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Please use the webpage link to Tariff & Rate Enquiry for full price for your shipment.
All Surcharge and Fees shown are maximum rates and valid until further notice (unless specified).


​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​  * Local Surcharges for all Trades except for cargo originating from/destined to US ports and points via US ports.

Please click here for details of United States related services.

Definition of Service Charges here

 

Germany Region​

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Pick Up/Drop Off fees ex/to Inland Depots:​​

eff. January 1st, 2026 u​ntil June 30th2026​

eff. July​ ​1st2026​​​​​​

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Carrier Haulage:​

German Terms & Conditions for Carrier Haulage

German Carrier Haulage Storage in Transit

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General Surcharges - Outbound

Description Per Currency Amount Remarks
(All Surcharges and Fees shown below are maximum rates and valid until further notice)
Security Charge (ISPS) Container EUR14all Trades (incl. in below THCs)
Verified Gross Mass ​ ​ ​ ​
VGM Manual Submission Admin Fee (VGF)Container EUR40eff. July 1st, 2017
VGM Manual Amendment Admin Fee (VGA)Container EUR40eff. July 1st, 2017
VGM Late Submission Admin Fee (VGL)Container EUR80eff. July 1st, 2017
(MANUAL = not submitted via EDI or MOC/
LATE = submitted after published deadline)
Terminal Handling Charge (THC) applicable when Receiving/Delivery on ISO Chassis

​​Non-temperature controlled cargo - DRY
BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR
​325
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Non-temperature controlled cargo - DG
BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR 
​365
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Non-temperature controlled cargo - Awkward
BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR
590
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Temperature controlled cargo -
BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR
​475
eff. January 1st, 2026
​​Non-temperature controlled cargo - DRY
WILHELMSHAVEN

​Container
​EUR
​295
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​​Non-temperature controlled cargo - DG
WILHELMSHAVEN
​Container
​EUR
​335
eff. January 1st, 2026​
​Non-temperature controlled cargo - Awkward
WILHELMSHAVEN
​Container
​EUR
​565
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Temperature controlled cargo -
WILHELMSHAVEN
​Container
​EUR
​410
​​eff. January 1st, 2026

​​Non-temperature controlled cargo -​
BELGIUM +​ NETHERLANDS
​Container
​EUR
​260
​​eff. May 10th, 2024
​Temperature controlled cargo -​
BELGIUM +​ NETHERLANDS
​Container
​EUR
​355
​​eff. May 10th, 2024
THC in other EU countries


please refer to corresponding region's webpage
Booking Cancellation Fees

General cargo dry

Cancelled or rolled to another vessel

(including missing VGM/SI/Customs' Clearance)

(5 calendar days before vessel closing)

​ContainerEUR​100​
eff. September 1st, 2023

REEFER/ Dangerous Goods/ Special Equipment

Cancelled or rolled to another vessel

(including missing VGM/SI/Customs' Clearance)

(5 calendar days before vessel closing)

​ContainerEUR​150​
eff. September 1st, 2023​
​Manual Booking Fee

(Applicable for manually captured bookings)

(Applicable for all Cargo Natures, Eq. Size/Types and Destinations)​


​Booking
​EUR
​40 
​eff. May 1st, 2023 - non-regulated Trades

eff. May 23rd, 2023 - regulated Trades
Extra Container Handling Charge - Inland
(double standard rate for using frames and triple standard rate for using chains applies)
Container/per move
EUR
70
eff. January 1st, 2024
​Extra Container Handling Charge - Terminal
(double standard rate for using frames and triple standard rate for using chains applies)​
​Container/per move
​EUR​
​90
​eff. January 1st, 2024
Documentation Fee BL EUR 75 all trades - if SI is not submitted via MOC, CargoSmart or EDI
eff. July 2014

Correction Manifest Charge (CMA)

Canada/USA/US-Crossborder/Mexico/ China/Japan/Türkiye​/Egypt, for BL amendment after SI cut off. For all other Trades after vessel departure.

BL EUR 40
Late shipping instruction charge BL EUR 80eff. July 10th, 2014
Security Manifest Charge (AMS)BL EUR 25

Security Manifest Amendment (AAM)

Canada/USA/US-Crossborder/Mexico/ China/Japan/Türkiye/Egypt, for BL amendment after SI cut off

BL EUR 30eff. August 1st, 2014

2nd set of BL required

(Switch BL fee)

BL EUR 150​eff. July 25th, 2014
​Telex release

​BL​EUR ​60​eff. March 21st, 2019
​​Manual Processing Fee
for 1st provision of Original Bill of Lading elsewhere​ -
BL release office not in Germany. Valid for Latin America and Africa trade only.
​BL
​EUR 
​50
​eff. November 5th, 2024

