Seaport fee benchmark
Import container fees at the Port of Savannah
What ocean containers discharged at the Port of Savannah were charged beyond freight: 145 shipments from 20-49 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at Savannah
- Chassis extra days: 12.2% of trucked shipments, against 37.5% across all ports.
- Driver waiting time: 7.5% of trucked shipments, against 5.6% across all ports.
- Chassis split: 5.6% of trucked shipments, against 29.0% across all ports.
Savannah 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 Savannah
| 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 3.4% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | under 3.4% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | 5.2% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | under 3.4% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 3.4% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | under 3.4% | 9.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | 42.2% | 79.2% | $150 | $90–$270 | $380 |
| Chassis split | 5.6% | 29.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis extra days | 12.2% | 37.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Pre-pull | see note | — | too few bills at this port | ||
| Driver waiting time | 7.5% | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | 5.6% | 4.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
Questions
How often do import containers at Savannah pay delay fees?
13.4% of ocean container shipments at the Port of Savannah 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 Savannah?
Rare: under 3.4% of shipments at the Port of Savannah were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through Savannah cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $102 per shipment at the Port of Savannah, against $174 across all ports.
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