"This follows the decision of Duffy Maritime France to impose a new overweight surcharge on routes from the north-west coast of India to Scandinavia (Europe's largest peninsula), Poland, Northern Europe, the Black Sea, the eastern Mediterranean, the western Mediterranean and North Africa.
A sea freight surcharge is an additional fee charged by the ship for transporting goods due to the ship, the cargo, the port or otherwise.
There are many types of ocean freight surcharges, so what are the commonly used ocean freight surcharges?
01Terminal Handling Charge (THC)
Terminal Handling Charge (THC) can be further divided into OTHC - Origin Terminal Handling Charge, Destination Terminal Handling Charge (DTHC - Destination Terminal Handling Charge) and OTHC - Origin Terminal Handling Charge (Origin Terminal Handling Charge). Destination Terminal Handling Charge (DTHC).
02Origin Receiving Charge ORC
The full name is Original Receiving Charge (ORC), Local Receiving Charge/Origin Receiving Charge/Origin Receiving Charge. This fee is more complicated, and is both different and related to THC.
ORC is only available in South China, mainly in Guangdong ports, while THC is available in all ports (including Guangdong ports).
Only one of ORC and THC is charged - if ORC is charged, THC will not be charged, and if THC is charged, ORC will not be charged.
ORC is specifically for ocean routes from ports in South China with destinations in North America, Central and South America, Europe and North Africa. For ports in South China to other destinations such as Southeast Asia, only THC is levied, just like ports in other regions.
ORC and THC charges are not the same: ORC is generally $141 for a 20-foot container and $269 for a 40-foot container; THC is generally about $750 for a 20-foot container and $1,200 for a 40-foot container, and different shipping companies charge different standards.
03 General Rate Increase Surcharge GRI
The full name is General Rate Increase, which is generally used in South American and American routes. Because of the port, ship, fuel, cargo or other reasons, making the shipping company's transport costs increased significantly, the shipowner in order to compensate for these increased expenditures, so the comprehensive rate increase surcharge.
04 Container Imbalance Charge CIC
Container Imbalance Charge (CIC), sometimes called Container Imbalance Surcharge (CIS), is a surcharge imposed by a shipping company in order to make up for the cost of transferring empty containers due to the imbalance of trade volume or seasonal changes that lead to the imbalance of cargo flow and containers.
05 Emergency Bunker Surcharge EBS
Emergency Bunker Surcharge (EBS) is a surcharge on ocean freight, which is generally settled in US dollars like ocean freight. If it is FOB terms, this cost should be borne by the consignee, not the sender, because EBS is not a FOB local cost. This fee can be paid on arrival or in advance.
EBS is generally in the international crude oil prices climbed rapidly, the shipping company felt more than their ability to bear, due to the market is not prosperous and not convenient to rise in a timely manner in the case of shipping costs, in order to make up for the rapid rise in costs, and temporarily add a surcharge.
06 Fuel Adjustment Fee (FAF)
The full name is Fuel Adjustment Factor, which is generally used in Japanese shipping lines. This surcharge is somewhat similar to the temporary fuel surcharge above - essentially the same, but with a different name.
07 Currency Adjustment Factor CAF
Currency Adjustment Factor, also known as CAS - Currency Adjustment Surcharge, when the currency in which the freight is to be charged is significantly devalued, the shipping company will suffer a large loss due to the devaluation of the currency. In order to make up for the loss, the shipowner will pass on the loss to the shipper/cargo owner by adding a Currency Adjustment Surcharge.
08 Documentation Charge DOC
DOC=Document, in the forwarding industry, DOC has 2 charges, one is DOC charged by shipping company, fixed charge, charged in RMB. The other one is DOC charged by the destination port, which is also regarded as one of the basic costs of the destination port, and the agent of the destination port is charged according to the US dollar, and the charge of each agent is not the same.
09Destination Delivery Charge DDC
The full name is Destination Delivery Charge, in DDU, DDP and other terms, this cost is borne by the seller / shipper shipper, otherwise it is paid by the buyer / consignee consignee. For example, CIF terms - the buyer / consignee to bear the goods in the port of shipment after crossing the ship's side of all the costs and risks, so the port of destination of all the costs, including DDC are borne by the party / consignee.
10 Peak Season Surcharge PSS
The full name is Peak Season Surcharge, this fee is generally in the peak season when the freight is busier, many shipping companies will take the excuse to charge, with China's "Spring Festival" price increases are somewhat similar. The peak season is from April to November every year.
