THC is the container terminal loading and unloading operation fee.
THC (Terminal Handling Charge-container terminal loading and unloading operation fee). As early as 1997, some liner companies were charging ORC (Origin Receiving Charge) from foreign trade cargo owners in China's Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Hainan regions.
The Chinese cargo owners at that time acquiesced to this fee, which was not high. In 1999, May 2000 and later, representatives of some shipping association organizations successively went to ports such as Shanghai, Dalian and Qingdao in an attempt to implement THC (Terminal Handling Charge - container terminal loading and unloading operation fee). However, they encountered strong opposition from local cargo owners' organizations and failed. Can be implemented.
Extended information:
When goods are sold to foreign customers, you need to pay the terminal operating fees in your home country. Depending on the circumstances of each country, different shipping companies charge different THC fees.
THC fees are uniformly tacked on to Chinese exporters by international shipowners through shipping companies in order to increase their income. In the early years, this fee was brought to China from abroad. Currently, in export containers, the THC fee must be paid unconditionally. A fee to international shipowners, under FOB trade, the exporter pays the THC fee.
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