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Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Indian Subcontinent & Middle East to US East Coast & Gulf

12 Aug 2026

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen to USA and Canada East Coast & Gulf effective 15th September 2026 from below table for below mentioned containers.

The revised tariff levels are as follows:

Middle East & Indian Subcontinent to US and Canadian East & Gulf Coast:

M3W Effective 15th September 26 until 31st December 99 Effective 15th September 26 until 31st December 99
Origin Destination 20DRY 40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
North West India,Nepal, Bhutan All PODs (except USHOU) 9650 9650
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan USHOU 9800 9800
South & East India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives All PODs (except USHOU) 9500 9500
Pakistan All PODs 9000 9000
United Arab Emirates/Yemen/Oman/Iraq/Kuwait/Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Bahrain All PODs 6000 6000
Origin Destination ALL_20_REF 40HREF
Kattupalli, IN/Ennore Chennai, IN/Kolkata, IN/Visakhapatnam, IN/Tuticorin, IN/Nagpurton, IN/Cochin IN All PODs 5200 5200
Pakistan All PODs 8000 8000
North West India All PODs 6700 6700
Bhutan/United Arab Emirates/Nepal/Oman/Yemen/Bahrain/Bangladesh/Kuwait/Sri Lanka/Jordan/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Maldives/Iraq All PODs 7000 7000
  • The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges.
  • 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.

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future.

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