---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stIV/ptA/ch405"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 405"
heading: "Tariffs, Service Contracts, Refunds, and Waivers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stIV-ptA-ch405"
sections_count: 4
---

# Chapter 405 — Tariffs, Service Contracts, Refunds, and Waivers

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part A — Ocean Shipping

## Sections

- [§40501. General rate and tariff requirements](/usc/46/40501.md)
- [§40502. Service contracts](/usc/46/40502.md)
- [§40503. Refunds and waivers](/usc/46/40503.md)
- [§40504. Shipping exchange registry](/usc/46/40504.md)