Practical-Encyclopedia of English Expressions of Freight Forwarding Costs


Air freight -AIR FREIGHT

Sea freight-OCEAN FREIGHT

Lump sum fee-LOCAL CHARGE

Electric discharge fee-SURRENDED FEE

COMBINED CHARGE

Amendment fee-AMEND FEE

TRUCKING FEE

Courier fee-COURIER FEE

FUMIGATION CHARGE

Document preparation fee-DOCUMENT FEE

Cancellation fee-LOGOUT FEE

Reconfiguration fee-RE-BOOKING FEE

Inspection fee-INSPECTION FEE

Booking fee-BOOKING FEE

Insurance fee-INSURANCE CHARGE

Foreign exchange fee-CO-LOAD FEE

LOADING FEE

Customs clearance fee-CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FEE

Commodity inspection fee-COMMODITY CHECKING FEE

Special operation fee-SPECIAL HANDLING CHARGE

Terminal operation fee-TERMINAL HANDLING CHARGE

B
Additional fee


AMS-Automatic Manifest System

Automatic manifest system entry fee for US-Canadian routes

BAF-Bunker Adjustment Factor

Fuel Surcharge

CAF-Currency Adjustment Factor

Currency devaluation surcharge

DDC-Destination Delivery Charge

The destination port unloading surcharge, often used in the US and Canada routes

EBA-Emergency Bunker Additional

Emergency fuel surcharge, often used in Africa, Central and South America routes

EBS-Emergency Bunker Surcharge

Emergency fuel surcharge, often used on Australian routes

FAF-Fuel Adjustment Factor

Fuel price adjustment surcharge, special for Japanese routes

GRI-General Rate Increase

Comprehensive rate increase surcharge

IFA-Interim Fuel Additional

Temporary fuel surcharge

ORC-Origin Receipt Charge

Origin receipt fee, generally used in Guangdong

PCS-Panama Canal Surcharge

Panama Canal Surcharge

PCS-Port Congestion Surcharge

Port congestion surcharge

PSS-Peak Season Surcharge

Peak season surcharge

SPS-Shanghai Port Surcharge

Shanghai port surcharge

THC-TerminalHandling Charge

Terminal handling fee

WARS-War Surcharge

War surcharge

YAS-Yen AscendSurcharge

Yen appreciation surcharge, special for Japan routes
C
air transport


Air freight

Air terminal charge

Air waybill fee FSC

Fuel surcharge SCC

Security sur-charge

D/O fee

D
port


Container loading charge(including inland drayage)

Port congestion charge

Ocean freight

Collection truck freight, short transfer fee Drayage

Booking charge

Customs clearance fee

Labour feeor handling charge labour feeor handling charge

Commodity inspection exchange fee for CIP

D/O fee

De-vanningcharge

Port Miscellaneous Charges portsur-charge

B/Lsurrender fee

Clearance fee emergent declearation change

Customs inspection fee 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

Detention charge container detention charge

Truck freight 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

Transit fee/transit fee I/E bonded charge