Ocean Freight
Drayage
Booking Charge
Customs Clearance Fee
Labour Fee or Handling Charge
Exchange Fee for CIP
D/O Fee
De-vanning Charge
Port Sur-charge
B/L Surrender Fee
Emergent Declaration Charge
Customs Inspection Fee
Waiting Charge
Storage Fee
Amendment Charge
LCL Service Charge
Animal & Plant Quarantine Fee
Mobile Crane Charge
Warehouse In/Out Charge
Container Stuffing Charge
Demurrage Charge
Container Detention Charge
Cartage Fee
Commodity Inspection Fee
Transportation Charge
Container Dirtyness Change
Container Damage Charge
Container Clearance Charge
Dispatch Charge
FOT (Free on Track)
T/T Fee
I/E Bonded Charge
Air Freight Terminology
Air Freight
Air Terminal Charge
Airway Bill Fee
FSC (Fuel Surcharge)
SCC (Security Sur-charge)
D/O Fee
Shanghai Port Common Terminology
Container Loading Charge (including inland drayage)
Port Congestion Charge
Other Port Common Terminology
CFS Charge
Document Charge
AMS: Automated Manifest System
ACS/ACC: ALAMEDA CORRIDOR SURCHARGE (from Los Angeles)
BAF: BUNKER AJUSTMENT FACTOR
BRC: THE BUNKER RECOVERY CHARGE
CAF: CURRENCY AJUSTMENT FACTOR
CY-CFS: CY-CHARGE
FAF: Fuel Adjustment Factor (Japan route specific)
GRI: General Rate Increase (used for South America and US routes)
DDC: Destination Delivery Charges (US/Canada routes)
DOC: Document charges
EBS: EMERGENCY BUNKER SURCHARGE (usually Australia route)
EBA: Emergency Bunker Surcharge (usually Africa and Central/South America routes)
ERS/ERA: Empty Container Repositioning Charge
IFA: Interim Fuel Surcharge (temporary on some routes)
IAC: Intermodal Administration Charge (China Shipping)
IAS: Direct Additional (US/Canada routes)
IPI: INTERIOR POINT INTERMODAL
ISPS: Shanghai Port Surcharge (varies by shipping line)
ORC: ORIGIN RECEIPT CHARGE (similar to SPS, used in South China area)
PTF: Panama Canal Toll Fee (US/Mid-South America routes)
PSS: Peak Season Surcharges (peak season on many routes)
PCC: Panama Canal Charge
PCS: Port Congestion Surcharge (Israel, India ports, and Latin America routes; e.g., from Aug 15 in Shanghai, $350/TEU at Alexandria)
RIPI: RIPI (inland point repositioning charge)
SPS: Shanghai Port Surcharge (for ships berthed at Shanghai Port Section 9, 10)
THC: TERMINAL HANDLING CHARGES (collected in Hong Kong)
WRS: War Risk Surcharge (usually Middle East, especially Israel ports)
Origin Receive Charges: Local Export Surcharge (similar to SPS, collected in Guangdong province)
EPS: Equipment Position Surcharges
SCS: Suez Canal Surcharge
Heavy-Lift Additional
YAS: Yard Surcharges
Deviation Surcharge
Transhipment Surcharge
Direct Additional
Long Length Additional
Fumigation Charge
Ice Surcharge
Cleaning Charge
Optional Fees or Optional Additional
Alteration Charge
Route Charge Composition
US West: O/F + PSS + AMS + WRS + IAC + IPI + ERS + ACC
US East: O/F + PSS + AMS + WRS + PCC + RIPI + ERS
Southeast Asia: O/F + BAF + WRS + PCS
Europe: O/F + BAF + CAF + PSS (if peak season)
Japan: O/F + PSS (EBS + BAF/YAS + CYC usually freight collect)
Korea: O/F + PSS + EBS
EBS, EBA: represent bunker surcharge on some routes. EBS usually for Australia, EBA for Africa and Latin America routes.
Europe: CAF 6.4%, BAF 199/398, Anti-terrorism 6 (Aug, changes monthly), PSS 110/220.
USA: BAF 65/85, DDC US West 320/640; US East 570/1040, GRI 214/285/321, PSS 225/300, DOC ¥115, AMS $25/P.
Typically PSS from April/May to October 31.
Japan: PSS (PP) 0, BAF (CC), YAS (CC), CYC (CC), EBS (CC).
Korea: PSS, EBS
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