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Region North America – Local Charge
USDA Cold Treatment Monitoring Fee (CTM)
August 23, 2016
Dear Customer,
Starting December 28, 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established a cold treatment monitoring fee or “User Fee” 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 User Fee is to be paid by the importer to the carrier providing the cold treatment service, who will then remit all User Fees collected to USDA APHIS. The User Fee will be phased in over five years, beginning December 29, 2015, as shown in the table below:
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
As required by the USDA APHIS, for all containers receiving cold treatment services provided by Hapag-Lloyd while on board a vessel travelling to the United States, Hapag-Lloyd will begin collecting the User Fee per the above table from the consignee in the United States. This User Fee will be collected in addition to the freight and any other fee or charge associated with cold treatment services provided by Hapag-Lloyd.
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. The User Fees are collected by Hapag-Lloyd on behalf of USDA APHIS and are not considered carrier revenue in any way. This will affect any shipments received after September 15, 2016.
For further information please contact your local Hapag-Lloyd office.
Kind Regards,
Hapag-Lloyd (America) LLC
as agent of Hapag-Lloyd AG
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