A-49009, B-45107, MAY 17, 1957
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TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED MARCH 27. ARE INTENDED TO INCLUDE. THEY ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS SECONDARY. ARE GENERALLY PERFORMED AT CHARGES IN ADDITION TO THE LINE-HAUL RATES. ARE NOT LIMITED TO. ARE NOT LIMITED TO. ARE NOT LIMITED TO. THE PERTINENT CONTRACTS USUALLY PROVIDE THAT SHIPMENTS OF IBM EQUIPMENT ARE TO BE MADE EITHER ON GOVERNMENT BILLS OF LADING OR ON A PREPAID BASIS WITH CHARGES INVOICED TO AND PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT. IF THE SHIPMENT MOVES ON A "FREIGHT PREPAID" BASIS AND IS AUTHORIZED BY CONTRACT OR SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY INVOLVED. ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED.
A-49009, B-45107, MAY 17, 1957
TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED MARCH 27, 1957, RE: 1957 GENERAL REGULATIONS NO. 134.
ACCESSORIAL SERVICES AS USED IN THE PHRASE "TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESSORIAL SERVICES" IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR GENERAL REGULATIONS NO. 134, DATED MARCH 11, 1957, ARE INTENDED TO INCLUDE, GENERALLY, SERVICES, OTHER THAN LINE-HAUL TRANSPORTATION, FURNISHED BY A CARRIER. THEY ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS SECONDARY, ADDITIONAL, SPECIAL, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, AND ARE GENERALLY PERFORMED AT CHARGES IN ADDITION TO THE LINE-HAUL RATES, ALTHOUGH SOME OF THEM MAY BE ABSORBED OR INCLUDED IN THE LINE-HAUL RATES.
ACCESSORIAL SERVICES INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DEMURRAGE, STORAGE, SWITCHING, CAR FLOATAGE, LIGHTERAGE, WHARFAGE, HANDLING, TRANSFER AND DRAYING, PICK-UP OR DELIVERY, WEIGHING, TRAP CAR OR FERRY-CAR SERVICES, PEDDLER-CAR SERVICES, DIVERSION, RECONSIGNMENT, ICING, REFRIGERATION, HEATING, ELEVATION, FEEDING, GRAZING AND OTHER TRANSIT SERVICES, UNLOADING AND RELOADING OF LIVESTOCK FOR WATER, FEEDING AND RESTING, AND STOP-OFF IN TRANSIT FOR PARTIAL LOADING OR UNLOADING.
ON MOTOR CARRIER FREIGHT MOVEMENTS, ACCESSORIAL CHARGES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STORAGE, RECONSIGNMENT, STOP-OFF FOR PARTIAL LOADING OR UNLOADING, MULTIPLE PICK-UP OR DELIVERY SERVICES, AND IN THE CASE OF MOTOR CARRIERS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CHARGES FOR PACKING OR CRATING, FOR THE FURNISHING OF WARDROBE AND MATTRESS CARTONS, EXTRA PICK-UP OR DELIVERY SERVICES, AUXILIARY SERVICES NECESSARY FOR DELIVERY, HOISTING AND LOWERING CHARGES, AND WAITING TIME.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS, ACCESSORIAL SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SWITCHING, PARKING, SANITATION, FLOATING CHARGES, AND CAR CLEANING, HEATING, LUBRICATION, REPAIRING OR INSPECTION OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS KITCHEN AND HOSPITAL CARS, WITH RESPECT TO RAIL MOVEMENT, AND WHEN FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION, LAYOVER CHARGES, EXTRA DRIVER CHARGES AND TOLL CHARGES, SUCH AS BRIDGE, FERRY OR ROAD TOLLS.
THE PERTINENT CONTRACTS USUALLY PROVIDE THAT SHIPMENTS OF IBM EQUIPMENT ARE TO BE MADE EITHER ON GOVERNMENT BILLS OF LADING OR ON A PREPAID BASIS WITH CHARGES INVOICED TO AND PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT. IF A SHIPMENT MOVES ON A GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT APPLIES, BUT THE CERTIFICATION WOULD BE BY THE CARRIER AND NOT BY YOUR COMPANY. IF THE SHIPMENT MOVES ON A "FREIGHT PREPAID" BASIS AND IS AUTHORIZED BY CONTRACT OR SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY INVOLVED, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO NEED OR REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTIFICATION. THEREFORE, INVOICES FOR SERVICE CONTRACT BILLING, ACCESSORIES, SUPPLIES AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE TO ELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS AND TIME EQUIPMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION CHARGES OF THE TYPE REFERRED TO ABOVE, ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED.