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 reportDoing 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	Normally150~250per bill
	Inspection Agent Fee☆☆☆	Broker/Forwarder		100/bill	Normally50~200per bill
	D/O exchange charge to Non-Vessel Operating Carrier(NVOCC)☆☆☆	Forwarder		230 /bill	Normally200~260per bill
	D/O exchange charge to Shipping company☆☆☆	Shipping Company/Shipping Agent		260/bill	SINOTRANS shipping,200~300per bill
	Documentation Fee at Destination☆☆	Shipping Company		450/bill	Normally400~500per bill
	THC☆☆☆	Shipping Company		690/Container	Maersk625/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
	HarborDues on Cargo&Terminal Security Charge☆☆☆	Port Enterprises		50 /Container	Government Pricing (40+10CNY)
	port removal Fee☆☆	Port Enterprises		50 /Container	Announced Rate49.5 /Container, calculated as 50/Container
	Demurrage Storage Charge☆☆	Port Enterprises		16 /Container	(Estimated Advance entry fee as container stockpiled in port5~6day). For a standard container for20GP: day 0-4days are free; day5-7，8/day；day8-10，20/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,CAFof Japan line, 600/Container
	Customs Inspection Service FEE☆	Port Enterprise’s subordinate tally Company		500/Container	Normally400~600/Container. Bear by the Government if no problems found in inspection, and bear by the enterprises as problems found in inspection
	Customsinspection formalities agent service fee☆	Broker/Forwarder		275/bill	usually paid to the customs declaration agent, normally250~300/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 byquarantine 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
	returncontainerLoading/Unloading fee☆☆☆	container storage yard		70 /Container	Normally30~100/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, Normally200~500/Container

Description:1.List of charges only for one20GPstandard container normal cargo;2.☆☆☆indicates the frequency of the charges is per bill/container,☆☆indicates a higher frequency than20%, but not every bill/container occurs;☆Indicates occasional charges that occur under special circumstances, less frequently than20%

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	Normally100~200/bill
	Inspection Agent Fees☆☆☆	Broker/Forwarder	70/bill	For Port inspection declaration, Normally50~100/bill
	Documentation Fee at Origin☆☆	Shipping Company	450/bill	Normally400~500/bill
	AMS/ENS/AFRManifest 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
	EIRexchange 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 Rate49.5 /Container, calculated as 50/Container
Do not counted in DB data (10 Items)	Storage Charge☆	Port Enterprise	0/Container	Enter port in opening time (Normally4-5days in advance), no storage charge. However，for the days before opening time，there will be 30/day
	Container Overtime Charges☆	Shipping Company	Daily5/Container	Normally exempt for7-10days. 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	Normally400~600/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 ona 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	Normally200~400/bill exempt for Export to US/ EU/ASIA.