Pier Pass Fee

The Pier Pass fee is a type of traffic mitigation fee (TMF) administered at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach to containers that are unloaded during the port’s peak hours. It is part of the port’s OffPeak program, launched in 2005, which schedules regular night or weekend shifts for the pickup of laden containers 

The Purpose of the Pier Pass Fee

The Pier Pass fee helps to reduce container traffic and congestion by encouraging container pickup during off-peak hours. Although subject to change, the port’s Pier Pass TMF amount was $35.57/TEU and $71.14/FEU as of November 1, 2023. 

Containers that are exempt from the TMF include empty containers, cargo transiting the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, and transshipment cargo. When charged, the Pier Pass fee normally appears on the shipment’s invoice as a destination charge.