 

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Bunker/CAF/PSS and other Trade related surcharges:

Canada/US-Crossborder Trade

Trans-Atlantic Mexico Trade

Asia Europe Trade

Intra Europe Trade

Australia Trade (including New Zealand)

 

General Surcharges - Inbound


Description​PerCurrencyAmountRemarks
Extra Container Handling Charge - Inland
(double standard rate for using frames and triple standard rate for using chains applies)
Container/per move
EUR
​70
​eff. January 1st, 2024
​Extra Container Handling Charge - ​Ter​minal
(double standard rate for using frames and triple standard rate for using chains applies)​
​​Container/per move
​EUR
​​90
​​​​eff. January 1st, 2024​
Documentation FeeBLEUR40eff. November 1st, 2018
Security Charge (ISPS)ContainerEUR14all Trades (incl. in below THCs)

Import Manifest Correction Fee -

PRE customs process completion

BLEUR40eff. February 2013

Import Manifest Correction Fee -

POST customs process completion

BLEUR80eff. February 2013
BL Amendment feeBLEUR40eff. February 2013
Proof of deliveryRequestEUR25eff. August 2013
Change of Empty drop off depotContainerEUR30eff. November 2016
​Empty return of incorrect container into OOCL stock (resulting in stock amendment)

​Container​EUR​50​eff. July 8th, 2019
​Container Inspection Fee (for all import shipments destinated to Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
​Container
​EUR
​15
​eff. June 16th, 2021
Terminal Handling Charge (THD)   applicable when Receiving/Delivery on ISO Chassis​                    
 
   
​Non-temperature controlled cargo -  DRY
BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG

​Container
​EUR
​325
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Non-temperature controlled cargo -  DG
BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR
​365
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Non-temperature controlled cargo - Awkward BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR
​590
eff. January 1st, 2026
​Temperature controlled cargo - BREMERHAVEN + HAMBURG
​Container
​EUR
475
eff. January 1st, 2026
​​Non-temperature controlled cargo - DRY
WILHELMSHAVEN

​Container
​EUR
​295
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​​Non-temperature controlled cargo - DG
WILHELMSHAVEN
​Container
​EUR
​335
​eff. January 1st, 2026
​Non-temperature controlled cargo - Awkward
WILHELMSHAVEN
Container
​EUR
​565
​​eff. January 1st, 2026
​​Temperature controlled cargo - WILHELMSHAVEN
Container
EUR
​410
​​eff. January 1st, 2026
​​​Non-temperature controlled cargo -​
BELGIUM +​ NETHERLANDS
​Container
​EUR
​260
​​eff. May 10th, 2024
​Temperature controlled cargo -​
BELGIUM +​ NETHERLANDS
​Container
​EUR
​355
​eff. May 10th, 2024
THD in other EU countries


please refer to corresponding region's webpage​

 

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Bunker/CAF/PSS and other Trade related surcharges:

Canada/US-Crossborder Trade

Trans-Atlantic Mexico Trade
Asia Europe Trade
Intra Europe Trade
Australia Trade (including New Zealand)

 

 

Description Charge Code PerCurrency in EUR effective
T-1 document (ALL Modes)
Customs doc for rail into Switzerland ("Zollbegleitschein") ​BON​Document​EUR 100
eff. May 4th, 2025
Forwarding T1 ​BON​DocumentEUR 75
eff. May 4th, 2025
cargo value below EUR 150,000 incl. 3 items ​BON​DocumentEUR 75
eff. May 4th, 2025 til August 18th, 2026
​cargo value below EUR 100,000 incl. 3 items

​BON
​Document
​EUR 50
​eff. August 19th, 2026
​cargo value between EUR 100,000 and EUR 150,000 incl. 3 items
​BON
​Document
​EUR 80
eff. August 19th, 2026
cargo value between EUR 150,000 and EUR 250,000 incl. 3 items ​BON​Document​EUR 110

EUR 135
​eff. May 4th, 2025
eff. August 19th, 2026
cargo value between EUR 250,000 and EUR 350,000 incl. 3 items ​BON
​Document​EUR 120

EUR 180
​eff. May 4th, 2025
eff. August 19th, 2026
cargo value between EUR 350,000 and EUR 500,000 incl. 3 items ​BON​DocumentEUR 130

EUR 245
eff. May 4th, 2025
eff. August 19th, 2026
cargo value over EUR 500,000 ​BON​Documentas per outlay + ADM surcharge as per below​eff. April 2021
as of 4th item​BON​ItemEUR 10
​eff. May 4th, 2025
Waiting time charges
Loading in:
Switzerland & Poland via German ports / Austria & Germany via any port: 2 hrs free
Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia via any port: 3 hrs free           
(Bremen and Hamburg city limits 0.5 hrs only) ​ ​ ​
​Truck
​WTC
​commenced 30 minutes​
​EUR 70
​April 8th, 2022
​Barge/Rail (from 1st to 4th hour)

