Freight Cost and Container Details

Dear All Nowadays most of the garment order we do on FOB basis, so the buyers pay the freight to the shipping agent or freight forwarder. However, still it is necessary for the us to know how to calculate sea freight and air freight cost.

Actually many buyers are still placing their order on CIF basis to us. In this case the shipper to prepay freight. So, we need to learn all the details regarding the Freight charge, Containers details, Customs clearance cost and others shipping terms.

Mainly we delivery the goods to buyer by 03 (three) ways. 1. By SEA 2. By AIR 3. By Road

Out of these 03 ways mostly we prefer deliver the goods by Sea, because it's cheaper than Air and Road transportation. Today I will discuss with all of you regarding SEA delivery.

SEA FREIGHT: Generally sea Freight varies based on volume of the goods. Mostly it

calculated on how much per CBM (Cubic meter). However, very rarely we calculated it by weight as density cargo.

ANERA (A.N .E.R.A. Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement) has designed the freight tariff based on the usual value of the type of goods, than the usual weight of them, taking into consideration that for low value goods they should give a low freight rate in order to make it possible for the importers to buy goods overseas . However, for high value products, they should charge a higher freight rate as it is believed that the buyer can afford to pay more for freight. They have designed the freight tariff in such a way that everybody can do business and there is sufficient profit for the shipping lines. Please find below an example for your better understanding For low value goods Suppose, for a Furniture company the ocean friegh rate will be US $1,400.00 for a 20' container to Valencia, Spain. For medium value goods Garments Item with normal fabrication (not expensive as silk chiffon etc) (medium value goods)

US $2,295.00 for a 20'container to Valencia, Spain. For High value goods Silk Garments ( Expensive items) US $2,800.00 for a 20' container to Valencia, Spain. From the above example we understand that for the same 20' Container the shipping line charges very different rates.

However, at present it is very common to ship goods by containers and pay the freight for the full container, even if you sometime do not have the enough goods to fill up the whole container. The reason for this is

Example: (Below are just an example, this example are not the exact freight rates as they change from time to time, but this is the concept commonly used) Say, you are planning to ship the goods to European port by the CBM as loose cargo then the shipping line will charged you US $65.00 per CBM. In this regards please note that, we call the loose cargo shipment as LCL (Light

Container Load) shipment. But, if you intend to ship the same goods by the (full) container, they charge you about US $1,400.00 per 20' container. Thats mean in this full container case you will pay only US $47.50 per CBM where as for LCL cargo you should need to pay $17.5 extra/CBM . These are approximate rates for shipment from Bangladesh to European ports, but they vary from each of the South East countries and to East or west coasts of the European ports. Hope, the above example can give you idea regarding the general relationship between the rates of loose cargo, 20' and 40' containers.

Container Details
20' Standard Containers A 20 Container has the following inside measurements: Length: 228" X Width: 84" X Height: 94 = 228" X 84" X 94 by multiplying 2.54 (1 =2.54cm) = 579.12cm X 213.36cm X 238.76cm by dividing 100(1m = 100cm) = 5.7912m X 2.336m X 2.3876 m = 29.50 CBM A 20' container has an air capacity of 29.50 CBM, but when you ship goods packed in cartons or wooden crates, it can only hold about 27 CBM as there will be gaps or spaces wasted. So, if the rate of a 20' container is $ 1,400.00 your average rate per CBM will be about $ 47.50 thats mean you are paying cost of 29.5 CBM for 27 CBM.

Above is the inside dimension but 20 container means 20 X 7 X 8 40' Standard Containers A 40' container has the following inside measurements: Length: 474" X Width: 84" X Height 94" 474 X 84 X 94" by multiplying 2.54 ( 1 =2.54cm) 1203.96cm X 213.36cm X 238.76cm by dividing 100(1m = 100cm) 12.0396m X 2.1336m X 2.3876m = 61.33 CBM. 40' container which means 40' X 7 X 8 but this is the inside dimension of the container. Therefore, a 40' container has an air capacity of 61.33 CBM. But, when we ship the goods by packed cartons or wooden crates, it will hold only about 54 CBM. So, if the rate of the 40' container is $2,650.00 the average rate per CBM is about $43.50 Please be informed that there is a bigger container than the 40' High Cube. The inside Measurements of this 40' high cube container are: Length : 474" X Width : 84" X Height: 106" (12" higher) 474" X 84 X 106" by multiplying 2.54 ( 1 =2.54cm) 1203.96cm X 213.36 cm X 269.24cm by dividing 100 (1m = 100cm) 12.0396m X 2.1336m X 2.6924m = 69.16 CBM 40 high cube container which means 40 X 7 X 9 but above is inside dimension. A 40 Hi Cube container is about 10 to 12% higher a 40 regular container, and the cost of a 40 Hi Cube is about 10 to12% higher, so the rate per CBM is about the same . There is very little , or on advantage in using a 40' Hi Cube as the rate per CBM is concerned. However, there is a great advantage when you have the amount of cargo which exceeds the capacity of a 40' container only by 5 to 8 CBM.

