Shipping surcharges in the sea are various and varied. Small series of the existing more commonly used shipping surcharges are slightly sorted out, hoping to help you better understand shipping surcharges.1. Dock operation fee THCTerminal Handling Charge. It can be further divided into OTHC — Origin Terminal Handling Charge and DTHC — Destination Terminal Handling Charge.2. Origin receiving fee ORCThe full name is Original Receiving Charge local receiving charge/origin receiving charge/origin receiving charge. This cost is more complicated, and it is different from and related to THC.ORC is only available in southern China, mainly in Guangdong ports, while THC is available in all ports (including Guangdong ports).ORC and THC only charge one or the other – if you receive ORC, you will not receive THC. If you receive THC, you will not receive ORC.ORC is specially designed for shipping from ports in South China, and the 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, are the same as ports in other regions, only THC.ORC and THC charge different fees: ORC usually charges $141 for a 20-foot small cabinet and $269 for a 40-foot large cabinet. THC is generally about 750 yuan for a 20-foot small cabinet, and about 1200 yuan for a 40-foot large cabinet, and different shipping companies charge different standards.3. Comprehensive rate increase surcharge GRIThe full name is 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 have increased significantly, and the shipowner has added a comprehensive rate increase surcharge to compensate for these increased expenses.4. Container imbalance surcharge CIThe full name is Container Imbalance Charge, sometimes also called Container Imbalance Surcharge. This charge is a surcharge imposed by the shipping company in order to cover the cost of moving empty containers due to the imbalance in the volume of trade or seasonal changes resulting in an imbalance in the flow of cargo and containers.5. Emergency fuel surcharge EBSThe full name is Emergency Bunker Surcharge, meaning emergency fuel surcharge. EBS is a surcharge on sea freight and is generally settled in US dollars like sea freight. In the case of FOB terms, this charge should be borne by the recipient, not the shipper, as EBS is not a FOB local charge. The fee can be paid on arrival or in advance.EBS is generally a temporary surcharge imposed in order to make up for the rapidly rising costs when the international crude oil price is rising rapidly and the shipping company feels that it is more than its ability to bear, and it is not convenient to raise the sea freight in time due to the sluggish market.6. Fuel surcharge FAFThe full name is Fuel Adjustment Factor, which is generally used on Japan routes. This surcharge is somewhat similar to the temporary fuel surcharge above – essentially the same, but called differently.7. Currency depreciation surcharge CAFThe full name is Currency Adjustment Factor. Also known as CAS – Currency Adjustment Surcharge. When the currency of the collection of freight is significantly depreciated, the shipping company will suffer great losses because of currency depreciation. In order to make up for the loss, the shipowner will pass the loss on to the shipper/cargo owner by adding a currency depreciation surcharge.8. Document fee DOCDOC= Document. In the freight forwarding industry, there are two fees for DOC. One is DOC charged by the shipping company, which is fixed and charged in RMB. The other is the DOC charged by the port of destination, which is also one of the basic fees of the port of destination. The agent of the port of destination is charged in US dollars, and each agent charges different fees.9. Destination delivery fee DDCThe full name is Destination Delivery Charge. In terms of DDU, DDP, etc., this charge is borne by the seller/shipper; otherwise, it is paid by the buyer/consignee. For example, CIF terms – Buyer/receiver shall bear all costs and risks after the goods have crossed the ship’s rail at the port of loading, so all costs including DDC at the port of destination shall be borne by Party/receiver.10, peak season surcharge PSSThe full name is Peak Season Surcharge. This cost is generally in the peak season when freight is relatively busy many shipping companies will take an excuse to charge, with China’s “Spring Festival” price is somewhat similar. April to November of each year is generally the peak season for the world’s freight.11. Suez Canal surcharge SCSIts full name is Suez Canal Surcharge. The routes from Asia, Oceania, East Africa and other regions to Europe basically pass through the Suez Canal. When a ship passes through the Suez Canal, the shipping company needs to pay a certain navigation fee to the canal authority, which the shipowner collects from the customer in the form of Suez Canal surcharge.12. Panama Canal Surcharge PTFThe full name is Panama Canal Transit Fee. In the same way as the Suez Canal surcharge, the route from the Far East and the west of the United States (referred to as the West of the United States) to the east of the United States (referred to as the East of the United States) generally passes through the Panama Canal, and the shipping company needs to pay a certain navigation fee to the canal authority when the ship passes the Panama Canal, which the shipowner collects from the customer through the Panama Canal surcharge.13. Provisional Risk surcharge TARThe full name is Temporary Additional Risks. This fee is somewhat inexplicable, in fact, it can be simply understood as a war surcharge, or think of it as another way of saying war surcharge.14, overweight surcharge HLAThe full name is Heavy-Lift Additiona, also called Surcharge For Over Weight. Means that the weight of a single piece of cargo exceeds a certain standard (standards may vary between forwarders or shipowners), requires special equipment (such as heavy cranes) or special operations (such as the need for bedding, reinforcement materials and manual binding or reinforcement), is difficult to handle, or requires special handling in the stowing of the ship, A surcharge levied to cover increased operating costs.Generally more than 2 tons, 3 tons or 5 tons is considered overweight. The excess surcharge is calculated according to the weight, the greater the weight, the higher the surcharge, if you want to transship, then each transshipment, the surcharge once.15, extra long charge LLAThe full name is Long Length Additional, also called Over Length Additional or Surcharge For Over Length. A surcharge charged to cover the increased operating costs of a single piece of cargo that exceeds a certain length (standards may vary between forwarders or shipowners), requires special equipment or special operations, is difficult to handle, or requires special handling on stowage.Generally, it is more than 9 meters even if it is too long, if it is a container cargo, it is generally more than 6 meters even if it is too long, and the rate increases according to the length.16. Emergency cost surcharge ECRSThe full name is Emergency Cost Recovery Surcharge, also known as “severe weather operation surcharge” – when bad weather conditions cause a significant increase in the cost of shipping and operating a ship, and so on.17. Container service fee CSCThe full name is Container Service Charge.18. Automatic manifest system entry fee AMSThe name is Automatic Manifest System, automatic manifest system entry fee. For US-Canada routes, US-specific – All cargo to the United States or transiting through the United States to other countries or regions are subject to AMS declaration (24 hours before shipment). AMS is also known as the 24-hour Manifest System/United States Counterterrorism Manifest System.19, automatic manifest system entry fee ACIThe full name is Advance Commercial Information. Canadian Customs regulations, all goods to Canada or through Canada to other countries must be declared to the Canadian Customs 24 hours before loading, and AMS is very similar to the United States.20. Entry summary Declaration Form ENSThe full name is Entry Summary Declaration. This is the advanced manifest rule for customs in EU countries. Since 1 January 2011, the EU has enforced the “early declaration of manifest” rule for all cargo heading to (all goods imported into the EU) or passing through (all goods in transit, all goods in transit, all goods not unloaded on board, etc.) EU ports, which applies to all 28 EU Member States, as well as Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, etc.21. Cleaning fee CCThe full name is Cleaning Charge, also known as cleaning labor charges, cleaning charges. This charge is usually more common when shipping bulk groceries.22. Port congestion surcharge PCSThe full name is Port Congestion Surcharge. When the port is crowded or particularly busy, the waiting time and shipping schedule of the ship will be extended, and the docking fees such as tug fees may also increase, which will cause a substantial increase in transportation costs, and the shipping company will charge the shipper a port congestion surcharge in order to make up for this cost loss.
