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 20DRY 40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY Effective date Expiry date
Origin
North West India,Nepal, Bhutan
Destination
All PODs (except USHOU)
20DRY
2000
40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
2000
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan
Destination
USHOU
20DRY
2000
40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
2000
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
South & East India, Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Maldives
Destination
All PODs (except USHOU)
20DRY
2000
40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
2000
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
Pakistan
Destination
All PODs
20DRY
0
40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
0
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
United Arab Emirates/Yemen /Oman/ Iraq/Kuwait / Jordan/ Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Bahrain
Destination
All PODs
20DRY
0
40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
0
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin Destination ALL_20_REF 40HREF Effective date Expiry date
Origin
Kattupalli, IN/Ennore Chennai, IN/Kolkata, IN/Visakhapatnam, IN, Tuticorin IN, Mangalore, IN, Cochin IN
Destination
All PODs
ALL_20_REF
2400
40HREF
2400
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
Pakistan
Destination
All PODs
ALL_20_REF
0
40HREF
0
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
North West India
Destination
All PODs
ALL_20_REF
2000
40HREF
2000
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-26
Origin
Bhutan/United Arab Emirates/Nepal/Oman/India/Yemen/Bahrain/ Bangladesh/Kuwait/Sri Lanka/Jordan/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Maldives/Iraq
Destination
All PODs
ALL_20_REF
0
40HREF
0
Effective date
07-Mar-26
Expiry date
19-Mar-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.

* SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on 1st vessel ETD at booking confirmation for Spot bookings.

For your reference, you can always view the latest levels and rate structures directly on our Tariff Lookup page: https://www.maersk.com/tariff-lookup/
(Current coverage: FMC – Federal Maritime Commission and EEA – European Economic Area regulated countries)

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our local representatives on Maersk.com.

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future

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