Speedy Air Cargo: What Affects the Costs of Importing/Exporting?

What are all the steps and associated costs that go into importing or exporting an item? You can see all the things that can happen from the shipper to the delivery point in the steps below. To do business with a conscientious, professional shipper, give Speedy Air Cargo a call.

Step 1

• Materials, labor and overhead
• Custom packaging
• Inspection fees
• Licensing fees
• Royalties

Step 2

• Buying agent’s commissions
• Trader’s markups

Step 3

• Bank charges and commissions
• Overseas agent’s commissions
• Freight forwarder’s charges
• Documentation charges
• Insurance premiums
• Export licence fees
• Certification fees
• Consular fees
• Advertising

Step 4

• Road freight (cartage, drayage) and/or rail freight
• Routing costs (canal and inland waterway links)
• Uninsured damages
• Theft and pilferage
• Handling charges
• Demurrage

Step 5

• Brokerage fees
• Export levies

Step 6

• Insurance premiums
• Air freight

Step 7

• Theft and pilferage
• Overtime charges
• Handling charges
• Warehousing
• Loading fees
• Demurrage
• Wharfage

Step 8

• Insurance premiums
• Ocean freight
• Lighterage

Step 9

• Uninsured damages (e.g., war and acts of God)
• Pilferage

Step 10

• Lighterage

Step 11

• Theft and pilferage
• Quarantine charges
• Overtime charges
• Handling charges
• Unloading fees
• Warehousing
• Demurrage
• Wharfage

Step 12

• Import duties and taxes
• Bank charges and commissions
• Import licence fees
• Brokerage fees

Step 13

• Road freight (cartage, drayage) and/or rail freight
• Routing costs (canal and inland waterway links)
• Theft and pilferage
• Uninsured damages
• Handling charges
• Demurrage

Step 14

• Warehousing
• Interest charges
• Advertising