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Freight Calculator
Answer a few simple questions: how you ship, what you ship and where to. We work out the weight or volume you pay for and a rough freight cost from India.
1How do you want to ship?
Not sure? Air is fast but costly, best for small or urgent goods. Sea is slow but much cheaper, best for heavy or large cargo.
2Full container or shared container?
A full container (FCL) is all yours. A shared container (LCL) means you pay only for the space you use. As a rule, under about 15 CBM LCL is cheaper.
3What are you shipping?
3Which container do you need?
Pick the size. Not sure how many you need? Use our Load Planner to check how your cargo fits.
4Where from and where to?
Choose the Indian port or airport, then your buyer's country and the port there.
5Your estimated cost
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Estimated total (INR)₹0
This is a rough estimate only. Freight rates change every week.Rates last reviewed: . Destination charges, import duty and insurance are not included. Ask us for an exact quote.
For first-time exporters
Incoterms in simple words
Incoterms decide who pays for what, and where the risk passes from seller to buyer. Agree the Incoterm before you agree the price.
EXWEx Works: the buyer does almost everything
- Seller pays: makes the goods ready at their factory or warehouse.
- Buyer pays: loading, inland transport, export clearance, freight, insurance, import duty, delivery.
- Risk passes at the seller's door. Hard for foreign buyers because Indian export clearance needs a local party.
FOBFree On Board: seller delivers onto the ship
- Seller pays: packing, transport to the Indian port, export customs clearance, loading on the ship.
- Buyer pays: ocean freight, insurance, destination charges, import duty.
- Risk passes once the goods are on board. The most common term for sea exports from India.
CFRCost and Freight: seller also pays the sea freight
- Seller pays: everything in FOB, plus ocean freight to the destination port.
- Buyer pays: insurance, unloading and destination charges, import duty.
- Careful: risk still passes when goods are loaded in India, even though the seller paid the freight.
CIFCost, Insurance and Freight: CFR plus insurance
- Seller pays: everything in CFR, plus basic marine insurance for the buyer.
- Buyer pays: destination charges, import duty, delivery to their warehouse.
- Risk still passes at loading in India. The insurance is minimum cover; buyers may want more.
DAPDelivered At Place: seller delivers to the buyer's address
- Seller pays: all transport up to the named place in the buyer's country.
- Buyer pays: unloading, import customs clearance, import duty and taxes.
- Risk passes on arrival at the named place.
DDPDelivered Duty Paid: the seller does everything
- Seller pays: all transport, export and import clearance, import duty and taxes.
- Buyer pays: usually just unloading.
- Easiest for the buyer, highest risk for the seller. Only use it if you know the destination country's duties well.