​WTC
​commenced 30 minutes​
​EUR 70
​​April 8th, 2022
​Barge/Rail (from 5th hour)

​WTC
​commenced 30 minutes​
​EUR 100
​​April 8th, 2022

Multistop

rail/barge/truck (customs stop/2nd load)

​up to 25km extra
​MST​Container​EUR 90

EUR 110
​April 4th,
2021
eff. August 19th, 2026
​over 25km extra 
​MST
​Container
​as per outlay + ADM surcharge as per below
​April 2021
Transport



​Fuel Surcharge for Carrier’s Haulage transports
​​​IFL (Outbound)
IFD (Inbound)
​​​Inland Rate
21% - Truck
EUR 27/cntr - Rail
15% - Barge​
September 17th, 2026 
​Fuel Surcharge for Carrier’s Haulage transports
​​​IFL (Outbound)
IFD (Inbound)
​​​Inland Rate
13% - Truck​
EUR 27/cntr - Rail
15% - Barge​
August 1st, 2026
​Energy Surcharge for Carrier’s Haulage transports by Rail
​EHO (Outbound)
EHS (Inbound)
​TEU
​EUR 0
​May 17th, 2023
Toll Surcharge for​ a​ll deliveries​ in Ge​rmany by Barge/Truck and Rail/Truck
TOL/TOD
​Container
EUR 0
Mar​ch 1st, 2024
Toll Surcharge for all deliveries in Germany for d​irect truckingTOL/TOD
​ContainerEUR 0
February 1st,  2024
Congestion Su​rcharge for deliveries via POL/POD Antwerp/Rotterdam (transport mode Barge)
​​​ICS (Inbound)
ICO (Outbound)
​Container
EUR 75
eff. April 1st, 2026 nonFMC
eff. May 1st, 2026 FMC
Congestion Surcharge for deliveries via POL/POD Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven/Rotterdam
(transport mode Rail)

Congestion Surcharge for deliveries via POL/POD Hamburg (transport mode Rail)
​ICS (Inbound)
ICO (Outbound)
TEU




TEU

​EUR 50




EUR 150 (ICS)
EUR 50 (ICO)
eff. A​pril 1st, 2026 nonFMC
eff. May 1st, 2026 FMC
Congestion Surcharge for deliveries via POL/POD Hamburg/Antwerp/Rotterdam (transport mode Truck)

Congestion Surcharge for deliveries via POL/POD Hamburg/Antwerp/Rotterdam (transport mode Truck)

​​ICS (Inbound)
ICO (Outbound)
​Container




Container
​EUR 60




EUR 120 (ICO)
​July 5th, 2024




eff. A​pril 1st, 2026 nonFMC
eff. May 1st, 2026 FMC
​Dangerous goods truck/barge/rail - Germany/Austria/Czech/Slovakia/Hungary
​DGI/DGO
​Container
​EUR 80
​May 23rd, 2025
​2nd delivery 
​IHL/IHD
​Container
​as per outlay + ADM surcharge as per below​​
​April 2021
Chassis rent (Rail/Barge)

CHS
Day and Chassis
EUR 65
eff. March 24th, 2024
​Chassis rent (Truck)​CHS​Day and Chassis
​EUR 70​May 1st, 2019 
Cleaning of Container CLE​ContainerEUR 150May 10th, 2025
Containerdoor closing (Security Claw, Import) LAS​ContainerEUR 90 August 2013
Delay in Transit (DIT) request (subject to Demurrage)

DIT​Container

EUR 150

eff. Nov. 5th, 2024

Heavy Weights for rail delivery in Germany and Switzerland via German, Belgian, Dutch, Slovenian, Italian ports - 20' > 25 tons gross weight (max. payload 28.7 tons)OWC ​ContainerEUR 135 May 23rd, 2025
Heavy Weights for rail delivery in Germany and Switzerland via German, Belgian, Dutch, Slovenian, Italian ports - 40' > 28 tons gross weight (max. payload 27 tons)OWC ​ContainerEUR 150 May 23rd, 2025
​Operated reefer surcharge during truck transport (Genset Export/Import)
​GNO/GND
​Container
​EUR 150
​April 8th, 2022
Operated reefer surcharge during barge and barge/truck transport (Genset Export/Import)​
GNO/GND​
Container
EUR 265
eff. March 27th, 2024
​Labeling/Relabeling in ports of HAM/BHV/WVN (incl. handling/ excl. photos)
​DGL
​Container
​EUR 215.20
​October 1st, 2021
Precooling of containers at terminal/depotPCC​ Day and ​ContainerEUR 150 (first day), each add. day EUR 80May 23rd, 2025
Proof of delivery request - all countriesPOD ​RequestEUR 25August 2013
Re-sealing fee - terminal (excl. OT/OQ)
Re-sealing fee - at loading place (excl. OT/OQ)
RSC
RSC
​Container
Container
EUR 60
EUR 50​
eff. May 4th, 2025
​Re-sealing fee - terminal (OT/OQ only)

