Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from Far East Asia to West Africa

17 六月 2025

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) charges for the scope Far East Asia to West Africa with effective from 30-Jun-25 and for Vietnam to West Africa with effective from 01-Jul-25 for all containers until further notice.

The tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Surcharge Code - PSS

Origin	Destination	Currency	All 20 Containers	All 40 & 45 Containers
Origin Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam	Destination Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Togo, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep. of, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Namibia, Central African Republic, Chad, Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde Island, Mali	Currency USD	All 20 Containers 800	All 40 & 45 Containers 1600

* Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on PCD. 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.

* SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on 1st vessel ETD at booking confirmation for Spot bookings.

For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors from Tanjung Pelepas, MY to Apapa, NG valid from 30-Jun-25 until further notice. These may be subject to future Change; however, we will make sure to notify you accordingly.

Tanjung Pelepas, MY to Apapa, NG

Dry container

Surcharge Code	20 DRY	40 DRY	40 HC	45 HC
Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight - BAS	20 DRY 1900 USD	40 DRY 2800 USD	40 HC 2800 USD	45 HC 4600 USD
Surcharge Code Destination Certificate Charge - DCG	20 DRY 100 NGN	40 DRY 100 NGN	40 HC 100 NGN	45 HC 100 NGN
Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination - DDF	20 DRY 23850 NGN	40 DRY 43200 NGN	40 HC 43200 NGN	45 HC 43200 NGN
Surcharge Code Export Service - EXP	20 DRY 25 MYR	40 DRY 25 MYR	40 HC 25 MYR	45 HC 25 MYR
Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin - ODF	20 DRY 240 MYR	40 DRY 240 MYR	40 HC 240 MYR	45 HC 240 MYR
Surcharge Code Port Additionals / Port Dues Import - PAI	20 DRY 45000 NGN	40 DRY 90000 NGN	40 HC 90000 NGN	45 HC 90000 NGN
Surcharge Code Peak Season Surcharge - PSS	20 DRY 800 USD	40 DRY 1600 USD	40 HC 1600 USD	45 HC 1600 USD
Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin - OHC	20 DRY 475 MYR	40 DRY 705 MYR	40 HC 705 MYR	45 HC 705 MYR
Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential - CP1	20 DRY 2000 NGN	40 DRY 4000 NGN	40 HC 4000 NGN	45 HC 4000 NGN
Surcharge Code Operational Cost Imports - OCI	20 DRY 70 USD	40 DRY 90 USD	40 HC 90 USD	45 HC 90 USD

Reefer and Special container

Surcharge Code	40 HREF	20 Special	40 Special
Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight - BAS	40 HREF 7000 USD	20 Special 1900 USD	40 Special 2800 USD
Surcharge Code Destination Certificate Charge - DCG	40 HREF 100 NGN	20 Special 100 NGN	40 Special 100 NGN
Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination - DDF	40 HREF 43200 NGN	20 Special 23850 NGN	40 Special 43200 NGN
Surcharge Code Export Service - EXP	40 HREF 25 MYR	20 Special 25 MYR	40 Special 25 MYR
Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin - ODF	40 HREF 240 MYR	20 Special 240 MYR	40 Special 240 MYR
Surcharge Code Port Additionals / Port Dues Import - PAI	40 HREF 90000 NGN	20 Special 45000 NGN	40 Special 90000 NGN
Surcharge Code Peak Season Surcharge - PSS	40 HREF 1600 USD	20 Special 800 USD	40 Special 1600 USD
Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin - OHC	40 HREF 1075 MYR	20 Special 475 MYR	40 Special 705 MYR
Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential - CP1	40 HREF 4000 NGN	20 Special 2000 NGN	40 Special 4000 NGN
Surcharge Code Operational Cost Imports - OCI	40 HREF 80 USD	20 Special 70 USD	40 Special 90 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 Line tariff shall not be binding on Maersk Line 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.

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