US FMC TARIFF
RULES

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is responsible for regulating the US international ocean transportation system to assist US Exporters, Importers and US Consumers by ensuring that stakeholders within the transportation supply system comply with federal shipping statutes.

The FMC Tariff Rules are administered to stakeholders via a Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) process to evaluate service contracts and tariffs for ocean and multimodal transport carriage with a geographic scope that encompasses inbound and outbound trade between ports and points in the United States and worldwide.