As the trade between China and Vietnam has become more frequent, the demand for shipping from China to Vietnam has also become stronger. In international shipping, most people care about the price of shipping, so it is necessary to find a relatively reliable Chinese freight forwarder to avoid being charged indiscriminately.

In addition to the freight, there are also various miscellaneous fees in the shipping price from China to Vietnam. Some of these miscellaneous fees are collected by the shipowner, and some are collected by the port of departure/destination port. Many fees have no clear standards and are very flexible. The shipping price is not as low as possible. It is necessary to determine the composition of the shipping fee in advance, and learn to distinguish between “regular” charging items and arbitrary charging to avoid losses.

Common Freight Forwarding Miscellaneous Charges

ORC: Origin Receiving Charge;

DDC: Destination Delivery Charge;

THC: Terminal Handling Charge;

BAF/FAF: Bunker Adjusted Factor/Fuel Adjusted Factor;

CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor;

DOC: Document;

PSS: Peak Season Surcharge;

AMS: America Manifest System.

CIC fee

Container inbalance charge, the main reasons for the formation of this CIC fee are as follows:

1. Seasonal changes in cargo transportation on various liner routes in the world lead to unbalanced cargo flow;

2. The trade volume of countries or regions at both ends of the route is unbalanced;

3. The difference in the type and nature of import and export goods and the difference in freight and loading and unloading standards have also caused the imbalance of import and export containers.

CFS fee

CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION is a place for handling LCL goods. It handles the handover of LCL goods. After stowage and stowage, the boxes are sent to CY (Container Yard), and the imported boxes delivered by CY are accepted for unpacking. Tally, store, and finally allocate to each consignee. At the same time, it can also carry out services such as lead sealing and issuing station receipts according to the entrustment of the carrier.

The cost of CFS is usually calculated according to the amount of one party, because CFS is the cost of LCL, so it occurs at both the port of shipment and the port of destination. Under FOB conditions, CFS is listed separately and charged to the exporter or factory. (Because FOB is freight collect, so the cost of the port of shipment is not included in the freight); under the condition of CIF, the CFS cost of the port of shipment has been included in the shipping price quoted by the freight forwarder, so there is no charge at the port of shipment. Then only charge CFS. But the importer still has to pay the CFS fee on their side at the port of destination.

EBS fee

Emerent Bunker Surchanges, this fee is generally due to the rising international crude oil price, which exceeds the affordability of shipowners, so the shipowners increase the cost in order to reduce cost losses when the market is relatively weak and cannot increase sea freight.

Local charge

The literal translation of local charge is “local fee”. Generally, it refers to other expenses incurred in the “opposite country” except for international air (sea) freight. These include: customs declaration fees, inspection and quarantine fees, document fees, security inspection fees, storage fees, storage fees, door-to-door delivery (delivery) fees and other fees. However, the customs duties of the “opposite country” are generally not included. Normally, local charge will only be generated for goods that involve door-to-door transportation, such as door-to-door, port-to-door, and door-to-port goods.

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