Seaport fee benchmark
Import container fees at the Port of New York and New Jersey
What ocean containers discharged at the Port of New York and New Jersey were charged beyond freight: 343 shipments from 20-49 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at New York / New Jersey
- Chassis extra days: 19.9% of trucked shipments, against 37.5% across all ports.
- Storage: 14.5% of shipments, against 9.5% across all ports.
- Driver waiting time: 12.6% of trucked shipments, against 5.6% across all ports.
New York / New Jersey 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 New York / New Jersey
| 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 | under 1.5% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | under 1.5% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | 14.5% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | under 1.5% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 1.5% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | under 1.5% | 9.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | 82.5% | 79.2% | $165 | $165–$200 | $405 |
| Chassis split | 2.8% | 29.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis extra days | 19.9% | 37.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Pre-pull | see note | — | too few bills at this port | ||
| Driver waiting time | 12.6% | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | 3.1% | 4.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
Questions
How often do import containers at New York / New Jersey pay delay fees?
29.3% of ocean container shipments at the Port of New York and New Jersey 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 New York / New Jersey?
Rare: under 1.5% of shipments at the Port of New York and New Jersey were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through New York / New Jersey cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $155 per shipment at the Port of New York and New Jersey, against $174 across all ports.
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