由于船舶、貨物、港口及其它方面的種種原因,使得船方在運輸貨物時增加費用開支或蒙受經濟損失,船方為補償這些開支或損失,除基本費率外,規定另外收取的費用,就叫附加費(Surcharge或Additional)。附加費種類繁多,而且隨著一些情況的改變,會取消或制訂新的附加費。以下是一些常見的附加費類別,供您參考:
燃油附加費(Bunker Surcharge or Bunker Adjustment Factor , 縮寫是BAF)
貨幣貶值附加費(Devaluation Surcharge or Currency Adjustment Factor , 縮寫是CAF)
繞航附加費 (Deviation Surcharge)
蘇伊士運河附加費 (Suez Canal Surcharge)
轉船附加費 (Transhipment Surcharge)
直航附加費 (Direct Additional)
港口附加費 (Port Surcharge)
港口擁擠附加費 (Port Congestion Surcharge)
超重附加費 (Heavy-Lift Additional)
超長附加費 (Long Length Additional)
洗艙費 (Cleaning Charge)
熏蒸費 (Fumigation Charge)
冰凍附加費 (Ice Surcharge)
選擇卸貨港附加費 (Optional Fees or Optional Additional)
變更卸貨港附加費 (Alteration Charge)