A container cleaning fee is charged by shipping lines to consignees for cleaning a container after it has been imported and returned to the container depot. This ensures that carriers are able to offset the costs of having them cleaned so that the next shipper is able to utilize them. This fee covers the additional costs for extra or special cleaning and is applicable when the container does not meet the standard cleanliness criteria (inside and outside) upon empty return from the customer. This service of additional cleaning of the container may also be triggered by a customer request. This charge is not applicable to shipper-owned containers.

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