Peak Season Surcharge for the scope Japan / Korea, South to WAF

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News Rate announcements News Rate announcements Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge for the scope Japan / Korea, South to WAF 16 Jul 2025 Share LinkedIn Facebook X.com WeChat Email Copy link In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak season surcharge for the scopes Japan / Korea, South to WAF for effective date 21-Jul-2025 please refer to the below table The tariff amount is detailed as follow: Surcharge - PSS Origin Destination ALL_20_DRY ALL_40_DRY / 45HDRY 20REEF ALL 40 REEF Origin Japan / Korea, South Destination Nigeria / Burkina Faso / Benin / 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 ALL_20_DRY 300 USD ALL_40_DRY / 45HDRY 600 USD / 600 USD 20REEF 300 USD ALL 40 REEF 600 USD Origin Japan / Korea, South Destination Ghana ALL_20_DRY 400 USD ALL_40_DRY / 45HDRY 800 USD / 800 USD 20REEF 400 USD ALL 40 REEF 800 USD * 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 Busan, KR to Apapa, NG from 21-July-25 until further notice. These may be subject to future change, however we will make sure to notify you accordingly. Busan, KR to Apapa, NG Dry container Surcharge Code 20 DRY 40 DRY 40HDRY 45HDRY Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight (BAS) 20 DRY 3725 USD 40 DRY 4300 USD 40HDRY 4300 USD 45HDRY 6100 USD Surcharge Code Destination Certificate Charge (DCG) 20 DRY 100 NGN 40 DRY 100 NGN 40HDRY 100 NGN 45HDRY 100 NGN Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination (DDF) 20 DRY 23850 NGN 40 DRY 43200 NGN 40HDRY 43200 NGN 45HDRY 43200 NGN Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin(ODF) 20 DRY 55000 KRW 40 DRY 55000 KRW 40HDRY 55000 KRW 45HDRY 55000 KRW Surcharge Code Export Service(EXP) 20 DRY 10000 KRW 40 DRY 10000 KRW 40HDRY 10000 KRW 45HDRY 10000 KRW Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin(OHC) 20 DRY 150000 KRW 40 DRY 210000 KRW 40HDRY 210000 KRW 45HDRY 210000 KRW Surcharge Code Port Additionals / Port Dues Import (PAI) 20 DRY 45000 NGN 40 DRY 90000 NGN 40HDRY 90000 NGN 45HDRY 90000 NGN Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential (CP1) 20 DRY 2000 NGN 40 DRY 4000 NGN 40HDRY 4000 NGN 45HDRY 4000 NGN Surcharge Code Operational Cost Imports (OCI) 20 DRY 70 USD 40 DRY 90 USD 40HDRY 90 USD 45HDRY 90 USD Surcharge Code Peak Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) 20 DRY 300 USD 40 DRY 600 USD 40HDRY 600 USD 45HDRY 600 USD Reefer and Special container Surcharge Code 20 REEF 40 HREEF 20 Special 40 Special Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight (BAS) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 6400 USD 20 Special 3725 USD 40 Special 4300 USD Surcharge Code Destination Certificate Charge (DCG) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 100 NGN 20 Special 100 NGN 40 Special 100 NGN Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination (DDF) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 43200 NGN 20 Special 23850 NGN 40 Special 43200 NGN Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin(ODF) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 55000 KRW 20 Special 55000 KRW 40 Special 55000 KRW Surcharge Code Export Service(EXP) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 10000 KRW 20 Special 10000 KRW 40 Special 10000 KRW Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin(OHC) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 375000 KRW 20 Special 250000 KRW 40 Special 375000 KRW Surcharge Code Port Additionals / Port Dues Import (PAI) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 90000 NGN 20 Special 45000 NGN 40 Special 90000 NGN Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential (CP1) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 4000 NGN 20 Special 2000 NGN 40 Special 4000 NGN Surcharge Code Operational Cost Imports (OCI) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 80 USD 20 Special 70 USD 40 Special 90 USD Surcharge Code Peak Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 300 USD 20 Special 300 USD 40 Special 600 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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