NRAs are generally considered best for short-term or single shipment rates because surcharges are locked-in upon receipt of the first shipment. Unlike NSAs or tariff rates, surcharges contained in NRAs do not float with your tariff rules. This means that surcharges in effect in your tariff rules at the time the first shipment is received […]
Yes, NRAs must be agreed to by shipper customers either by signing, emailing, or booking a shipment after receipt of the NRA, so long as the NRA contains the FMC’s required booking notice. For more information about DPI’s NRA services, click here. DPI Members may learn more about NRAs on the DPI Knowledge Center.
Since 1975, DPI has helped thousands of NVOCCs comply with U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) regulations. Our expert staff is ready to assist NVOCCs seeking to utilize Negotiated Rate Arrangements (NRAs). We offer members the following NRA-specific services: – NRA Training, – FMC Compliance Auditing for NRAs, and – DPI’s proprietary online NRA Management System. […]
If you are interested in learning the ins-and-outs of NRA compliance, we recommend that you consider taking our Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) certificate course. Learn more about the course and certification here or request enrollment today!
Yes, FMC regulations require that NVOCCs maintain an FMC rules tariff even if they utilize NRAs. Use of NRAs exempts NVOCCs from tariff rate publication only. To learn more about DPI’s NRA Management System, watch our quick video here.
If you are a DPI Member, click here to login and access your account. Simply select My Tariffs from the Member Menu. We also offer a quick video tutorial on FMC Tariff navigation, here.
DPI publishes FMC tariffs for Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs), Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs), and Maritime Terminal Operators (MTOs). For a list of FMC tariffs published by DPI, click here.
All tariffs published by DPI are available for public viewing in compliance with FMC regulations. For more information about DPI’s FMC Tariff Viewing services, click here.
All tariffs published by DPI are available for public viewing in compliance with FMC regulations. For more information about DPI’s FMC Tariff Viewing services, click here.
A tariff is a publication containing the rates, charges, classifications, rules, regulations, and practices applicable to ocean freight moving under the tariff owner’s bill of lading or via the tariff owner’s marine terminal. U.S. Federal Maritime Commission regulations require that entities holding themselves out to the public as providers of ocean freight transportation publish tariffs. […]
