Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) - Far East Asia to West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean

30 四月 2024

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for all dry containers from Far East Asia (excl. Vietnam & Taiwan China) to West Coast South America effective 1st May 24, for Vietnam to West Coast South America effective 12th May 24, for Regulated area effective 1st June 24.

The New tariff levels are as follows:

Fee - PSS

Origin	Destination	Effective Date	Currency	Container	New tariff levels
Origin Brunei, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Korea, South, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste	Destination West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean(excl. Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island, and Guam)	Effective Date 1-May-24	Currency USD	Container 20'/40'/45' all dry containers	New tariff levels 1000/2000/2000
Origin Vietnam	Destination West Coast South America & West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean (excl. Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island, and Guam)	Effective Date 12-May-24	Currency USD	Container 20'/40'/45' all dry containers	New tariff levels 1000/2000/2000
Origin Brunei, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Korea, South, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam	Destination Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island, and Guam	Effective Date 1-Jun-24	Currency USD	Container 20'/40'/45' all dry containers	New tariff levels 1000/2000/2000
Origin Taiwan China	Destination West Coast South America & West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean	Effective Date 1-Jun-24	Currency USD	Container 20'/40'/45' all dry containers	New tariff levels 1000/2000/2000

*ALL_DRY includes dry containers, open-top and flat rack.
*PCD = Price Calculation Date. For non-FMC, PCD refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation for non-spot bookings. For FMC, PCD is last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings.
* Regulated areas are Taiwan China, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island, and Guam.

For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors (Short Term) from Shanghai, CN to Manzanillo, MX valid from 1-May-2024 until further notice. These may be subject to future change, and we will notify you accordingly.

Shanghai, CN to Manzanillo, MX

Dry container

Surcharge code	20 DRY	40 DRY	40 HC
Surcharge code OF(Ocean Freight)	20 DRY 9300 USD	40 DRY 10800 USD	40 HC 10800 USD
Surcharge code CP1(Container Protect Essential)	20 DRY 25 USD	40 DRY 25 USD	40 HC 25 USD
Surcharge code DDF(Documentation fee - Destination) - PER DOC	20 DRY 90 USD	40 DRY 90 USD	40 HC 90 USD
Surcharge code EXP(Export Service)	20 DRY 294 CNY	40 DRY 316 CNY	40 HC 316 CNY
Surcharge code ODF(Documentation Fee Origin)- PER DOC	20 DRY 450 CNY	40 DRY 450 CNY	40 HC 450 CNY
Surcharge code OHC(Terminal Handling Service - Origin)	20 DRY 563 CNY	40 DRY 856 CNY	40 HC 856 CNY
Surcharge code PSS	20 DRY 1000 USD	40 DRY 2000 USD	40 HC 2000 USD

The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges.
These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, quotations or surcharges that vary from the Maersk tariff shall not be binding on Maersk unless included in a service contract or service contract amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable.

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future.

for further information on the Peak Season Surcharge, please click here