Effective	29JUL2026
Filed	29JUL2026
Filing Codes	I

A. INBOUND
 
NOT APPLICABLE
 
B. OUTBOUND
 
1. Compensation will be paid to a licensed Ocean
Transportation Intermediary acting as a freight
forwarder on the ocean segment of the transportation
only to the extent of the value of services rendered
in connection with any shipment dispatched on behalf
of others. Compensation will be paid when, and only
when, such forwarder is licensed with the Federal
Maritime Commission under the Ocean Shipping Reform
Act, 1998 and 46 CFR 515, and has performed with
respect to such shipment the solicitation and
securing of the cargo and the booking thereof, or
otherwise has arranged for space for such cargo and
has performed at least two of the following services:
 
a. The coordination of the movement of the cargo.
 
b. The preparation and processing of the ocean bill
of lading.
 
c. The preparation and processing of dock receipts
and delivery orders.
 
d. The preparation and processing consular documents
and export declarations; and
 
e. The payment of ocean freight charges on such
shipments.
 
2. Rates on Compensation:
 
a. Such compensation shall be based on a percentage
of the tariff rate per shipping unit for the
commodity involved.
 
b. The applicable percentage of the ocean freight
tariff rate shall be 0%.
 
3. Compensation will not be paid on the following:
 
a. Advance Charges
 
b. Bunker, Currency, Congestion and War Risk
Surcharges
 
c. Cargo exempt from tariff regulations under the
the Shipping Act, 1984, as amended by the Ocean
Shipping Reform Act of 1998.

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