The Alibaba.com Team

Alibaba.com is the leading platform for global wholesale trade serving millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Through Alibaba.com, small businesses can sell their products to companies in other countries. Sellers on Alibaba.com are typically manufacturers and distributors based in China and other manufacturing countries such as India, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand.

Bonded Warehouse

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A bonded warehouse is a customs-controlled facility to store goods with unpaid duties until they are paid or until they can be legally released.

CTPAT

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Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program to improve the security of global supply chain networks.

Bobtail Fee

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A bobtail fee is incurred if a trucker drops the FCL container to the warehouse and returns later to pick up the empty container.

Liftgate Fee

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A liftgate fee is typically charged by a trucker for delivery to a location where a liftgate service is needed due to a lack of a loading dock.

Truck Waiting Fee

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A truck waiting fee is chargeable by a trucker if it takes longer than the typical free 1-2 hours waiting time to pick up or unload a full container.

Customs Hold

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A customs hold happens when the local customs authorities detain the goods imported into a country in order to check for compliance with the relevant shipping laws.

Inside Delivery Fee

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An inside delivery fee is charged by a trucker in situations where a trucker is required to enter a delivery or pick-up location to make a final delivery.

Shipment Chargeable Weight

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The chargeable weight is the weight that an air or LCL freight provider charges to move a customer’s cargo and it is usually determined by calculating the volumetric and gross weight and selecting the higher weight.

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