Seaport fee benchmark
Import container fees at Port Everglades
What ocean containers discharged at Port Everglades were charged beyond freight: 94 shipments from 20-49 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at Port Everglades
- Chassis extra days: 34.7% of trucked shipments, against 37.5% across all ports.
- Overweight: 22.4% of trucked shipments, against 4.1% across all ports.
- Wharfage: 12.8% of shipments, against 9.0% across all ports.
Port Everglades 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 Port Everglades
| 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 5.3% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | 8.5% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | under 5.3% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | under 5.3% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 5.3% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | 12.8% | 9.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | 80.8% | 79.2% | $75 | $50–$90 | $125 |
| Chassis split | under 9.1% | 29.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis extra days | 34.7% | 37.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Pre-pull | see note | — | too few bills at this port | ||
| Driver waiting time | under 9.1% | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | 22.4% | 4.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
Questions
How often do import containers at Port Everglades pay delay fees?
28.7% of ocean container shipments at Port Everglades 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 Port Everglades?
Rare: under 5.3% of shipments at Port Everglades were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through Port Everglades cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $248 per shipment at Port Everglades, against $174 across all ports.
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