11 Suez Canal Surcharge SCS
The full name is Suez Canal Surcharge, Asia, Oceania, East Africa and other areas of the route to Europe are basically through the Suez Canal, the ship through the Suez Canal shipping company needs to pay a certain amount of navigation costs to the canal authorities, the cost of this cost of the shipowner through the Suez Canal Surcharge form of charge to the customer.
12 Panama Canal Surcharge PTF
Panama Canal Transit Fee is the same as Suez Canal Surcharge, the route from the Far East and the west side of the United States (referred to as the United States West) to the east side of the United States (referred to as the United States East) generally passes through the Panama Canal, and the shipping company needs to pay a certain amount of navigation charges to the canal authorities when the ship passes through the Panama Canal, and this cost is collected by the shipowner through the Panama Canal Surcharge. This cost is collected by the shipowner from the customer in the form of Panama Canal surcharge.
13 Temporary Additional Risk Surcharge TAR
The full name is Temporary Additional Risks, which can be simply understood as war surcharges, or another way of saying war surcharges.
14 Heavy-Load Surcharge (HLA)
The full name is Heavy-Lift Additiona, also called Surcharge For Over Weight, which means that the weight of a single piece of cargo exceeds a certain standard (the standard stipulated by different forwarders or shipowners may not be the same), and requires special equipment (such as heavy-duty crane) or special operation (such as the need for bedding, reinforcing materials and manual lashing or reinforcing), and the loading and unloading operation is more difficult, or the ship is in the process of accumulating weight, or the ship is in the process of accumulating weight. operation is more difficult, or special treatment is required on the ship's stowage, in order to compensate for the increased operating costs and charge a surcharge.
Generally, a shipment exceeding 2, 3 or 5 tonnes is considered overweight. Overweight surcharge is charged according to the weight, the higher the weight, the higher the surcharge, and in case of transhipment, it will be charged once for each transhipment.
15Long Length Additional (LLA)
The full name is Long Length Additional, also called Over Length Additional or Surcharge For Over Length, which refers to the length of a single piece of cargo exceeding a certain standard (the standard stipulated by different forwarders or shipowners may not be the same), which requires special equipment or special operation, and the loading and unloading operation is more difficult, or the accumulation of load on the ship requires special operation. Or the ship needs special treatment on the accumulation of loads, in order to make up for the increase in operating costs and charge a surcharge.
Generally, if the length of the cargo exceeds 9 metres, the container cargo is generally stipulated to be longer than 6 metres, and the rate will be increased according to the length of the ship.
16 Emergency Cost Recovery Surcharge ECRS
The full name is Emergency Cost Recovery Surcharge, can also be called "bad weather operation surcharge" - such as bad weather conditions caused by the significant increase in the cost of transport and operation of the ship and so on! In such cases, this fee will be added.
17 Container Service Charge CSC
The full name is Container Service Charge, container or container service charge.
18 Automatic Manifest System Entry Fee AMS
Full name is Automatic Manifest System, automatic manifest system entry fee. It is used in the US-Canada route, unique to the United States - all cargoes to the United States or cargoes transiting through the United States to other countries or regions are subject to AMS declaration (24 hours before loading).AMS is also known as the 24-hour manifest system/US Anti-Terrorism Manifest System.
19 Automated Manifest System Entry Fee ACI
The full name is Advance Commercial Information. canada Customs regulations, all to Canada or transshipment through Canada to other countries of the goods must be in the shipment of 24 hours before the Canadian Customs declaration, with the United States AMS is very similar.
20 Entry Summary Declaration ENS
The full name is Entry Summary Declaration, which is the advance manifest rule for customs in EU countries. Since 1 January 2011, the EU to (all imports into the EU) or through (all transit goods, all transit goods, all unloaded goods on board, etc.) all goods in EU ports mandatory implementation of the "Manifest Advance Declaration" rules, which applies to all 28 EU member states, as well as Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, etc.
21 Cleaning Charge CC
The full name is Cleaning Charge, also known as Cleaning Labour Charge, Cleaning Charge. This fee is generally more common in the bulk cargo transport.
22 Port Congestion Surcharge PCS
The full name is Port Congestion Surcharge, when the harbour is crowded or particularly busy, the waiting time and duration of the ship will be extended, the tugboat fee and other port call fees may also increase, which will result in a substantial increase in the cost of transport, the shipping company in order to make up for the loss of this cost, it will be charged to the shipper for the port congestion surcharge."
