Shanghai Port Cross-border Trade Costs

Research Report from Beijing Recode Trade Security and Facilitation Research Center

2018-03-24

Summary

According to the method of World Bank report Doing Business 2018, the cost of cross-border trade of Shanghai port at the end of 2017 are:

1. The total average cost to import is 319 USD (DB 2018 data: 790 USD);

2. The total average cost to export is 299 USD (DB 2018 data: 533 USD).

Details items and cost level are as belows:

Import Charge List at Shanghai Port

	Cost name (and frequency)		Charge entities	Average Cost （CNY）	Charge Standard and description （CNY）
Do counted in DB data (11 Items)	Customs Broker Fee☆☆☆	Broker/Forwarder		200 /bill	Normally 150~250 per bill
	Inspection Agent Fee☆☆☆	Broker/Forwarder		100 / bill	Normally 50~200 per bill
	D/O exchange charge to Non-Vessel Operating Carrier(NVOCC)☆☆☆	Forwarder		230 / bill	Normally 200~260 per bill
	D/O exchange charge to Shipping company☆☆☆	Shipping Company /Shipping Agent		260 / bill	SINOTRANS shipping,200~300 per bill
	Documentation Fee at Destination☆☆	Shipping Company		450 / bill	Normally 400~500 per bill
	THC☆☆☆	Shipping Company		690 /Container	Maersk 625/bill, APL 695/bill, CMA-CGM 695/bill, Sino-trans 685/bill
	EIR exchange fee ☆☆☆	Shipping Company		20 /Container	printing Service Fee
	Port construction charge☆☆☆	Marine Bureau		64 /Container	Marine administrative charge
	Harbor Dues on Cargo& Terminal Security Charge☆☆☆	Port Enterprises		50 /Container	Government Pricing (40+10 CNY)
	port removal Fee ☆☆	Port Enterprises		50 /Container	Announced Rate 49.5 /Container, calculated as 50 /Container
	Demurrage Storage Charge ☆☆	Port Enterprises		16 /Container	(Estimated Advance entry fee as container stockpiled in port 5~6 day). For a standard container for 20GP : day 0- 4 days are free; day 5-7， 8 / day；day 8-10，20 / Day；Day11-lifting off，70 / Day
Do not counted in DB data (10 Items)	Ocean Freight Destination Surcharge☆	Shipping Company		600 /Container	e.g. BAF , CAF of Japan line, 600 /Container
	Customs Inspection Service FEE ☆	Port Enterprise’s subordinate tally Company		500 /Container	Normally 400~600 /Container. Bear by the Government if no problems found in inspection, and bear by the enterprises as problems found in inspection
	Customs inspection formalities agent service fee ☆	Broker /Forwarder		275 / bill	usually paid to the customs declaration agent, normally 250~300 / bill
	Inspection and Quarantine service fee ☆	Inspection and Quarantine yard		100 /Container	Inspection Station charge, on average calculation
	Inspection and Quarantine sample delivery fee ☆	Broker /Forwarder		150 /Container	Normally charged by truck drivers or inspection agents, 100~200 /Container
	related quarantine treatment charges ☆	Inspection and Quarantine Treatment company		500 /Container	Give rate and Charged by quarantine treatment company
	Unpacking tally fee☆☆	Port Enterprise’s subordinate tally Company		100 /Container	self-application for the tally, in accordance with the difficulty of operation, 40~150 /container
	return container Loading/Unloading fee☆☆☆	container storage yard		70 /Container	Normally 30~100 /Container
	return container cleaning and removal fee ☆☆	container storage yard		175/Container	Cleaning Average 75/Container, removal average 100 /Container
	container Repair fee ☆	container storage yard		300/Container	in accordance with the loss, Normally 200~500 /Container

Description: 1. List of charges only for one 20GP standard container normal cargo;2. ☆☆☆ indicates the frequency of the charges is per bill/container, ☆☆ indicates a higher frequency than 20%, but not every bill/container occurs; ☆ Indicates occasional charges that occur under special circumstances, less frequently than 20%

Export Charge List at Shanghai Port

	Cost name (and frequency)	Charge subject	Average Cost (CNY）	Charge Standard and explanation
Do counted in DB data (12 Items)	Customs Broker Fee☆☆☆	Broker /Forwarder	150/bill	Normally 100~200 /bill
	Inspection Agent Fees ☆☆☆	Broker /Forwarder	70/bill	For Port inspection declaration, Normally 50~100 /bill
	Documentation Fee at Origin ☆☆	Shipping Company	450/bill	Normally 400~500/bill
	AMS/ENS/AFR Manifest fee ☆☆☆	Shipping Company /Shipping Agent	200/bill	Export to US/EU /JAPAN, Normally $30 (￥200 )
	Terminal Handling Charge at Origin☆☆☆	Shipping Company	690 /container	Maersk 625/bill, APL 695/bill, CMA-CGM 695/bill, Sino-trans 685/bill, etc.
	Telex Release☆☆	Shipping Company	125/bill	Needed mainly on Near-sea shipping line. To Japan and Taiwan, 50~300/bill,calculate as 125
	EIR exchange fee ☆☆☆	Shipping Company	20/container	printing Service Fee
	Container seal fee☆☆☆	Shipping Company	300 / Container
	Booking fee ☆☆☆	Shipping Company	150/Container
	Port construction charge ☆☆☆	Maritime Bureau	32 /Container	Marine administrative charge,
	Harbor Dues on Cargo& Terminal Security Charge☆☆☆	Port Enterprise	30/Container	Government pricing
	port removal Fee ☆☆☆	Port Enterprise	50 /Container	Announced Rate 49.5 /Container, calculated as 50 /Container
Do not counted in DB data (10 Items)	Storage Charge ☆	Port Enterprise	0/Container	Enter port in opening time (Normally 4-5days in advance), no storage charge. However，for the days before opening time，there will be 30/day
	Container Overtime Charges ☆	Shipping Company	Daily 5/Container	Normally exempt for 7-10 days. There are different charge standards for different shipping companies after the overdue.
	Picking up container Loading/Unloading fee☆☆☆	container storage yard	70 /Container	30~100/Container , calculated as 70
	Customs Inspection Service charge ☆	Port Enterprise	500 /Container	Normally 400~600 /Container. Bear by the Government if no problems found in inspection, and bear by the enterprises as problems found in inspection
	Customs inspection formalities agent service fee ☆	Broker /Forwarder	275 /bill	usually paid to the customs declaration agent, normally 250~300 / bill
	document & seal amendment charge after Customs inspection and tally ☆	Port Enterprise’s subordinate tally Company	50 /Time	The tally company announces the rate, the station collection Tally company gives rate and yard Charges.
	Inspection and Quarantine service fee ☆	Inspection and Quarantine yard	100 /Container	Inspection Station charge, on average calculation
	Inspection and quarantine inspection formalities agent service fee ☆	Broker /Forwarder	150 /bill	Normally charged by truck drivers or inspection agents, 100~200 /Container. Calculate as 150.
	VGM Manual Submission Fee at Origin☆	Forwarder	120 /bill	Here's an approximate average cost on a variety of charges. The exporter sends the relevant information to the freight forwarder and the freight forwarder transmits it to the shipping company and the port.
	Shipping Certificate ☆	Shipping Company	300 /bill	Normally 200~400/bill exempt for Export to US / EU /ASIA.