Global Ocean Benchmark Rates

The Global Ocean Benchmark Rates by Xeneta web service returns an estimated port to port tariff by equipment type. Rates include all surcharges. You can adjust the estimated rate with a discount Adjustment Factor.

Approximately 97% of global container tariffs move under confidential service contracts. In some cases, carrier tariff rates are a good indication of spot market pricing; in other cases, they are "paper" rates, which are simply a high-level placeholder to satisfy regulatory requirements to publish a rate.

To use the Global Ocean Benchmark Rates web service:

1. On the the Data Services main page, select Global Ocean Benchmark Rates from the Transportation Rates drop-down.
2. Specify the origin by selecting at least one of the following:
   • Origin City
   • Origin Country
   • Origin Port
3. Specify the destination by selecting at lease one of the following:
   • Destination City
   • Destination Country
   • Destination Port
4. Optionally select the Equipment Type.
5. Optionally define an Adjustment Factor.
   
6. Click Add to add a new record and populate the values as defined in the previous steps.
7. When all records are defined, click Get Results .

The Results will display one record for each unique Origin-Destination-Equipment Type-Adjustment Factor combination that has a valid ocean tariff.

The number of output records for each input record is populated in the Result Count column on the query.

The results retrieved by the web service call are displayed below the query, for example:

Field	Value
Origin City	Ho Chi Min City
Origin Country	Vietnam
Origin Port Code	VNSGN
Destination City	Long Beach
Destination Country	United States
Destination Port Code	USLGB
Equipment Type	40’ dry container
Lane	Asia - North America
Adjustment Factor	0.75
Rate	$2,709.32
Adjusted Rate	$2,031.99