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
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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.
