Maersk implements peak season surcharge on South America-North America routes

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope: Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay & Argentina to United States of America and Canada with the effective date as on 05th November, 2026.

The tariff amount detail is as follows:

Charge Code	Origin	Destination	Container Size type	Charge Basis	Currency	New Rate
PSS	Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina	United States & Canada.	ALL_20_DRY	Per Container	USD	1000
PSS	Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina	United States & Canada.	ALL_40_DRY	Per Container	USD	1000

*PCD = Price Calculation Date.

*PCD refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation for non-FMC and non-spot bookings.

*For FMC, PCD is last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings.

*For Spot bookings, is the Booking Confirmation date.

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

• The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges.
• The above surcharge acronyms mean: PCD (Price Calculation Date), FMC (Federal Maritime Commission) and PSS (Peak Season Surcharge).
• These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
• For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, quotations or surcharges that vary from the Maersk tariff shall not be binding on Maersk unless included in a service contract or service contract amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable.

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.