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title: "Gating In"
description: "Gating in means \"checking in\" for shipments. A container must gate in at the Container Yard before the CY cut-off, and an LCL shipment must gate in at the Container Freight Station before the CFS cut-off."
language: en
canonical: https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/gating-in/
lifecycle: live
dateModified: 2026-08-20T06:44:09Z
topics:
  - "Ocean Freight"
---

# Gating In

Gating in means "checking in" for shipments. A container must gate in at the Container Yard before the CY cut-off, and an LCL shipment must gate in at the Container Freight Station before the CFS cut-off.

## What is gating in?

Gating in means "checking in" for shipments.

A container needs to gate in at the [Container Yard (CY)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-yard/) before the CY cut-off, and a [LCL (Less than Container Load)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/less-than-container-load/) shipment needs to gate in at the [CFS (Container Freight Station)](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-freight-station/) before the [CFS (Container Freight Station) Cut-off.](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/container-freight-station-cut-off/)

Quoted rates are locked in with the carrier once the shipment has gated in.

Back to the [full glossary](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/).

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*This is a markdown version of [https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/gating-in/](https://www.flex.thisisbrew.com/glossary/gating-in/) for AI/LLM consumption.*