No charges of any description will be advanced to shippers, owners, consignees or agents thereof, nor to their draymen or warehousemen, except charges which are incidental to the transportation of shipment (See Note 1).  The nature of charges to be advanced, as shown in Note 1, must be stated on the Bill of Lading at the time of shipment.  

  The charges for collecting and remitting the amount of the advance charges will be collected from the consignee, except that such charges may be prepaid by the shipper, providing notation to that effect is made by the shipper on the Bill of Lading and shipping order, at the time of shipment.

    (a)   Inbound transportation charges (ocean transportation will not be advanced) (Subject to Note 4)

                 (b)  Loading or unloading charges.

                 (c)  Charges for packing or crating the shipment.

                 (d)  Drayage charges (Subject to Note 2).

                 (e)  In bond or custom house charges.

                 (f)   Wharfage or handling charges on import shipments.

                 (g)  Warehouse storage or warehouse handling charges.

                 (h)  Broker’s fees on Customs on in bond shipments (See Notes 3 and 5).

                 (i)   Demurrage

                 (j)   Carriers storage

Note 2 – The term “Drayage” as used in this item means local transportation with the pickup terminal area, from actual origin to the line haul carrier’s dock. 

Note 3 – When reference is made to this note, the nature of the charges to be advanced need not be stated on the Bill of Lading at the time of shipment if they accrue at a point other than the origin.  

Note 4 – The cost of preparing immediate transportation entry (IT) papers will be advanced by the carrier and will not be subject to the advance charge.  

Note 5 – Provisions of this item do not include the advancing of brokers’ fees on in bond shipments moving from a place in a foreign country to another place in a foreign country and transported through the United States.