{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Freight forwarding costs","description":"Freight forwarding costs cover all charges a shipper incurs when entrusting a consignment to a freight forwarder: base freight rates, handling and storage fees, customs clearance charges, and surcharges for services such as temperature control, hazardous cargo handling, or cargo insurance. Mode of transport is the dominant cost driver – airfreight commands a far higher per-kilogram rate than ocean freight, while road groupage follows its own tariff logic. Forwarders itemise these charges in a qu","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/freight-forwarding-costs","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T14:20:05.942229","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spediteur","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/freight-forwarding-costs","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Freight forwarding costs · Freight forwarding costs cover all charges a shipper incurs when entrusting a consignment to a freight forwarder: base freight rates, handling and storage fees, customs clearance charges, and surcharges for services such as temperature control, hazardous cargo handling, or cargo insurance. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spediteur"}