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Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) Amendment - Far East Asia to Mediterranean

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope of Far East Asia to Oceania, effective price calculation date 11th August 2025.

Home ... News Rate announcements News Rate announcements Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) Amendment - Far East Asia to Mediterranean 04 Aug 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 (PSS) for the scope of Far East Asia to Mediterranean, effective price calculation date 11th August 2025. The tariff amount is detailed as follows: Origin Destination Currency All 20' All 40' All 45' Origin Far East Asia Countries* Destination Slovenia, Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Currency USD All 20' 50 All 40' 100 All 45' 100 *Far East Asia countries include Brunei, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Mongolia, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan China, Thailand, and Vietnam. 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 – PSS is inclusive on SPOT booking for this trade. Shanghai, CN to Koper, SI Surcharge code 20DRY 40DRY 40HDRY 45HDRY 20 Special / 40 Special Surcharge code Basic Ocean Freight (BAS) 20DRY 2030 USD 40DRY 2865 USD 40HDRY 2865 USD 45HDRY 4865 USD 20 Special / 40 Special 2030 USD / 2565 USD Surcharge code Terminal Handling Service - Destination (DHC) 20DRY 195 EUR 40DRY 195 EUR 40HDRY 195 EUR 45HDRY 195 EUR 20 Special / 40 Special 195 EUR / 195 EUR Surcharge code Documentation fee - Destination (DDF) (PER DOC) 20DRY 40 EUR 40DRY 40 EUR 40HDRY 40 EUR 45HDRY 40 EUR 20 Special / 40 Special 40 EUR / 40 EUR Surcharge code Documentation Fee Origin(ODF) (PER DOC) 20DRY 450 CNY 40DRY 450 CNY 40HDRY 450 CNY 45HDRY 450 CNY 20 Special / 40 Special 450 CNY / 450 CNY Surcharge code Export Service(EXP) 20DRY 294 CNY 40DRY 316 CNY 40HDRY 316 CNY 45HDRY 366 CNY 20 Special / 40 Special 294 CNY / 316 CNY Surcharge code Terminal Handling Service - Origin(OHC) 20DRY 563 CNY 40DRY 856 CNY 40HDRY 856 CNY 45HDRY 1256 CNY 20 Special / 40 Special 723 CNY / 1061 CNY Surcharge code Container Protect Essential (CP1) 20DRY 21 EUR 40DRY 21 EUR 40HDRY 21 EUR 45HDRY 21 EUR 20 Special / 40 Special 21 EUR / 21 EUR Surcharge code Peak Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) 20DRY 50 USD 40DRY 100 USD 40HDRY 100 USD 45HDRY 100 USD 20 Special / 40 Special 50 USD / 100 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. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our local representatives on Maersk.com. 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