Seaport fee benchmark
Import container fees at Port Tampa Bay
What ocean containers discharged at Port Tampa Bay were charged beyond freight: 87 shipments from 10-19 importers, July 2024 to June 2026.
What importers pay most often at Tampa
- Driver waiting time: 21.6% of trucked shipments, against 5.6% across all ports.
- Storage: 20.7% of shipments, against 9.5% across all ports.
- Wharfage: 10.3% of shipments, against 9.0% across all ports.
Tampa 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 Tampa
| 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 5.7% | 2.4% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Per diem (detention) | under 5.7% | 3.7% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Storage | 20.7% | 9.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Customs exam | under 5.7% | 0.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Port congestion surcharge | under 5.7% | 1.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Wharfage | 10.3% | 9.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Trucking (drayage) fees Share of shipments whose final trucking the forwarder arranged. | |||||
| Chassis rental | 90.9% | 79.2% | $180 | $100–$330 | $405 |
| Chassis split | under 6.4% | 29.0% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Chassis extra days | under 6.4% | 37.5% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Pre-pull | see note | — | too few bills at this port | ||
| Driver waiting time | 21.6% | 5.6% | too few bills at this port | ||
| Overweight | 6.6% | 4.1% | too few bills at this port | ||
Questions
How often do import containers at Tampa pay delay fees?
23.0% of ocean container shipments at Port Tampa Bay 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 Tampa?
Rare: under 5.7% of shipments at Port Tampa Bay were charged demurrage, against 2.4% across all ports.
How much extra does importing through Tampa cost?
Across every shipment, including those that paid nothing extra, accessorial charges averaged $261 per shipment at Port Tampa Bay, against $174 across all ports.
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