It's important that shippers understand that there will be charges at destination for the services provided by the local delivery agent. These charges are in addition to the ocean rates charged by UBOX and are different in ports all over the world due to local conditions and port regulations. Basically, they cover Terminal Handling, meaning the work that the agent does with moving the consolidated container to the warehouse as well as local port charges, such as wharfage, port dues which are your part of the consolidated container costs; the use of the agent warehouse for storage and delivery out of the warehouse and documentation fees for your arrival notice, processing your bill of lading and other administrative functions.

These charges are due to the delivery agent before the cargo is released or can be prepaid to UBOX on this end. It's important to note that they do not include customs clearance or duty/taxes, if any.

In most cases you should be able to clear your own goods but the agent can, usually, provide this service for a fee.

In closing, also note that the charges will be in the local currency of the country involved.

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