Transportation usually depends on the weight of the goods; According to the size or volume of the goods; According to the weight or size of the goods, choose the one with higher freight rate to calculate the freight rate. At the same time, in order to keep the basic rate stable in a certain period of time and correctly reflect the transportation cost of various goods at various ports, liner companies have stipulated various additional fees beyond the basic rate.
The basic freight rate is equal to the freight rate multiplied by the freight ton. The freight of the same batch of goods by sea shall be calculated by volume and weight respectively. If the volume freight ton is greater than the weight freight ton, the freight is actually charged according to the volume freight ton. The marine surcharge is based on the basic freight and multiplied by the corresponding surcharge rate.
Types of marine surcharge
1, currency depreciation surcharge: when the currency depreciates, the actual income of the ship will not decrease, and the surcharge will be added according to a certain proportion of the basic freight rate.
2. Overweight surcharge: super-long surcharge and super-large surcharge. When the gross weight, length or volume of the goods exceed or reach the value specified in the freight rate, a surcharge will be added.
3. Port Surcharge: Surcharge added by shipping companies in some ports due to poor equipment conditions or low loading and unloading efficiency, and other reasons.
4. Port congestion surcharge: surcharge for increasing the berthing time of ships due to congestion in some ports.
5. Surcharge for detour: when the normal navigation channel is blocked and the ship has to detour to transport the goods to the destination port, the surcharge added by the ship.