Dear Valued Customers,

Safety, compliance, and schedule integrity depend, among other factors, on complete and correct shipment information you share with us.
Please review the following guidance to prevent disruptions and avoid additional costs.

Dangerous Goods (DG) Declaration

DG cargo must be declared in full compliance with the IMDG Code (including UN number, class, proper shipping name, quantities, and packaging). Mis-declaring DG as non DG or any incomplete/false DG data creates safety risks and may trigger operational refusals, corrective actions and additional fees at any time even after the booking has been accepted and/or after the container has been received by ZIM at the port of loading.

Cargo Description & HS Codes

Shipping Instructions (SI) must include an accurate and detailed commodity description aligned to a valid 6 or 10-digit HS code (as applicable). Missing or inconsistent data may lead to SI rejection resulting in possible shipment delays, inspections, roll overs, or customs delays.

Consequences of Missing/Incorrect Declarations

Absent or inaccurate declarations may delay, roll, or prevent loading. In addition, administrative misdeclaration fees may be applied per container, as well as other corrective costs assessed by authorities, ports, or terminals.

ZIM may share misdeclaration data with authorities to protect people, assets and the environment or as otherwise legally required.

We hereby would like to update the applicable fees of misdeclarations or missing declarations as follows*, Effective February 16, 2026:

In order to avoid additional costs:

• Declare DG correctly from the outset; do not switch DG/non‑DG post‑booking.
• Use accurate HS codes and commodity descriptions.

To keep vessels on schedule and plan safely, our teams may contact you to validate any information in connection with your shipment.
For any questions, please contact your local ZIM representative.
The above mentioned applicable fees of declaration or missing declarations are additional to the applicable base freight charge, THC, bunker, security and PSS related charges applied to FAK, which are provided in ZIM's Tariff Calculator (U.S. trades are provided in www.boterates.com User: ZfreA6 Password: Access16!), or in connection with your existing contact, as well as other charges for additional services, local charges and contingency charges.

(*) These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published, or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements. For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, application is subject to the publication and effective date requirements of those statutes / regulations.  Quotations or mitigation of published rates that vary from ZIM’s tariff shall not be binding unless included in a service contract or amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable.
Russian trades are excluded. For details regarding freight and charges for Russian trades please contact the local sales/customer representative.

Sincerely,
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd