Common related expenses in freight forwarders in English
Freight forwarding-related costs
FSC (Fuel Surcharge) fuel surcharge
SCC (Security Surcharge) security sur-charge
Labour fee or handling charge
Unboxing fees De-vanning charge
On-board delivery FOT ( free on track )
Emergent declearation change
Wire Transfer Fees T/T fee
Animal & plant quarantine fee
Collection of truck freight, drayage fee Drayage
Container loading charge (including inland drayage)
LCL service fee LCL service charge
Container clearance charge
Container stuffing charge
Container dirtyness change
Container detention charge
Transit fees/transit fees I/E bonded charge
AMS Automated Manifest System
ACS/ACC ALAMEDA CORRIDOR SURCHARGE (TRANSFER FROM LOS ANGELES)
BAF BUNKER AJUSTMENT FACTOR BUFF FUEL SURCHARGE, AVAILABLE ON MOST ROUTES, BUT WITH VARYING STANDARDS.
BRC THE BUNKER RECOVERY CHARGE FUEL SURCHARGE
CAF CURRENCY AJUSTMENT FACTOR CURRENCY VALUE SURCHARGE
FAF Fuel AdjustmentFactor Fuel Price Adjustment Surcharge (for Japan routes)
GRI General Rate Increase Surcharge is generally used on South American routes and U.S. routes
DDC Destination Delivery Charges Direct Surcharge for U.S.-Canada routes
DOC DOcument charges File fees
EBS EMERGENCY BUNKER SURCHARGE IS GENERALLY USED ON AUSTRALIAN ROUTES
EBA Emergency Fuel Surcharge is generally used on African routes and Central and South American routes
ERS/ERA empty container transfer fee
IFA temporary fuel surcharge, which is used temporarily on certain routes
IAC Intermodal Management Fee (China Shipping)
IAS Direct Surcharge is used on U.S.-Canada routes
Direct Additional Direct Surcharge
Long Length Additional Surcharge
Optional Fees or Optional Additional Optional Port of Discharge
Alteration Charge: Change Port of Discharge
Composition of fees for each route
美西 O/F+PSS+AMS+WRS+IAC+IPI+ERS+ACC
美东 O/F+PSS+AMS+WRS+PCC+RIPI+ERS
Southeast Asia Line O/F+BAF+WRS+PCS
Europe O/F+BAF+CAF+PSS (added during peak season)
Japan O/F+PSS (EBS+BAF/YAS+CYC General Payment)
EBS, EBA The expression of fuel surcharge on some routes, EBS is generally used on Australian routes, EBA is generally used on African routes and Central and South American routes
Europe CAF 6.4% BAF199/398 Anti-Terrorism 6 (August, monthly variations) PSS 8/110
Generally, PSS is from April and May to October 4 every year.
日本 PSS（PP）0 BAF（CC） YAS(CC) CYC(CC) EBS(CC)
IPI INTERIOR POINT INTERMODAL INLAND TRANSIT FREIGHT
ISPS Shanghai Port Congestion Charges ISPS (depending on the shipping company)
ORC ORIGIN RECEIPT CHARGE Shipping port receipt fee, local export surcharge. Similar to SPS, it is generally used in South China
PTF Panama Canal Surcharge is used on U.S. routes and Central and South American routes
PSS Peak Season Sucharges Most routes may be used temporarily during peak season
PCC Panama Canal surcharge
PCS Port Congestion Surcharge Generally, Israel, India, certain ports and Central and South American routes use ALEXANDRIA to charge PCS ($8/TEU) to Shanghai from August 15
RIPI did not move inland point forwarding freight
SPS Shanghai Port Surcharge
THC TERMINAL HANDLING CHARGES (COLLECTED IN HONG KONG)
WRS War Surcharge This fee is added to ports in the Middle East and Israel in particular
YAS YEN ADJUSTMENT SURCHARGE (FOR JAPAN ROUTES)
ORC Origen Recevie Charges Local export surcharge, similar to SPS (collected in Guangdong Province)
EPS Equipment Position Surcharges
Heavy-Lift Additional Overweight surcharge
