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

2 November 2023

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In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for ALL Dry Cargo Containers from Great China Area and North East Asia Area (excl. Taiwan China) to Central/Southern West Africa effective 6th Nov 23, for Taiwan China to Central/Southern West Africa effective 2nd Dec 23.

The New tariff levels are as follows:

Fee	Origin*	Destination**	Container Type	Currency	New tariff levels
Fee PSS	Origin* Great China Area and North East Asia Area	Destination** Central West Africa Area and Southern West Africa Area	Container Type ALL_20_DRY	Currency USD	New tariff levels 200
Fee PSS	Origin* Great China Area and North East Asia Area	Destination** Central West Africa Area and Southern West Africa Area	Container Type ALL_40_DRY	Currency USD	New tariff levels 300
Fee PSS	Origin* Great China Area and North East Asia Area	Destination** Central West Africa Area and Southern West Africa Area	Container Type 45HDRY	Currency USD	New tariff levels 300

*Origin: Greater China Area and North East Asia Area include China, Hong Kong China, Taiwan China, Japan and Korea, South.
**Destination: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep. of, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo.

* 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.
* For SPOT shipment, the effective date is referring to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg.

For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors (Short Term) from Ningbo, CN to Apapa, NG valid from 06-Nov-2023 until further notice. These may be subject to future change, and we will notify you accordingly.

Ningbo, CN to Apapa, NG

Dry container

Surcharge code	20 DRY	40 DRY	40 HC	45 HC
Surcharge code OF	20 DRY 2334 USD	40 DRY 2617 USD	40 HC 2617 USD	45 HC 3617 USD
Surcharge code CP1(Container Protect Essential)	20 DRY 2000 NGN	40 DRY 4000 NGN	40 HC 4000 NGN	45 HC 4000 NGN
Surcharge code DCG(Destination Certificate Charge) PER - DOC	20 DRY 100 NGN	40 DRY 100 NGN	40 HC 100 NGN	45 HC 100 NGN
Surcharge code DDF(Documentation fee - Destination)	20 DRY 23850 NGN	40 DRY 43200 NGN	40 HC 43200 NGN	45 HC 43200 NGN
Surcharge code EXP(Export Service)	20 DRY 100 CNY	40 DRY 100 CNY	40 HC 100 CNY	45 HC 100 CNY
Surcharge code ODF(Documentation Fee Origin)	20 DRY 450 CNY	40 DRY 450 CNY	40 HC 450 CNY	45 HC 450 CNY
Surcharge code OHC(Terminal Handling Service - Origin)	20 DRY 563 CNY	40 DRY 856 CNY	40 HC 856 CNY	45 HC 856 CNY
Surcharge code PAI(Port Additionals / Port Dues Import)	20 DRY 45000 NGN	40 DRY 90000 NGN	40 HC 90000 NGN	45 HC 90000 NGN
Surcharge code PSS	20 DRY 200 USD	40 DRY 300 USD	40 HC 300 USD	45 HC 300 USD

Special container

Surcharge code	20 Special	40 Special
Surcharge code OF	20 Special 2334 USD	40 Special 2617 USD
Surcharge code CP1(Container Protect Essential)	20 Special 2000 NGN	40 Special 4000 NGN
Surcharge code DCG(Destination Certificate Charge) PER - DOC	20 Special 100 NGN	40 Special 100 NGN
Surcharge code DDF(Documentation fee - Destination)	20 Special 23850 NGN	40 Special 43200 NGN
Surcharge code EXP(Export Service)	20 Special 100 CNY	40 Special 100 CNY
Surcharge code ODF(Documentation Fee Origin)	20 Special 450 CNY	40 Special 450 CNY
Surcharge code OHC(Terminal Handling Service - Origin)	20 Special 723 CNY	40 Special 1061 CNY
Surcharge code PAI(Port Additionals / Port Dues Import)	20 Special 45000 NGN	40 Special 90000 NGN
Surcharge code PSS	20 Special 200 USD	40 Special 300 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.

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