What types of services are exempt from tariff publication requirements?
Equipment interchange agreements between common carriers subject to part 520 and inland carriers where such agreements are not referred to in carriers tariffs and do not affect the tariff rates, charges or practices of the carriers; and terminal barge operators in Pacific Slope states barging containers and containerized cargo by barge between points in the U.S. in certain instance – 46 CFR 520.13(b)(1), (2), and (3). Tanker services and non-regularly scheduled liner services, such as with tramp vessel operations. Does the exemption from tariff publication for certain cargo types such as bulk cargo, forest products, etc., apply equally to both ocean common carriers (VOCC) and non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC)? Yes.
Tariff publication exemptions extend to equipment interchange agreements between common carriers subject to 46 C.F.R. Part 520 and inland carriers where such agreements are not referred to in carriers’ tariffs and do not affect the tariff rates, charges or practices of the carriers as well as terminal barge operators in Pacific Slope states transporting containers and containerized cargo by barge between points in the U.S. in certain instances. 46 C.F.R. § 520.13(b)(1), (2), and (3). Also tanker services and non-regularly scheduled liner services, such as with tramp vessel operations are exempt from tariff publication requirements. Does the exemption from tariff publication for certain cargo types such as bulk cargo, forest products, etc., apply equally to both ocean common carriers (VOCC) and non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC)? Yes.
