Seaport fee benchmark
Import container fees at the Port of Miami
What ocean containers discharged at the Port of Miami were charged beyond freight: 964 shipments from 20-49 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at Miami
- Wharfage: 55.3% of shipments, against 9.0% across all ports.
- Chassis extra days: 14.0% of trucked shipments, against 37.5% across all ports.
- Overweight: 13.3% of trucked shipments, against 4.1% across all ports.
Miami against the other ports
Share of shipments that paid demurrage, per diem, storage or chassis extra days
Gray rule: all ports, 34.8%.
Every fee at Miami
| Fee | How often | All ports | Median bill | Middle half | 1 in 10 pay over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port, carrier and customs fees Share of all ocean container shipments. | |||||
| Demurrage | 0.5% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | 1.1% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | 4.8% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | 0.5% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 0.5% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | 55.3% | 9.0% | $110 | $110–$110 | $220 |
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | 91.2% | 79.2% | $90 | $50–$100 | $165 |
| Chassis split | 4.5% | 29.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis extra days | 14.0% | 37.5% | $75 | $50–$125 | $175 |
| Pre-pull | see note | — | $170 | $155–$195 | $600 |
| Driver waiting time | 4.7% | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | 13.3% | 4.1% | $125 | $110–$125 | $125 |
Questions
How often do import containers at Miami pay delay fees?
12.6% of ocean container shipments at the Port of Miami paid at least one delay fee (demurrage, per diem, storage or chassis extra days), against 34.8% across all ports in our data.
How common is demurrage at Miami?
0.5% of shipments at the Port of Miami were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through Miami cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $63 per shipment at the Port of Miami, against $174 across all ports.
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