"In the cost of shipping, in addition to the cost of shipping, a series of costs about the "box" also occupies a considerable proportion, should not be underestimated. What are the costs around the "box"?
Unloading Charges
When the box comes into the harbour, the terminal is not yet open for collection and it cannot enter the harbour. The fleet can't keep the container on the truck, there are other containers to be hauled, so they will find a place to drop the container, and then haul it in again when the port opens. This will result in a drop charge.
Advance Delivery Charge
Usually under special circumstances, you need to pick up the box before the normal date in order to get the box number and fill in the manifest or other information. The fee incurred at this time is called a pre-delivery charge.
Difference with drop box
1. Scope of use:
Advance Lift-Off Charge is usually used on cargoes going out to the U.S. line.
Drop box fee is a cost incurred in the export.
2. Reason for action:
The reason for the pre-laden container fee is because there is AMS (Anti-Monitoring Surcharge), subject to the restrictions of the AMS cut-off date, the loading of the container may be just after the AMS cut-off date, but the AMS needs to provide the box number when it sends out the manifest. So in this case the box has to be picked up first and put in the yard.
Drop off fee is when the container is about to enter the port, due to some reasons of the port or the shipping company, the port has not started to collect the container, and the port has not yet opened. The fleet will find a place to drop the box, and then drag it in when the port opens.
3. Costs bear:
Advance pick-up fee: the guest.
Drop box fee: If it is the reason of the fleet, the fleet will bear the cost by itself, if it is the problem of the guest, it should be charged to the guest.
Demurrage
In order to accelerate the circulation of containers and avoid backlog, shipping companies set a free usage period for containers. Within this period, the goods can occupy the container free of charge, more than the period, the goods occupy the container need to pay a fixed fee, which is "demurrage". The demurrage charge is calculated on a daily basis. For export, it is usually 7 days. For import, demurrage is often incurred, and the container can be used free of charge within a few days after the ship docks (e.g. 10 days), but will be charged if it exceeds the stipulated time. Therefore, after the ship arrives at the port, we must complete the import customs clearance and arrange the pickup in time, and return the empty boxes to the designated place of the shipping company in time, the free use of special boxes is shorter. Of course, different shipping companies have different regulations, the specific number of days to ask the shipping company. If it is the customer's SOC box, there is no demurrage charge.
Pre-entry Fee
After loading, the vessel's containers have not yet opened to the port, and the terminal does not allow to enter the port. Charges incurred for early port entry when permission is applied for.
When the opening day is not yet arrived, and you are anxious to finish the operation in advance, how to choose between pre-entry fee and drop-off fee?
Depending on the fleet, each fleet has different charges and the charges will be higher during the peak season. Pre-entry is generally more fixed, and certainly cheaper than drop box, but not all ports can be pre-entry. From the safety point of view, it is also preferred to choose the pre-entry port, which can avoid the unexpected events on the next day, and the safety is high.
Dumping Fee
The cost of moving containers. Reversal fee is usually due to the change of vessel. Generally the position of the container on the ship is planned, once the ship change occurs, the reversal of the box is inevitable. For example, in the process of maritime transport, the various sea areas on the ship's tonnage and route is a requirement. Some ships are not suitable for certain sea areas or do not take a certain route, or take a certain route is not economical enough, it will lead to the goods changed to other ships.
In addition, there are:
1. The lifting fee is the fee for raising the container from the yard to the customs to go through the machine to check the cargo.
2. Loading fee is the cost of carrying the container to the container truck when the goods need to be transported after customs clearance.
3. back to the empty fee is imported goods pulled to the factory after unloading containers need to run back to the cost of empty containers, exports and vice versa. In export freight, if the factory or freight forwarder has been lifted out of the box from the yard, but for some reason (such as goods can not catch up), and finally did not box, resulting in the return of empty containers, the shipping company will charge a certain amount of money to the factory, the cost is generally 80% of the trailer costs. This fee is called "empty fee" or "return fee".
4. Empty the box fee is the customs or commercial inspection of goods need to open the box and then forklift to fork out the goods when the inspection fees.
5. The charge is when the box is later than the specified cut-off time into the designated terminal or yard, in order to catch up with the water ship, and the yard is just willing to accept the goods in the case of delayed entry of the container charges ...... There are many more fees regarding the boxes, and if one is not careful, additional fees will be incurred. In any case, in order to get the boxes on board smoothly, avoid extra fees from arising, and avoid greater cost losses, we need to find out about these fees and make a good judgement in advance!
Source: shipping.com
