Except as otherwise provided in tariff rate items, in
addition to the documentation charges currently in effect
under this tariff the following will apply to all shipments
to destinations in the USA:
1. In the event Carrier submits advance cargo declaration
data to the U.S. Customs Service for cargo loaded on a
vessel at a non- U.S. port, a Cargo Declaration Data Charge
shall be payable to Carrier for each bill of lading issued
by Carrier or, if the shipper tendering the cargo to
Carrier has issued one or more of its bills of lading for
such cargo (sometimes referred to as "house bills of
lading"), on each such shipper-issued house bill of lading
for which the Carrier submits such data. The amount of the
charge shall be:
Cargo Declaration Data Charge (CDDC)
US$35 per bill of lading
2. In the event that Carrier is required to correct cargo
declaration information previously submitted to the Customs
Service due to an error or omission on the part of shipper
or its agent, shipper shall pay Carrier an amendment fee
for each submission to the Customs Service that must be
corrected. The amendment fee shall be charged each time a
submission is corrected and shall be:
Amendment Fee
US$ 40 per correction
3. The charges in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this rule shall not
apply to shipper-issued bills of lading for which shipper
or its authorized agent provides the advance cargo
declaration data directly to the U.S. Customs Service.
4. The Automated Manifest System (AMS) Surcharges named
herein shall be payable on the same basis as ocean freight,
either prepaid or collect. Carrier may hold shipper and
consignee named on its ocean bill of lading jointly and
severally liable for payment of the charge.
5. Carrier is not liable for any charges accrued as a
result of failure in providing complete information
required by this rule and U.S. customs as follows:
If assessed a Civil Penalty or denied permission to unload
cargo, then any and all Shippers, Consignees, Cargo Owners
that failed to provide the information required by this
Rule and/or by the regulations of the U.S. Customs Service
in a complete and accurate manner shall be jointly and
severally liable to indemnify and reimburse Carrier for any
such penalty and any all costs incurred by Carrier as a
result of the denial of permission to unload cargo.
Carrier may have a lien on cargo in its possession for
amounts due and may hold cargo until such amounts (and any
other unpaid freight charges) are paid or sell such cargo
after a reasonable period.
6. For the purpose of this rule, the term "Bill of Lading"
shall also refer to "Sea Waybill".
7. Cargo Declaration Data Charge (CDDC) may also be
referred to as AMS Fee or AMS Charge.