Please find below the list (collected from web) of some types of Containers

45 High Cube Dry Containers Interior Dimensions L: 13.556 m 44'5 11/16" 7'8 9/16" 8'10 1/16" W: 2.340 m H: 2.579 m 7'8 11/16" 8'5 1/2" W: 2.352 m H: 2.695 m Door Opening Tare Weight 4,590 kg 10,118 lbs Payload 27,910 kg 61,529 lbs Cubic Capacity 86.0 cbm 3.031 cu. ft.

45 High-Cube Reefer Container Interior Dimensions L: 13.102 m 42'11 3/4" Door Openin 5,200 27,300 75.4 kg kg cbm. 7 2.294 7'6 11,463 60,184 2,663 W: 6" m 1/4" lbs lbs cu.ft. 8'2 3/4" H: 2.535 8'3 m 3/4" g

T W

W: 2.286 m H: 2.509 m

40 High Cube Dry Containers Interior Dimensions L: 12.030 m 39'5 9/16" 7'8 1/2" 8'9 7/8" W: 2.340 m H: 2.579 m 7'8 1/16" 8 W: 2.350 m H: 2.690 m Door Opening Tare Weight 3,930 kg 8,663 lbs '5 1/2" Payload 28,570 kg 62,984 lbs Cubic Capacity 76.0 cbm. 2,714 cu.ft.

40 Standard Dry Container Interior Dimensions L: 12.035 m 39'5 13/16" W: 2.339 m 7'8 1/16" Door Opening Tare Weight 3,700 kg 8,156 lbs Payload Cubic Capacity

28,800 kg 67.0 cbm. 63,491 lbs 2,393 cu.ft. m 7'5 1/2"

W: 2.350 m 7'8 1/2"

H: 2.393 m 7'10 3/16" H: 2.274

40 Open Top Container Interior Dimensions L: H: 12.043 m 2.272 m 39'6" 7'8" 7'5 1/4" W: 2.338 m

Door Opening L: 11.858 m 38" 7'1" W: 2.162 m

Tare Weight 4,300 kg 9,480 lbs

Payload 28,280 kg 62,344 lbs

Cubic Capacity 64.0 cbm. 2,260 cu.ft.

40 High-Cube Reefer Containers Interior Dimensions L: 11.577 m 37'11 3/4" 2.290 m 2.535 m 7'6 1/8" 8' Door Opening Tare Weight 4,150 kg 9,148 lbs 3 3/4" Pay 28,350 kg 62,499 lbs 67.0 cbm. 2,366 cu.ft. load Cubic Capacity

W: 2.294 m 7'6 1/4" W: H: 2.509 m 8'2 3/4" H:

40 Standard Reefer Container Interior Dimensions L: 11.577 m 37'11 3/4" W: 2.294 m H: 2.210 m 7'6 1/4" 7'3" W: 2.286 m 7'6" H: 2.238 m 7'4 1/1 Door Opening Tare Weight Payload 3,950 kg 8,708 lbs 7,910 kg Cubic Capacity 58.7 cbm. 6"

61,529 lbs 2,073 cu.ft.

40 Flat Rack Container Interior Dimensions L: 12.080 m 39'7 9/16" Door Opening Tare Weig 5,480 kg 12,080 lbs 25,000 kg 55,113 lbs ht P ayload Cubic Capacity

W: 2.420 m 7'11 1/4" H: 2.103 m 6'10 13/16"

20 High Cube Dry Containers Interior Dimensions Door Opening L: H: 5.919 m 2.286 m 19'5" 7'8 1/16" 7'6" W: 2.286 m H: 2.251 m 7'6" 7'4 9/16" W: 2.340 m

Tare Weight 1,900 kg 4,189 lbs

Payload 24,800 kg 54,673 lbs

Cubic Capacity 33.0 cbm. 1,179 cu.ft.

20 Standard Dry Container Interior Dimensions 5.440 m 2.294 m 2.237 m 17'10 3/16" 7'6 1/4" W: 2.286 m 2.238 m 7'6" 7'4 1/16" Door Opening Tare W 2,750 kg 6,062 lbs 24,250 kg 53,460 lbs 27.9 cbm. 986 cu.ft. eight Payload Cubic Capacity

L: W: H:

7'4 1/16" H:

20 Open Top Container Interior Dimensions L: H: 5.919 m 2.286 m 19'5" 7'8 1/16" 7'6" W: 2.340 m

Door Opening L: 5.425 m W: 2.223 m 17'9 9/16" 7'3 1/2"

Tare Weight 2,177 kg 4,799 lbs

Payload 21,823 kg 48,110 lbs

Cubic Capacity 32.0 cbm. 1,143 cu.ft.

20 Flat Rack Container Interior Dimensions L: W: H: 5.935 m 2.398 m 2.327 m 19'5 5/8" 7'10 3/8" 7'7 9/16"

Door Opening

Tare Weight 2,560 kg 5,643 lbs

Payload 21,440 kg 47,265 lbs

Cubic Capacity

If you found some data regarding the container measurement in this post which is conflicting with each other. In this case I advise you, please contact directly with the shipping line.