Inland rail hub fee benchmark
Import container fees at the Minneapolis–St. Paul rail hub
What ocean containers railed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul rail hub were charged beyond freight: 536 shipments from 10-19 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at Minneapolis / St. Paul
- Chassis extra days: 66.2% of trucked shipments, against 37.5% across all ports.
- Chassis split: 62.7% of trucked shipments, against 29.0% across all ports.
- Storage: 8.2% of shipments, against 9.5% across all ports.
Minneapolis / St. Paul 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 Minneapolis / St. Paul
| 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 | 2.3% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | 7.2% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | 8.2% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | under 0.9% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 0.9% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | under 0.9% | 9.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | 91.0% | 79.2% | $135 | $135–$165 | $315 |
| Chassis split | 62.7% | 29.0% | $125 | $125–$150 | $200 |
| Chassis extra days | 66.2% | 37.5% | $180 | $110–$315 | $405 |
| Pre-pull | see note | — | too few bills at this port | ||
| Driver waiting time | 3.5% | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | under 1.0% | 4.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
Questions
How often do import containers at Minneapolis / St. Paul pay delay fees?
74.4% of ocean container shipments at the Minneapolis–St. Paul rail hub 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 Minneapolis / St. Paul?
2.3% of shipments at the Minneapolis–St. Paul rail hub were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through Minneapolis / St. Paul cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $360 per shipment at the Minneapolis–St. Paul rail hub, against $174 across all ports.
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