Shipping local charges are the costs directly related to ports, shipping and other parties involved in the transportation of goods. The following are some common local charges and their explanations.
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The following is an example of full container export from Tianjin port in China, summarizing the common shipping local charges:
Harbor miscellaneous charges
187RMB/20GP;314RMB/40GP or 40HQ. 40GP and 40HQ RMB charges are usually the same, and sometimes the ocean freight charges are the same.
Port Security Fee
20RMB/20GP;30RMB/40GP or 40HQ.
Manifest transmission fee
RMB 100/ticket, if there is a split-ticket manifest, split-ticket customs declaration, it will be charged according to the number of split-ticket. This fee is also called entry fee or information entry fee, manifest entry fee.
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THC fee
725-825 yuan/20GP;1150-1230 yuan/40GP or 40HQ.This fee is not fixed, different shipping companies have different fees. Basically, it is about $800 for a 20-foot container and $1200 for a 40-foot container.
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DOC documents / bill of lading fees
Most of them are 450 yuan / BL, there are a few shipping companies charge 500 yuan / BL. If you want the shipping company to do electric release, issue electric release bill of lading (surrendered BL / telex release BL), there will be additional electric release fee (telex release fee) – electric release fee Generally 200-500 yuan, different shipping companies charge differently.
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Seal Fee
Generally 40-50 RMB/ a. Seal is also called seal, container. Seals are also called seals, container seals, high security seals and so on. Each seal has a unique number, this number will be displayed on the bill of lading together with the box number.
Seals are usually made of steel and are very strong. Lead seals are used to seal the container door. Once the door is sealed with a seal, it can never be opened again unless the seal is destroyed, effectively protecting the goods inside from theft. Shipping company delivery, as long as the seal is intact, even if the consignee found that the goods are short, is not the responsibility of the shipping company.
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CHC Manifest Audit Fee
30RMB/20GP, 50RMB/40GP or 40HQ, this fee is quite strange, which was not there before. I do not know from when onwards, Tianjin port exports began to have this fee. How it is reviewed, who reviews it, and what the procedure is like are not generally known. Because the cost is not much, it seems that no customer asked about this matter, only know that it is called manifest audit fee, referred to as CHC. so the author is also not too clear.
Customs declaration fee
100-200 RMB/ ticket (within 5 items). Cargo owners or consignors can find their own customs broker to declare customs, can also be entrusted to the freight forwarder to declare customs. According to different goods, the number of items, the charges vary.
According to the new version of customs declaration form, one page of customs declaration form can declare up to 8 items, and one ticket can declare up to 50 items. If the number of items exceeds one page, an extra charge of RMB 50/page will be levied. If there are more than 50 items, the customs declaration should be made in separate tickets.
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Packing fee
This cost needs to be based on the specific goods and packaging single inquiry, crating ease of different degrees, the cost may vary greatly. Generally 400-800 yuan / 20GP, 600-1200 yuan / 40GP or 40HQ. when the owner or consignor does not haul their own cabinets, but direct delivery to the export port yard only (this is the legendary internal loading).
In fact, this fee includes not only the cost of loading, but also the cost of typing the bill and the cost of picking up the box – loading yard to take the bill of lading released by the shipping company (called S/O in South China) to typing the bill, and then go to the designated yard to bring up the empty boxes, ready to load.
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