AIR CARGO

MANAGEMENT
JSP KRISHNA TEJA

CONTENT

Rate & Tariff

G.C.R
S.C.R
C.C.R
ADD ON
Rate structures
Bulk Cargo Rate

CARGO RATES AND TARIFF

Every airline have their own yard stick in

fixing the rates & Tariff.
Airport and storage facilities, handling
equipment
Industry, country and carrier specific
charges for charges collect, class rates
and dangerous goods.
Distance

TYPES OF RATES

Normal rate
Minimum rate
Quantity rate
Class Cargo rate
Specific
Commodity rate
Valuation charge
Volumetric charge
Cartage charges
ULD rates
Demurrage
charges

Express
cargo rates
Surcharges
Fuel
Surcharge
Security
surcharges
Documentati
on and
statistical
charges
Cash on
delivery

GCR

General Cargo Rate

Rate charged by a carrier to transport
cargo when it doesn't qualify for a
discounted special class fee or a
commodity fee from the carrier.
It is charged per kilo of cargo as per
cargo tariff guide of each Airline.
It consists of minimum rate (M), normal
rate (N), and lower charge in higher
weight (Q) and distance(D).
Published for each pair of cities an
airline serves.

SCR

Specific Commodity Rate

Rates applicable to certain classes of
commodities.
Usually these rates are applied to
commodities that move in large volume
shipments in a given market.
Specific commodity rates are usually lower
than general cargo rates and are published
for particular commodities from a specified
point of origin to a specified destination
point.
They are subject to a minimum weight
restriction.

CCR

Commodity classification rates also

known as Class Cargo Rates.
This is applicable for carriage of
specially designated class cargo.
Eg. Live animals, Precious cargo, news
paper, Periodicals, Human remains etc.
Newspapers, Magazines, Periodicals,
Books, Catalogues, Braille-Type
Equipment and Talking Books for the
Blind 50% of normal GCR shall apply to
the above commodities

Cont

Live Animals(S) All live animals rates

are 200% of Normal GCR.
Other Commodity Classification
Rates(S) valuable cargo including legal
bank notes, traveler's checks, securities,
bonds, gold, platinum, diamonds and
jewelry.
Class rates are not applicable to the
carriage of calendars, price tags and
posters.

ADD-ON

Charges are not published through fare,

when lesser known sector is involved.
Rate has to be constructed with the
prospective rates combination with
transferring point.

Bulk Cargo Rate

By adding small cargo packages make a

bulk and send with master copy of Air
Way Bill.
In this case small cargo packages port
of loading and port of destination will be
same.