U.S. Federal Maritime Commission ( "FMC") has always prohibited on the main routes punish acts as its own focus. Already been punished companies in the United States and abroad (including China), shipping companies, NVOCC and freight forwarder within the United States and import and export companies. The amount of fines varies from tens of thousands of dollars, hundreds of thousands of dollars, as many as hundreds of thousands, millions of dollars. In order to regulate the U.S. airline's business practices to avoid improper operation suffered economic losses are likely in light of the specific operational problems in the United States, "Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998" (hereinafter referred to as "" Reform Act "") No. 10 Article related to violations of the contents of a brief introduction.





1, the false name of conduct to prevent goods


"Reform Act" Article 10 (a) (1) provides that: No person shall knowingly and intentionally, directly or indirectly, through false billing, false classification, false weights, false report weight, size fake the way or use of any other improper or unfair means or methods to obtain or attempt to obtain than the published tariffs or service contracts of the low rates or fees to delivery of goods.


Meanwhile, the "Reform Act" Article 10 (b) (1) subsection also provides that: Any common carrier shall either alone or jointly with any other person, directly or indirectly, allow any person by false billing, false classification, false weight, fake sizes, or the use of any other improper or unfair means or methods to obtain than the carrier's published tariff or service contract of the low rates or fees for delivery of goods.