Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Indian Subcontinent & Middle East to US East Coast & Gulf

Home ... News Rate announcements News Rate announcements Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Indian Subcontinent & Middle East to US East Coast & Gulf 05 Aug 2026 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 United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen to USA and Canada East Coast & Gulf effective from below table for below mentioned containers. The revised tariff levels are as follows: Middle East & Indian Subcontinent to US and Canadian East & Gulf Coast: Origin Destination New Rate - 20DRY New Rate - 40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY Effective date Expiry date North West India,Nepal, Bhutan All PODs (except USHOU) 7650 7650 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan USHOU 7800 7800 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 South & East India, Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Maldives All PODs (except USHOU) 7500 7500 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 Pakistan All PODs 7000 7000 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 United Arab Emirates/Yemen /Oman/ Iraq/Kuwait / Jordan/ Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Bahrain All PODs 4000 4000 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 Origin Destination ALL_20_REF 40HREF Effective date Expiry date Kattupalli, IN/Ennore Chennai, IN/Kolkata, IN/Visakhapatnam, IN, Tuticorin IN, Mangalore, IN, Cochin IN All PODs 4700 4700 04-Sep-26 04-Sep-26 Kattupalli, IN/Ennore Chennai, IN/Kolkata, IN/Visakhapatnam, IN, Tuticorin IN, Mangalore, IN, Cochin IN All PODs 3200 3200 05-Sep-26 05-Sep-26 Kattupalli, IN/Ennore Chennai, IN/Kolkata, IN/Visakhapatnam, IN, Tuticorin IN, Mangalore, IN, Cochin IN All PODs 2600 2600 06-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 Pakistan All PODs 6000 6000 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 North west india All PODs 4700 4700 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 Bhutan/United Arab Emirates/Nepal/Oman/India/Yemen/Bahrain/ Bangladesh/Kuwait/Sri Lanka/Jordan/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Maldives/Iraq All PODs 5000 5000 4-Sep-26 14-Sep-26 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. PSS is not applicable on SPOT booking. Pay term – The above charge is collected follow freight paid. For your reference, you can always view the latest levels and rate structures directly on our Tariff Lookup page: Tariff Lookup (Current coverage: FMC – Federal Maritime Commission and EEA – European Economic Area regulated countries) 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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