Import Documentation Fee -Effective 11-15-24

Swire Shipping Lines is providing advance notice of an import documentation fee effective November 15, 2024, applicable to all Eastbound cargoes from Japan, Korea, and China to the U.S. and Canada. This change applies to all commodities moving under contract and tariff rates and is based on the date of cargo receipt at B/L origin.

Japan origins to all U.S. and Canadian
Ports/Points
Effective November 15, 2024:

The documentation fee in Japan is Yen 4,400 per bill of lading and must be prepaid prior to issuance of bills of lading.

a. This surcharge is subject to the Consumption tax imposed by the Japanese government at the time of shipment

Korea and origins to all U.S. and Canadian Ports/Points
Effective November 15, 2024:

The documentation fee in Korea is KRWON 50,000 per bill of lading and must be prepaid prior to issuance of bills of lading.

China origins to all U.S. and Canadian Ports/Points
Effective November 15, 2024:

The documentation fee in China is renminbi 115 per bill of lading and must be prepaid prior to issuance of bills of lading.

EXCEPTION:

The documentation fee is not applicable to Bills of lading covering shipments from Dalian or Shanghai.

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