{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Terminal Handling Charge (Export)","description":"When an export container arrives at the terminal, it passes through a defined sequence of operations: gate-in processing, yard placement, crane lifts, stowage planning, and final loading onto the vessel. The Terminal Handling Charge (Export), or THC (Export), covers all these steps and is billed by the terminal operator to the shipper or freight forwarder, separate from the ocean freight rate. On rate sheets and invoices, it typically appears as a distinct surcharge rather than part of the base ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/terminal-handling-charge-export","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:16:36.929060","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/glossary/terminal-handling-charge-thc/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/terminal-handling-charge-export","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Terminal Handling Charge (Export) · When an export container arrives at the terminal, it passes through a defined sequence of operations: gate-in processing, yard placement, crane lifts, stowage planning, and final loading onto the vessel. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/glossary/terminal-handling-charge-thc/"}