List of Basic Fees and Surcharges You Need to Know in Import and Export

When doing import-export or Logistics, you not only care about the cost of shipping goods but also need to pay special attention to shipping surcharges. These surcharges can greatly affect your total cost for an import-export shipment. Let’s learn about these types of surcharges in the article below.

I. SEA SURCHARGE
Sea freight surcharges are divided into two types:

1. Surcharges included in freight rates

+ General Rate Increase (GRI)

+ Emergency Bunker Surcharge (EBS)

+ Peak Season Surcharge (PSS)

+ Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS)

+ Container Imbalance Charge (CIC)

+ Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

+ Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF)

+ US Port Delivery Charge (DDC)

+ Panama Canal Surcharge (PCS)

+ Suez Canal Surcharge (SCS) Surcharge)

2. Local charge

+ Documentation fee

+ Delivery order fee (D.O)

+ Terminal Handling Charge (THC)

+ Seal fee

+ Container cleaning fee (Cleaning)

+ CFS – Container Freight Station fee

+ ENS – Entry Summary Declaration fee

+ Customs data transmission fee to some countries such as US, CANADA, CHINA… (AMS – Automatic Manifest System)

+ Security declaration fee to the US (ISF – Importer Security Filling)

+ Customs data transmission fee to Japan (AFR – Advance Filling Rules)

+ Customs data transmission fee to China (AFS – Advance Filling Surcharge)

+ Sulfur emission reduction surcharge (LSS – Low Sulphur Surcharge)

+ Bill of lading correction surcharge (Amendment fee)

II.AIR TRANSPORT SURCHARGE
Divided into 2 types:

1. Surcharge included in the freight
+ Fuel fee (FSC – Fuel Surcharge)

+ Security fee (SSC – Security Surcharge)

2. Local fee (Local charge)
+ Air Way Bill issuance fee (AWB – Air Way Bill)

+ Airport handling fee (THC) – Terminal Handling Charge)

+ Airport security screening fee (X-ray – Screening)

III. OTHER SERVICE FEES
Customs clearance fee (Customs clearance fee)
Domestic transportation fee (Trucking fee)
Export license fee (Export license fee)
Certificate of Origin fee (Certificate of Origin) fee)
Quality test registration fee
Quality test fee
Fumigation fee
Phytosanitary fee