Implementation of Payer Amendment Fee – Origin (PAO): Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga to World

Maersk is implementing the Payer Amendment Fee – Origin (PAO) for the scope of Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga to World with effective from 1st of May 2026 until further notice.

Payer Amendment Fee – Origin (PAO) is the charge applicable for change of prepaid payer or payment terms after the issuance of first prepaid invoice.

The tariff amount is detailed as follows:

Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on Price Calculation Date (PCD).
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 booking confirmation date for spot bookings.

Pay term – The above charge is collected at origin.

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)

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.w

We review all surcharges regularly and you can find all surcharge updates here.

If you have any further questions, please contact your local Maersk representative. We are always standing by to help you plan your future supply chain moves and assist you with your logistical needs.