When freight rates are fixed in one currency while the carrier's operating costs run in another, exchange-rate exposure follows – the Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) is the contractual mechanism that passes this risk to the shipper.
Source: https://www.freightos.com/resources/glossary/currency-adjustment-surcharge
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