Maersk Line’s announcement:
Effective Friday, December 28th, 2018, the USDA Inspections Charge for importing cold treatment cargo in the United States will increase from $142 USD to $190 USD, per container.
On October 23rd, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register to recoup the costs of conducting agricultural quarantine inspections (AQI) at U.S. ports of entry. Beginning December 28, 2015,...
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