Hapag-Lloyd announced the new local service fee with earliest effective date July 3, 2016 in Europe. The new SOLAS convention will become effective July 1, 2016 and it will be mandatory to submit the verified gross mass (VGM) prior to stowage aboard ship. You can easily submit the VGM through following channels:
  • Via the new VGM oriented VERMAS (EDI) message - Preferred
  • Via existing EDI connections (in e-Shipping Instruction)
  • Via Hapag-Lloyd website (Online Business – webVGM or VGM Excel)
  • Via portal solutions (such as INTTRA, GT Nexus, CargoSmart, Dakosy)
Hapag-Lloyd asks its customers to abstain from any manual transmission of VGM information via e-mail or other manual means in order to ensure smooth processing of this important information. With earliest effective date July 3, 2016 Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a Manual Transmission Fee for all VGM information that is transferred manually. The Manual Transmission Fee for VGM will be implemented by all European Hapag-Lloyd offices in local currencies and at an equivalent of minimum USD 50 per container. All charges are published within their Local Charges / Service Fees. This fee is only applicable in case of a manual transmission. To avoid potential manual transmission, contact your local Hapag-Lloyd office for assistance to find an alternative via their website or portal solutions. Overview of European Manual VGM Transmission Fees
Country Amount per Container Currency Effective Date
Austria 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Benelux (Belgium & Netherlands) 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Czech Republic 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Denmark 335 DKK July 3, 2016
Estonia 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Finland 50 EUR July 4, 2016
France 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Germany 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Great Britain 50 GBP July 3, 2016
Greece 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Hungary 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Republic of Ireland 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Italy 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Latvia 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Lithuania 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Northern Ireland 50 GBP July 4, 2016
Norway 420 NOK July 4, 2016
Poland 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Portugal 50 EUR July 4, 2016
Russia 50 USD July 4, 2016
Slovakia 50 EUR July 4, 2016
South Africa 780 ZAR July 4, 2016
Spain 50 EUR July 3, 2016
Sweden 420 SEK July 4, 2016
Switzerland 50 CHF July 4, 2016
Turkey 50 USD July 3, 2016