{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Low Sulphur Surcharge","description":"The Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), also known as Low Sulphur Fuel Surcharge, is a levy through which a shipping line passes the extra cost of low-sulphur marine fuels on to its customers. The background is the IMO 2020 regulation in force since 1 January 2020: it cut the permissible sulphur limit in marine fuels worldwide from 3.5 to 0.5 percent; in Emission Control Areas (ECA) such as the North Sea and Baltic Sea an even stricter limit of 0.1 percent applies. Compliant fuels such as VLSFO or Mari","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/low-sulphur-surcharge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-24T22:34:30.344765","citation":"https://www.shippingandfreightresource.com/what-is-low-sulphur-surcharge-and-why-is-it-applicable/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/low-sulphur-surcharge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Low Sulphur Surcharge · The Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), also known as Low Sulphur Fuel Surcharge, is a levy through which a shipping line passes the extra cost of low-sulphur marine fuels on to its customers. · Quelle: https://www.shippingandfreightresource.com/what-is-low-sulphur-surcharge-and-why-is-it-applicable/"}