Quotes, Pricing, and Billing

Learn more about common line items on Flexport quotes and invoices.

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When freight forwarders provide your quote, the rate is often subject to GRI (General Rate Increase) and PSS (Peak Season Surcharge). Learn more about these charges here.

If you are shipping FCL, your cargo may be subject to trucking wait fees or drop fees.

Flexport only provides quotes with known costs, so the additional costs a shipment might incur won't be included in the quote.

The carrier measures your cargo before it ships and the measurements may differ from the measurements you inputted in the quote request. See below for why the measurements might be different, and how it affects your final invoice.

All freight quotes have a validity date attached to them, and if that date passes before your shipment has gated-in at the port, then your shipment will need to be re-quoted. A re-quote could be lower or higher than the previous quote.

Your Flexport invoice may be higher than the quote because unknown charges are not built into the quote, or because shipment measurements changed.