RULE: 9 - FREIGHT FORWARDER COMPENSATION Eff: 15FEB1998

Effective 15FEB1998
Filed 16JAN1998
Filing Codes I

a. Payments of Compensation
    
  1. Compensation to a licensed ocean freight
     forwarder will be paid on the ocean segment
     of the transportation only to the extent
     of the value rendered in connection with
     any shipment dispatched on behalf of others
     when, and only when, such forwarder is
     licensed with the Federal Maritime Commission
     Commission under the Shipping Act,
     1984, and has performed with respect
     to such shipment the solicitation and secur-
     ing of the cargo or the booking thereof,
     or otherwise has  arranged for space for
     such cargo and has performed at least
     two of the following services.
    
        i) The coordination of the movement of the cargo.
       ii) The preparation and processing of the ocean
           Bill of Lading.
      iii) The preparation and processing of dock
           receipts and delivery orders.
       iv) The preparation and processing of consolar
           documents and export declarations; and
        v) The payment of ocean freight charges on
           such shipments.
    
b. Rates of Compensation
   
  1. Such compensation shall be based on percentage
     of the tariff rate for the commodity involved.
    
  2. The applicable percentage shall be as shown below:
     (Applies on Export Shipments Only)
    
                     FCL            LCL
                     ---            ---
                     2.5%           2.5%
    
  3. Exceptions - Compensation will not be due or
     payable on the following:
     
        i) Advance charges.
       ii) Temporary freight charges or emergency
           surcharges.
      iii) Bulk cargoes and lumber exempted from
           filing requirements of the Shipping
           Act, 1984.
       iv) Military Sealift Command or Military
           Traffic Management Command cargoes.
        v) Terminal Handling Charge, Bunker Adjustment
           Factor, Currency Adjustment Factor or any
           surcharge named in the tariff.

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