Is Form FMC-1 required in order to offer service pursuant to a tariff(s)?
Yes. Each common carrier (including NVOCCs) and conferences shall notify the Bureau of Trade Analysis , prior to the commencement of common carrier service pursuant to a published tariff, of its organization number, home office address, name and telephone number of the firm’s representative, the location of its tariffs, and the publisher, if any, used to maintain its tariffs, by electronically submitting Form FMC-1 via the Commission’s website at www.fmc.gov. 46 C.F.R. § 520.3(d).
