We would like to remind you of our previous announcement regarding the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) cold treatment monitoring fee or ¡°User Fee¡±. This fee is applied for all cargo receiving cold treatments monitored by APHIS, including those cold treatments conducted on board a vessel while travelling to the United States. The next scheduled phase in for the 3rd year will begin on December 28, 2017: 1st Year: December 28, 2015 to December 27, 2016 - $47.00 per container 2nd Year: December 28, 2016 to December 27, 2017 - $95.00 per container 3rd Year: December 28, 2017 to December 27, 2018 - $142.00 per container 4th Year: December 28, 2018 to December 27, 2019 - $190.00 per container 5th Year: December 28, 2019 onward - $237.00 per container The User Fee will be invoiced by Hapag-Lloyd to the consignee for each shipment, separately from freight and all other carrier- or local agency charges. All User Fees are collected by Hapag-Lloyd on behalf of USDA APHIS and are not considered as Carrier revenue in any way. |