{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Peak season surcharge","description":"A peak season surcharge (PSS) is a temporary additional charge levied by shipping lines, airlines, and freight forwarders when seasonal demand for transport capacity significantly outpaces available space. It surfaces most visibly around the pre-Christmas shipping rush, the weeks before Lunar New Year, and major retail procurement cycles – affecting both ocean and air freight lanes. Shippers booking cargo during these windows must factor the PSS into their landed cost calculations, as it is bill","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/peak-season-surcharge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:59:50.167792","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/freightpedia/peak-season-surcharge/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/peak-season-surcharge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Peak season surcharge · A peak season surcharge (PSS) is a temporary additional charge levied by shipping lines, airlines, and freight forwarders when seasonal demand for transport capacity significantly outpaces available space. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/freightpedia/peak-season-surcharge/"}