RULE: 10.13BG - [NSA] VLSFS - IMO VLSFS COMPLIANCE CHARGE - LCL/FCL Eff: 25SEP2025

Effective 25SEP2025
Filed 25SEP2025
Filing Codes CR

Except as otherwise provided herein, or as specifically provided within
a specific NSA, all shipments moving on an applicable rate named in a
governed NSA the will be SBJ to the IMO VLSFS COMPLIANCE CHARGE (VLSFS)
amount herein, which charge shall be in addition to all other applicable
charges.  The VLSFS may be billed as an Interim Fuel Surcharge on the UPS
Invoice.
  
a. On shipments TO/THRU Ports and Points in the United States, Puerto
     Rico, and US Virgin Islands:
   FROM/THRU Ports and Points in Countries listed below,
     the VLSFS applicable on LCL shipments will be:
    
{CE}EXPIRES with 2 October 2025
     FROM/THRU PORTS       CURRENCY   W, M or W/M,   MINIMUM CHARGE
       & POINTS IN:                   as freighted      PER B/L
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
     All Ports & Points
      named in Paragraph a.
      of Rules 1.3 & 1.4:     USD         6.00            6.00
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
  
{C} POSTPONED to be EFFECTIVE 3 October 2025
      FROM/THRU PORTS      CURRENCY   W, M or W/M,   MINIMUM CHARGE
       & POINTS IN:                   as freighted      PER B/L
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
     All Ports & Points
      named in Paragraph a.
      of Rules 1.3 & 1.4:     USD        17.00           17.00
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
  
      
b. On shipments TO/THRU Ports and Points in the United States, Puerto
     Rico, and US Virgin Islands:
   FROM/THRU Ports and Points in Countries listed below,
     the VLSFS applicable on LCL shipments will be:
       
       FROM/THRU PORTS    CURRENCY  PC20   PC40   PC40B  PC45X  RE20  RE40
         & POINTS IN:                    ALL CONTAINER TYPES, EAN
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       Algeria:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Angola:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Bahrain:            USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
      
       Benin:              USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Botswana:           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Burkina Faso:       USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
      
       Burundi:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Cameroon:           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Cape Verde:         USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
      
       Central African 
        Republic:          USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Chad:               USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
      
       Comoros:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Democratic Republic
        Of Congo:          USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Republic Of Congo:  USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
   
       Djibouti:           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Egypt:              USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Equitorial Guinea:  USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Eritrea:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Ethiopia:           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Gabon:              USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Gambia:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Ghana:              USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Guinea:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Guinea Bissau:      USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Iran:               USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Iraq:               USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Israel:             USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
  
       Ivory Coast:        USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Jordan:             USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Kenya:              USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Kuwait:             USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Lebanon:            USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Lesotho:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Liberia:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Libya:              USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Madagascar:         USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Malawi:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Mali:               USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Mauritania:         USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
     
       Mauritius:          USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Mayotte:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Morocco:            USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
    
       Mozambique:         USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Namibia:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Niger:              USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Nigeria:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Oman:               USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Qatar:              USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
  
       Reunion:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Rwanda:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       St Helena           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Sao Tome and
        Principe:          USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Saudi Arabia:       USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
       Senegal:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Seychelles:         USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Sierra Leone:       USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Somalia:            USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       South Africa:       USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
  
       Sudan:              USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Swaziland:          USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Syria:              USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
  
       Tanzania:           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Togo:               USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Tunisia:            USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
  
       Uganda:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       United Arab
        Emirates:          USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
  
       West Bank:          USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Western Sahara:     USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Yemen:              USD      125    250    360    360    188   375
  
       Zambia:             USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
       Zimbabwe:           USD      193    386    386    386    290   579
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