​RSC​Container


​EUR 305


​December 10th, 2023
Re-Use of "OOCL" equipment without prior re-use request and/or acceptance by OOCL

TNP​Container
EUR 200January 2018
​Mis-Pick in/out Fee
​MPF
​Container
​USD 500
​​November 2016
Terminalpositionings
Off-dock terminalpositioning with change of custody (Verwahrerwechsel)
SSC ​ContainerEUR 450 May 23rd, 2025
Terminalpositioning within port of Hamburg/Transshipment SSC ​ContainerEUR 450 May 23rd, 2025
Terminalpositioning Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven <-> Hamburg SSC ​ContainerEUR 600 May 23rd, 2025
Defumigation at discharge

Hamburg (discharge port)FUM​20'/40'EUR 650/700January 1st, 2019
Courier services​​
​Registered mail (Germany)​CUR​BL​EUR 18.50​April 1st, 2019
​Courier (Germany)
​CUR
​BL
​EUR 45
April 1st, 2024
​Courier (Austria/Czech Republic)
​CUR
​BL
​EUR 130
​April 1st, 2024
​Courier and registered mail (EU countries)​
CUR
BL
EUR 155
April 1st, 2024
Courier and registered mail (non-EU countries)
CUR
BL
EUR 190
​April 1st, 2024
Courier national on customer's own account
CUR
​BL
​EUR 25

April 1st, 2024
Customs/Other
​Documentary Control

​MIS
​BL
​EUR 150
​January 18th, 2024
​Cargo Scanning on-dock

​SSC
​Container
​EUR 300
​January 18th, 2024
​Cargo Scanning off-dock

​SSC
​Container
​EUR 525
​January 18th, 2024
​Physical Inspection

​as per cost items incurred
​as per cost items incurred
​all cost incurred for the inspection plus MIS as per above
​January 18th, 2024
​Veterinary Check
​​as per cost items incurred
​as per cost items incurred
​all cost incurred for the check plus MIS as per above
​January 18th, 2024
Customs clearance charge (Z-no./BHT-/WHT-Reference)CCC ​ReferenceEUR 35 April 2006
​Container status change in port of loading
SHF
​Container
EUR 75​
eff. March 1st, 2025
​Change of information fee at Eurogate Terminal (if container weight is adjusted after Gate In Full move, and difference is more than 2,000 kg up or down)​
​COI
​Container
​EUR 75
​April 3rd, 2025
Certificate Issuance Fee- preformatted
CIC ​Certificate EUR 25 July 2014
Certificate Issuance Fee- un-formattedCIC ​Certificate EUR 50July 2014
Appended declaration by a notary CIC ​Certificate EUR 150 July 2008
​Appended declaration by chamber of commence
​CIC​Certificate​EUR 250
​February 2013
Payable Elsewhere Fee
PEF ​BL20% of invoice amount August 2010
​​General Administrat​ion Charge
​ADM
​Container or B/L
​EUR 150 ​per container or B/L according to services provided + costs arisen
​​October 6th, 2023
​​* Additional charges may be applicable if any discrepancies when/if checked. * ​ ​ ​ ​

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Low Water Additional (KWZ)

dependent on given water level and charged as per vendor tariff


DCH  Duesseldorf, HGK Duisburg, KCT Krefeld, CTS Koeln, DIT Duisburg, Contargo Neuss

Basis Water Level Duisburg Ruhrort

https://www.elwis.de/DE/dynamisch/gewaesserkunde/wasserstaende/


Contargo Koblenz 

Basis Water Level (Pegel) Koeln 

https://www.elwis.de/DE/dynamisch/gewaesserkunde/wasserstaende/​ 


Contargo Emmerich

Basis Water Level Emmerich                                                                      

https://www.elwis.de/DE/dynamisch/gewaesserkunde/wasserstaende/


Contargo  Mannheim, Contargo Woerth, Contargo Frankfurt, Contargo Baden, Frankenbach  MainzDP World  GermersheimHaeger & Schmidt Logistics GmbH, Kehl

Basis Water Level Kaub

https://www.elwis.de/DE/dynamisch/gewaesserkunde/wasserstaende/


Places in France/Switzerland - as per outlay on a daily rate base


 

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