Seaport fee benchmark
Import container fees at the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico
What ocean containers discharged at the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico were charged beyond freight: 460 shipments from 10-19 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at San Juan
San Juan 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 San Juan
| 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 | 3.1% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | under 1.1% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | under 1.1% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | under 1.1% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 1.1% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | 4.2% | 9.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | not published | 79.2% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis split | not published | 29.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis extra days | not published | 37.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Pre-pull | not published | — | too few bills at this port | ||
| Driver waiting time | not published | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | not published | 4.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
Questions
How often do import containers at San Juan pay delay fees?
7.3% of ocean container shipments at the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico 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 San Juan?
3.1% of shipments at the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through San Juan cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $35 per shipment at the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, against $174 across all ports.
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