LOCAL CHARGE FOR AIR SHIPMENT FROM VIETNAM TO US

LOCAL CHARGE FOR AIR SHIPMENT FROM VIETNAM TO US

Air freight is a popular and widely used method for import and export goods. According to data, Air freight accounts for a small proportion of the total weight of international freight (less than 0.5%), while it accounts for about 30% in terms of value Vietnam also has many policies to develop air freight services to meet the import and export needs of domestic enterprises. Know about local charge from Vietnamese side is important. This article will clear which local charge in air shipment need to be considered.

  1. Delivery cargo by air
    1. Main Vietnam air ports

Vietnam has many large international airports for delivery cargo. However, there are 3 main airports that are often selected as follows:

–     Noi Bai airport – IATA: HAN, ICAO: VVNB: to the North of Vietnam

–     Tan Son Nhat Airport: IATA: SGN, ICAO: VVTS: to the South of Vietnam

–     Da Nang airport: IATA: DAD, ICAO: VVDN in central Vietnam

  1. Type of good that should be delivered by air:

Air service will be suitable with some type of goods as below

–     Urgent for project

Air service is the fastest mode of all shipping methods. Transit time is only a few hours (with short routes like Vietnam to Korea, Japan, China, …) to a few days (Vietnam to EU, US ,…) so this is the most suitable method for those urgent shipment, need delivery on time to catch produce plan, project cargo,…

–     Small quantity, sample

The cost of air service will be calculated by kg, and airline accepts shipment from a few kilograms to several tons, so for small volume shipments, samples goods will often use air as the main shipping method

–     Fragile goods, high requirements on delivery

Air mode is a low-risk method with short transit time, so it is suitable for fragile goods, goods that need special requirements during delivery. Some types of goods such as: functional foods, medicine, fruit or frozen food, … are usually shipped by air.

–     High value good

Because air mode is less risky than other methods, and the insurance fee if applied for air shipments will be lower, so high value cargo is usually use air service

  1. Unit to calculate fee in air shipment – chargeable weight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has regulations on the rules, methods of calculating and issuing charges in the TACT (The Air Cargo Tariff) air freight schedule. According that, Fees will be charged whichever is higher of:

+ Actual weight of the goods (Actual Weight)

+ Volumetric weight, also known as Dimensional Weight, is the type converted from the volume of a shipment according to a formula prescribed by the International Air Transport Association – IATA.

Volumetric weight= (LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT)/ 6000

  1. Local charge of air shipment
    1. Surcharge that go with air freight (Vat=0%)
  • XRAY fee:

As a fee to pay for security and protection services in the airport, this fee will ensure your goods are safe when stored and transported in the airport.

This fee will be calculated by Actual Weight (Gross Weight). Normally, X-ray fee will be around 0.017$/kg.

  • Air way bill fee

Air way bill fee or documentation fee, this is fee that to issue bill of lading, include issue MAWB and HAWB. Depend on airlines, air way bill fee is usually 3-5$/ bill

  • AMS fee

AMS fee- Automated Manifest System fee. This is Customs data transmission fee to the US. AMS fee applied for all shipment importing to US

SMG collect this fee around 5-10$/ bill

  1. Other fee (VAT 8%)
  • Terminal Cargo Service

This fee can be seen the handling fee at airport, collected by airport. Terminal cargo service is calculated by chargeable weight, therefore, this fee is not fix and depend on volume of the shipment. However, minimum fee is 8$/ shipment.

  • Handling fee

Handling fee collect by forwarder. SM Global charge handing fee is 25$/ shipment.

  1. SM Global handle air shipment from Vietnam to US

SM Global has a large volume for air shipments, and we focus on project cargo with high requirement and speed and urgent. Our main routes are from Ho Chi Minh to many big city such as: CHICAGO / DALLAS/ LAX/ MIAMI/ WASHINGTON/ HOUSTON

The Main goods that we usually delivery: regular goods (cartons of garments, footwear, … to large-size palletized goods (furniture, ceramics, …) and refrigerated cargo (seafood, fruit, vegetable, …)

SM Global have good relationship with many airlines: KE (Korean Air), JL (Japan Airlines), NH (All Nippon Airways), CI (China Airlines), … therefore, we are confident to provide the best service with space and competitive rate.

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