Trade Terms

Fee charged by ocean carriers at certain U.S. ports for the use of their chassis. This fee is to encourage shippers and truckers to provide their own chassis for pick-up…

Fee charged by ocean carriers at certain U.S. ports for the use of the chassis. This fee is to encourage shippers and truckers to provide their own chasses for pick-up…

Terminal handling charge, also known as container yard charge. Charge payable to a shipping line either for receiving a full container load at the container terminal, storing it, and delivering…

Another term used in certain ocean carrier and/or shipping conference 'tariffs' to describe the terminal charge assessed against ocean cargo delivered at certain destination ports. It covers the same services…

Rate adjustments are based on the national average diesel fuel price.

The charge associated with specific costs at discharge terminals.

Fee applied at origin and/or destination to offset rising staffing, training, equipment and information systems costs relating to increased volume and complexity of documentation.

Fee for services required to supplement the services performed by the carrier transporting materials to or from warehouse.

Fee associated with port security costs.

A form declaring goods imported and placed in a bonded warehouse. Duty payments may not be required until goods are withdrawn for consumption.