PierPASS TMF Increase: What Importers Need to Know

Burgundy drayage truck at a busy container terminal during sunset with cranes, cargo ships, and the headline “PierPASS TMF Increase 2026.”

Importers moving containers through Southern California’s San Pedro Bay port complex should update their landed-cost forecasts. Effective August 1, 2026, the PierPASS Traffic Mitigation Fee, or TMF, at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach increased by 4.77%. The new rate is $40.63 per twenty-foot equivalent unit, or TEU, and $81.26 for containers of all other sizes. The increase applies to non-exempt containers handled … Read More