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Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach Container Excess Dwell Fee - UPDATE
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As a follow up to our previous Customer Advisories regarding the Ports of Los Angeles and Long
Beach. The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach announced today that consideration of
the “Container Excess Dwell Fee” would be held off another week, until January 17th, 2022.
- Source: The Port of Los Angeles
Ocean Network Express (North America) Inc. is providing the following guidance to help our
customers in this new government issued implementation:
1. Who is assessing this fee?
The Port Authority Los Angeles & Long Beach will be assessing this fee.
2. How will I be billed? *UPDATED*
Effective January 17th, 2022, Ocean Network Express will utilize the eModal payment portal
to support the payment of “Container Excess Dwell Fee” (EDF) invoice prior to container
release from the ocean terminal. The single exception will be Total Terminals International
aka TTI who intend to collect this fee directly.
3. Will containers on terminal prior to 11/15 be billed? *UPDATED*
It remains unclear from the Port Authority announcement if the charge, as previously
advised, will in fact commence from 11/15 OR is being reset to 01/17. We are seeking
further clarification on this point, and we will provide an update when this is validated. Under
the prior notice, Import containers on terminals as of 11/15 dwelling for more than 8 days will
be counted as 9 days dwell in regards to the excess dwell fee. The charge will continue
accumulating until picked up. All containers on terminals as of 11/15 will be counted from
their date of discharge per the table of charges in this advisory. There is no maximum fee
that will be applied and will continue to accrue until the container is off terminal.
4. Cargo booked to an inland rail location?
If a container set for inland rail accrues excess dwell fees due to rail delays, the Port
Authority will still impose the fee to carriers. Ocean Network Express at this time will not
pass along to customers.
5. Are there any exemptions to the fee?
Containers on hold for Customs Exam are subject to the fee. Local store door truck moves
will also fall within chargeable items under this fee. Lack of chassis will not exempt the fee.
“No new surcharge” clauses in contracts do not exempt this fee as it’s a government
mandated fee.
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