How to calculate the bulk freight

Calculation of freight and traders have a very important relationship, for example, a transaction in accordance with the CIF or CF price, exactly how much is, in the price of a percentage, for exporters of cost accounting related major. Even with the FOB price, master of ocean freight information, for the calculation of various price difference between the price, do the work is also very important.

According to the liner freight company specified tariff calculation. At present, each ship company set tariffs, its format is not exactly the same, but its basic content is relatively close to the.

The shipping company price list, according to the general merchandise of different types and properties, and the loading and storage difficulty, and is divided into several grades. In the same route, because the grade of goods, shipping companies charge a basic rate is different. Therefore, grade of goods and freight are closely related.

Secondly, calculation of freight standards are not the same, such as deadweight generally according to the weight tons of freight, light goods according to the size of tons of collection, some high value commodity according to the FOB value of a certain percentage of revenue, some commodity according to the hybrid approach of land, for example according to the weight ton or the size of tons of land, then add some ad valorem freight, manifested in the tariff for:

One, according to the weight tons of land, called weight tons, table" W", listed in every metric calculation unit or per long ton.

In two, according to the volume of the cargo collection, called the metric ton, listed in table "M", according to1cubic meters or 40cubic feet of a metric ton unit for calculation.

In three, according to the volume or weight, by the selection and calculation, sheet for" W/M".

In four, according to the commodity FOB is a percentage of the value of land, known as ad valorem freight ( Ad Valorem ), Ad Val or A.V. listed in table.

In five, according to the mixed standard collection, such as the W/M plus AV. According to the weight or measurement ton plus ad valorem freight. In addition, there are some goods by ( per unit ) or the head ( per head ) instead of the former, such as vehicles, the latter as livestock. For bulk commodities, such as grain, ore, coal, due to large volume, low price, easy handling and other reasons, the company in order to strive for supply of goods, and the owner can be agreed freight rate.

According to the calculation of freight tariff, is a complicated job, not only needs to be familiar with the basic content of tariff, also need careful work, in the calculation of freight, in addition to the route and the grade of goods, according to the basic rate ( Basis Rate ) to calculate the basic freight, and also to find out a variety of additional costs of the project, and the will need to pay the fee one one count.

These additional cost more, for example, because of different commodity, port, or for other reasons, may have additional charges, but also keep track of which changes.

Surcharge generally have the following:

One, increase the commodity characteristics of different additional fees, such as overweight surcharge, long length additional fees, cleaning fees.

Two, because of the different situation of income of port surcharge, such as port surcharge, port congestion surcharge, optional fee, additional fee.

In three, due to other reasons but temporary increase of additional charges, such as fuel surcharge, devaluation surcharge.

In fact the surcharge a multitude of names, far more than these above-mentioned. Notably, some additional fees, such as port congestion surcharge, accounted for a large proportion of freight, and basic freight compared, at least ten percent, more than one hundred percent, or two times more. Therefore, in the calculation of freight, can not be neglected on additional charges.