Import containers will be charged at US$10/TEU and $20/FEU for import containers at ports of the US east coast and Gulf Coast. The cost for import containers at west coast ports is $12 per TEU and $24 per FEU.
The State of Alaska has taken the matter to US District Court, challenging the US Coast Guard and US Environmental Protection Agency mandate on the basis that it is derived from a UN treaty amendment, which has not yet been ratified by the US Senate.