What are the shipping surcharges? What about missing the report?-(1)

Shipping surcharges in the sea are various and varied. Many cross-border e-commerce sellers or freight forwarders are not very familiar with what sea surcharge is.

Today, the search for small airlines to answer what is Marine surcharge, and Marine surcharge missed to do?

Dock handling charge THC

THC stands for Terminal Handling Charge. It can be further divided into OTHC -- Origin Terminal Handling Charge and DTHC -- Destination Terminal Handling Charge.

Origin receiving charge ORC

ORC stands for Original Receiving Charge. Local delivery charge/Origin delivery charge/Origin delivery charge. This cost is relatively complicated, and it is different from and related to THC. ORC is only available in South China, mainly Guangdong ports, while THC is available in all ports (including Guangdong ports).

The ORC and THC only charge one or the other -- if the ORC is collected, the THC is not collected. If you receive THC, you will not receive ORC. ORC is specially designed for shipping from ports in South China, destination ports are North America, Central and South America, Europe and North Africa and other ocean routes.

Ports in South China to other destination ports, such as Southeast Asia, like ports in other regions, only collect THC. ORC and THC charge different fees: Typically, ORC charges $141 for a 20-foot container and $269 for a 40-foot container. Generally, the price of THC is about 750 yuan for a 20-foot small container and 1200 yuan for a 40-foot large container. Different shipping companies charge different standards.

Comprehensive rate increase surcharge GRI

GRI stands for General Rate Increase. It is generally used by South American airlines and American airlines. Due to port, ship, fuel, cargo or other reasons, the shipping company's transportation costs increase significantly, the shipowner to compensate for these increased expenses, so that the comprehensive rate increase surcharge.

Container imbalance surcharge CIC

The full name of CIC is Container Imbalance Charge, or sometimes Container Imbalance Surcharge. This charge is a surcharge imposed by shipping lines to cover the cost of relocating empty containers due to trade imbalance or seasonal variations in cargo flow and container imbalance.

Emergency fuel surcharge EBS

EBS stands for Emergency Bunker Surcharge, which means emergency fuel surcharge. EBS is a surcharge on Sea Freight and is generally settled in US dollars like sea freight. If FOB terms, this charge should be borne by the recipient, not the shipper, as EBS is not part of the FOB local charge.

This charge can be paid on arrival or in advance. EBS is a temporary surcharge levied to cover the rapidly rising cost when the international crude oil price is rising rapidly and the shipping company feels that it is beyond its ability to bear it and it is not convenient to raise the sea freight in time due to the sluggish market.

Fuel surcharge FAF

FAF stands for Fuel Adjustment Factor and is generally applied to Japan routes. This surcharge is somewhat similar to the temporary fuel surcharge above -- essentially the same thing, just a different name.

Source:https://www.sofreight.com/