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Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) Implementation - Far East Asia to Oceania

Summary: In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope of Far East Asia to Oceania, effective from 4th August 2025 and for Taiwan China to Oceania effective from 18th August 2025.

22 7月 2025

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope of Far East Asia to Oceania, effective from 4^th August 2025 and for Taiwan China to Oceania effective from 18^th August 2025.

The tariff amount is detailed as follows:

Origin	Destination	Effective Date	All 20'	All 40'	All 45'
Origin China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong China, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Timor Leste	Destination Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands	Effective Date 04-Aug-25	All 20' 300 USD	All 40' 600 USD	All 45' 600 USD
Origin Taiwan China	Destination Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands	Effective Date 18-Aug-25	All 20' 300 USD	All 40' 600 USD	All 45' 600 USD
Origin China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong China, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Timor Leste	Destination New Zealand, Fiji Islands	Effective Date 04-Aug-25	All 20' 200 USD	All 40' 400 USD	All 45' 400 USD
Origin China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Timor Leste	Destination American Samoa	Effective Date 18-Aug-25	All 20' 200 USD	All 40' 400 USD	All 45' 400 USD
Origin Taiwan China	Destination New Zealand, Fiji Islands, American Samoa	Effective Date 18-Aug-25	All 20' 200 USD	All 40' 400 USD	All 45' 400 USD

PSS is applicable to all equipment types including dry, high dry, reefer, high cube reefer, bulk, collapsible flat rack, flat rack, hive, pallet wide, open top, tank, and twin deck.

* 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

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.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our local representatives on Maersk.com