{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Administration Fee","description":"An administration fee enables freight forwarders and logistics providers to recover the internal overhead of shipment processing – covering documentation, data entry, invoicing, and customer service. Unlike charges tied to physical operations such as transport, warehousing, or handling, it applies regardless of a shipment's operational complexity. It is quoted either as a flat amount per consignment or as a percentage of total freight charges. In day-to-day forwarding practice, it ranks among th","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/administration-fee","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T13:34:27.947950","citation":"https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/glossary/administration-fee","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/administration-fee","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Administration Fee · An administration fee enables freight forwarders and logistics providers to recover the internal overhead of shipment processing – covering documentation, data entry, invoicing, and customer service. · Quelle: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/glossary/administration-fee"}