The US port announces that they will charge an Import Dwell Fee
Import Dwell Fees apply to two container terminals at the Port of Houston, Barbours Cut and Bayport. The Port of Houston, the largest container port in the east of the United States, announced that in order to improve the speed of cargo circulation, the port will charge cargo owners an Import Dwell Fee from December 1, 2022. For imported containers detained at the port for more than 8 days (including 8 days), a daily detention fee of USD 45 per container will be charged, which will be charged directly to the Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs). The detention fee applies to the two container terminals at the Port of Houston, Barbours Cut and Bayport, and cargo operators who want to take stranded containers must pay the new fee. The Port of Houston stated that the current volume of U.S. imports has shifted from the West Coast to the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, resulting in a large number of cargo into the Port of Houston, and the port is under great pressure.
In August and September of this year, container volume at the Port of Houston hit a record high, and the surge in cargo volume also caused the port congestion problem. To improve this problem, the Port of Houston has evaluated several solutions. Previously, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in the United States had also considered imposing similar container detention charges, but due to the improvement in congestion, the collection time of this charge has not been determined, and it has been delayed for more than a year.
