{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Processing Surcharge","description":"A Swiss online retailer ships a parcel via FedEx to Germany – in addition to the actual freight rate, the courier charges a processing surcharge for the customs handling associated with the import. The processing surcharge (also called processing fee) is a fee that courier, express, and parcel (CEP) providers charge per shipment to cover the administrative effort of import clearance into a customs territory – such as completing customs declarations, pre-financing duties, or communicating with cu","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/processing-surcharge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-08-01T04:15:55.943417","citation":"Frachtportal News: \"FedEx führt neue Bearbeitungsgebühr für Sendungen in die EU ein\"","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/processing-surcharge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Processing Surcharge · A Swiss online retailer ships a parcel via FedEx to Germany – in addition to the actual freight rate, the courier charges a processing surcharge for the customs handling associated with the import. · Quelle: Frachtportal News: \"FedEx führt neue Bearbeitungsgebühr für Sendungen in die EU ein\""}