div>
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/schema.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/schema.ts
index 08bb5236d..27b669d72 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/schema.ts
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ export const PAYMENT_CURRENCY_OPTIONS: Array<{
   label: string;
   description: string;
 }> = [
-  // ponytail: ETB-only for now — re-add the USD option when multi-currency billing returns.
   {
     value: "ETB",
     label: "ETB",
-    description: "Ethiopian Birr — local pricing and invoicing.",
+    description: "Ethiopian Birr — pay online through the payment gateway.",
+  },
+  // Import shipments only; the field is hidden on export/domestic traffic.
+  {
+    value: "USD",
+    label: "USD",
+    description: "US Dollar — paid by bank transfer, slip sent to Finance.",
   },
 ];
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/step2-service-type.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/step2-service-type.tsx
index 47e80e7e2..2c51cbb62 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/step2-service-type.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/new-booking-form/step2-service-type.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ export function Step2ServiceType({
         )}
       />
 
-      <PaymentCurrencyField control={form.control} />
+      {/* USD billing is import-only; export/intercity stay ETB. */}
+      <PaymentCurrencyField
+        control={form.control}
+        allowUsd={operationType === "import"}
+      />
 
       {showServiceSections && (
         <Stack gap={12} mt={24}>
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 c65ccea2a..a5b29a299 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/NewShipmentPage.tsx
@@ -1215,6 +1215,9 @@ function ScheduleStep({
   })();
 
   const isIntercity = contract.tradeDirection === "DOMESTIC";
+  // USD billing is offered on import traffic only — export and domestic
+  // shipments are always invoiced in ETB.
+  const isImport = contract.tradeDirection === "IMPORT";
   const { data: availableDays, isLoading } = useQuery({
     ...api.bookings.getAvailableDaysForCargo.queryOptions({
       input:
@@ -1310,12 +1313,15 @@ function ScheduleStep({
           <Box mb="lg">
             <StepLabel>Billing currency *</StepLabel>
             <Text fz={12.5} c="dimmed" mt={4} mb={10}>
-              Shipments are invoiced in ETB.
+              {isImport
+                ? "Import shipments may be invoiced in ETB or USD. USD is paid by bank transfer, not online."
+                : "Shipments are invoiced in ETB."}
             </Text>
             <CurrencySelector
               value={field.value || ""}
               onChange={(v) => field.onChange(v)}
               error={fieldState.error?.message}
+              allowUsd={isImport}
             />
           </Box>
         )}
diff --git a/packages/ui-common/src/components/CurrencySelector/CurrencySelector.tsx b/packages/ui-common/src/components/CurrencySelector/CurrencySelector.tsx
index 5ce3d1272..f25a7b015 100644
--- a/packages/ui-common/src/components/CurrencySelector/CurrencySelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-common/src/components/CurrencySelector/CurrencySelector.tsx
@@ -8,17 +8,27 @@ export interface CurrencySelectorProps {
   disabled?: boolean;
   /** Validation error shown under the cards. */
   error?: string;
+  /**
+   * Offer USD alongside ETB. Import shipments only — export and domestic
+   * traffic is invoiced in ETB, so the option stays hidden everywhere else.
+   * USD is settled by bank transfer, never through the online gateway.
+   */
+  allowUsd?: boolean;
 }
 
-// ponytail: ETB-only for now — restore the USD entry when multi-currency billing returns.
-const OPTIONS = [
-  {
-    code: "ETB",
-    symbol: "Br",
-    name: "Ethiopian Birr",
-    hint: "All shipments are invoiced in ETB",
-  },
-] as const;
+const ETB_OPTION = {
+  code: "ETB",
+  symbol: "Br",
+  name: "Ethiopian Birr",
+  hint: "Pay online through the payment gateway",
+} as const;
+
+const USD_OPTION = {
+  code: "USD",
+  symbol: "$",
+  name: "US Dollar",
+  hint: "Paid by bank transfer — send the slip to Finance",
+} as const;
 
 /**
  * Card-style USD/ETB billing-currency picker. Renders unselected when `value`
@@ -29,7 +39,9 @@ export function CurrencySelector({
   onChange,
   disabled = false,
   error,
+  allowUsd = false,
 }: CurrencySelectorProps) {
+  const options = allowUsd ? [ETB_OPTION, USD_OPTION] : [ETB_OPTION];
   return (
     <Box>
       <Box
@@ -39,7 +51,7 @@ export function CurrencySelector({
           gap: 10,
         }}
       >
-        {OPTIONS.map((o) => {
+        {options.map((o) => {
           const selected = value === o.code;
           return (
             <button