International Freight Rate Calculator
Free DDP all-in benchmark from recent completed reverse freight auctions, with average, range, and sample size. Reference price for planning. Register to run an auction for firm carrier bids.
This benchmark does not come from forwarder rate surveys, weekly market indexes, or single-provider quote estimates. Each calculation reads recent transactions where verified carriers competed in reverse auctions on AiDeliv. The platform runs DDP-only auctions, so each winning bid is the carrier's all-in price as priced — freight, duties, customs handling, and door-to-door delivery, all priced by the carrier into a single number. The widget shows a 24-hour window of activity by default; on thinner lanes or low-volume days, the widget falls back to a wider window and labels which window is in use.
AiDeliv 24-Hour Auction Rate Data — How the Benchmark Is Built
What counts as a completed auction
A completed auction is one where verified carriers competed for a posted shipment and a winning bid was confirmed. Auctions that were cancelled, withdrawn, or did not attract a binding bid are not included. The benchmark is built only from real transactions, not from quote requests, indicative pricing, or rate-card lookups.
What the winning bid includes
AiDeliv runs DDP-only auctions on Asia-to-USA lanes. The winning bid is a single all-in number as priced by the participating carrier. It covers freight, duties as priced by the carrier, customs handling as priced by the carrier, and door-to-door delivery as priced by the carrier. The benchmark reflects what carriers actually charged, not a calculated estimate.
Time window and fallback logic
The widget shows the last 24 hours of completed auctions by default. For lanes with low recent activity, the widget falls back to a wider window so the benchmark remains useful even on thin lanes. The window in use is always shown in the output — never hidden, never assumed.
Sample size is always displayed
Every benchmark output shows the number of completed auctions behind the figure. A wider sample is more representative; a smaller sample says the lane has thinner recent activity and the benchmark should be read with that in mind. The widget never hides the sample size to make the number look more confident.
Benchmark vs Firm Quote — What This Page Is, and What It Isn't
The benchmark answers a planning question — what does DDP all-in typically clear at on this lane right now, across the cargo types other importers are moving. It does not answer a quote question — what will my specific shipment cost. Two reasons the answers differ. First, your cargo has specific characteristics: HS code, declared value, special handling, hazardous flags, oversize dimensions. Each of these moves your individual price within the range. Second, shipment-level events sit outside the benchmark scope and outside any calculator: a customs examination, demurrage if free time is exceeded, chassis usage, terminal storage. The benchmark is for budgeting and feasibility; the auction is for the firm number.
What DDP All-In Includes — and What Stays Shipment-Specific
Every line on the left is in the carrier's winning bid as priced. Every line on the right depends on what happens to the specific shipment after booking, which no benchmark or static calculator can predict. For a firm number on your cargo, run an auction; for the events listed on the right, plan for contingency cost or use AiDeliv's port congestion and demurrage tools to manage risk.
Why Generic Freight Calculators Underestimate Landed Cost
Mechanic 1 — Freight cost vs landed cost: duties, filing, exams, last-mile
A typical freight calculator returns ocean freight only. Real landed cost adds import duties, customs filing fees, customs examination fees if selected, and last-mile delivery. Duties alone vary widely by HS code and Section 301 status (as of May 2026). For an importer comparing a calculator output to a real invoice, the difference can be substantial. AiDeliv's calculator displays DDP all-in winning bids — every cost the carrier priced is already inside the number, including duties as the carrier calculated them. Verify your specific HS code rate with our Customs Duty Calculator.
Mechanic 2 — Dimensional weight not calculated: chargeable weight on light/bulky cargo
Many calculators ask only for gross weight. That works for dense cargo but produces estimates well below reality for light, bulky shipments, because carriers actually bill by chargeable weight (the higher of gross or volumetric). AiDeliv's widget requires both weight and dimensions as inputs and computes the chargeable weight automatically — see the formula and ratios in the Dimensional Weight section.
Mechanic 3 — Surcharges in invoice footnotes: BAF, THC, PSS, LSS, GRI, ISPS, PCS, others
Carriers and forwarders apply a layered stack of surcharges: BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor), THC (Terminal Handling Charges) at origin and destination, PSS (Peak Season Surcharge), LSS (Low Sulphur Surcharge), GRI (General Rate Increase), ISPS (security), PCS (Port Congestion Surcharge), and others. A simple freight-only quote often shows one line; the real invoice has many. AiDeliv's calculator bundles common ocean surcharges into the benchmark because they're priced into the carriers' DDP winning bids in the source data.
Mechanic 4 — Static data vs live auction data: weekly/quarterly index lag
Many freight calculators source data from weekly market indexes or quarterly carrier rate sheets, both of which lag actual market movement — by days at the short end, by months at the long end. Auction-based benchmarks like AiDeliv's read recent winning bids on a 24-hour rolling window (with wider fallback on thin lanes), so the output reflects what carriers actually charged in the recent market, not what they were charging when the index was last published.
Dimensional Weight Explained
Dimensional weight matters most for light, bulky cargo: pillows, soft toys, lampshades, packaged textiles, foam products, anything where the box is much larger than the cargo is heavy. For dense items in tight packaging (books, electronics, machinery parts), gross weight usually wins and the volumetric calculation does not change the price. The calculator handles the comparison automatically — enter weight and dimensions and it returns the chargeable weight that carriers will use.