Definition of Freight All Kind (FAK)
Freight all kind (FAK) rates are applicable for all commodities without specific rate guidelines, except for:
- IMDG Cargo Classes 1, 7, and 5
- Amber Listed Waste (Waste characterized as hazardous under the Basel Convention)
- High Value Cargo (Cargo Value exceeding $500.000 per container)
- Military, Police or other Government Cargo
- Out of Gauge Cargo moving on/in Special Equipment
- Shipper Owned Containers including Tanks
- Flexitanks
- Animal Hides/Skins
- Charity or relief goods (including “used” clothing or other used items)
- Non-DG carbon / non-DG charcoal
- Household goods / personal effects on AL3 service
- For exports from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, grains/waste/scrap
Additional exceptions for temperature controlled cargo:
- Chemicals hazardous or harmless
- Ammonia
- Hazardous cargo
- High Value Pharmaceutical Products (cargo value exceeding USD 500,000 per container)
- Blood plasma
- Vicks
- High value cargo (cargo value as of USD 500,000 per container)
- Controlled Atmosphere
- Dehumidification
- Cold Treatment
- Restricted reefer commodities, e.g. ammonium, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, raw rubber, mint/menthol, phenol,
- fertilizer, lime split, urea, albuminoidal substances, modified starches, enzymes
- Transpacific Westbound Trade – Grapes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Apples, Stone Fruits (apricots, peaches, plums, cherries, nectarines), chilled or fresh Seafood, Dried Fruits and Nuts.
- Transatlantic Eastbound Trade – US West Coast to South Europe: Dried Fruits and Nuts.
- Specific commodity guidelines can vary by trade and geographical scope.
Prohibited NOR commodities
For ethical reasons, Hapag-Lloyd does not transport any species that are seriously endangered and on the so-called “red list of
threatened species”. For example, whales, dolphins, sharks, etc.
Because of the specific construction of reefer containers, some cargo types need to be reviewed for their suitability:
- Heavy packages with rough/sharp edges and machinery parts that cannot be lashed and secured properly or that could damage the floor. For example, with more than 3 metric tons weight per running meter
- Soiled and/or odorous cargo such as hides or menthol
- Cement and other similar powders in bags
- IMO cargo, unless approved by the DG department
- Bulk cargo such as grain, scrap metal, etc.
- Potentially corrosive substances (non-DG)