---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1333.1"
title: "49"
number: "1333.1"
heading: "Demurrage defined."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1333.1"
---

# §1333.1. Demurrage defined.


Demurrage is a charge that both compensates rail carriers for the expenses incurred when rail cars are detained beyond a specified period of time (i.e., free time) for loading or unloading, and serves as a penalty for undue car detention to encourage the efficient use of rail cars in the rail network.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321, 10702, and 10746.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 21412, Apr. 16, 2014, unless otherwise noted.