Do you know all about the costs of shipping "boxes"?

In addition to the cost of shipping, there are a number of costs associated with the "box" that make up a significant portion of the cost of shipping and should not be overlooked. So, what are the costs surrounding the "box"?

1. Unloading costs: When the box enters the port, the terminal has not yet opened the collection and cannot enter the port. The fleet can't keep the box on the truck all the time.fca incoterms There are other boxes to haul away, so they will find a place to drop the box off and wait for the port to open before hauling it in. Then there will be drop off fees.

2. Prepaid Container Fee:Prepaid containers in special cases usually need to be picked up before the normal container pickup date in order to get a container number and fill out a manifest or other information. At this time the cost incurred is called prepaid container fee.

3. Difference with drop box:

- Role Scope of Study: Pre-pickup time is typically used for shipments outbound to U.S. lines; drop box charges are a corporate expense incurred in the export study.

- Rationale for Action: Preloading charges are covered by the Anti-Terrorism Surcharge (ATS). Containers may be loaded just after the AMS deadline due to AMS deadlines, but AMS requires a case number when sending the manifest.contract logistics So in this case, you have to carry the case and put it in the yard. The unloading charge is when the case enters the port and for some reason of the port or the shipping company, the port has not yet started collection and the port is not yet open. The fleet will find a place to drop off the crate, wait for the port to open, and then recover the cost.

-Costs:The cost of pre-delivered boxes is the responsibility of the guest; if the cost of dropping the box is the responsibility of the team, the team will cover the cost. If the guest has any problems, they should be charged to the guest.

Four. Demurrage: In order to speed up the circulation of containers and to avoid backlogs, shipping companies set a free usage period for containers. During this period, the cargo occupancy of the container can be free of charge, after the period, the cargo occupancy of the container needs to pay a fixed fee, i.e. "demurrage". Storage charges are calculated on a daily basis. For exports, it is usually 7 days. On import there is often a demurrage charge, which is free for a few days (e.g. ten days) after the ship docks, and will be charged for more than the specified period. Therefore, when the ship arrives at the port, it 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, and the free use of the special boxes will take a shorter time. Of course, different shipping companies have different regulations, the specific number of days to ask the shipping company. If it is a customer's Soc Box, there is no dead box fee.

5. Advance Arrival Fee:After packing, the ship's container has not been opened, the terminal is not allowed to enter the harbor.cross dock If the application is approved, the cost incurred by early entry into Hong Kong.

6. Reverse container fee: the cost of moving smart containers. The impact of the impact of the reverse container fee is generally mainly because of the change of ship. The general use of containers on board the position is planned, once the enterprise occurs to change the ship, the reverse box is a necessity. For example, through the development process of maritime transportation, the various sea areas of the ship tonnage and route is a requirement. Some ships are not suitable for use in certain parts of the sea or do not take a certain section of the route, or take a certain section of the route education is not enough to improve the economy, it will directly lead to our goods changed to other ships.

In addition, there are the following costs:

- Container fees are the costs of transporting containers from the yard to customs for inspection by aircraft.

-Loading cost is the cost of loading the container onto a container truck when the goods need to be transported after customs clearance.

The cost of returning empty containers is the cost of returning empty containers when imported goods are shipped to a factory for unloading, and the cost of returning empty containers in the case of exported goods. In the case of export cargo, if the factory or freight forwarder has shipped the box out of the yard, but for some reason (e.g., the shipment is late) the box is not loaded with cargo and the container is empty, the shipping company will charge the factory a fee, usually 80% of the cost of the trailer. This charge is known as the "back to empty" or "back to box" charge.

-The opening fee is charged when the customs or the commodity inspection needs to open the box, and then use the forklift to take out the goods for inspection.

- Charge is when the box or later than the other specified cut-off time into a 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 the delay in the company's container into the port of the charges ......

The cost of the box is much more, and if one is not careful, there will be additional charges. In any case, in order to get the boxes on board smoothly, avoid extra charges and avoid greater loss of costs, we must be aware of these charges and exercise good judgment beforehand!