shippingrates_rates
Published Freight Benchmarks
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Get current certified freight benchmark observations between two ports, optionally filtered by container type.
These are official published market indices, not carrier spot quotes or contracted rates. An unsupported lane returns an empty rates array. For a published multi-component estimate, use shippingrates_total_cost and inspect its coverage, data_gaps, and total_is_partial fields.
PAID: $0.03/call via x402 (USDC on Base or Solana). Without payment, returns 402 with payment instructions.
Returns: { route, rates: [{ trade_lane_name, origin_port, origin_region, destination_port, destination_region, container_type, rate_low, rate_mid, rate_high, currency, index_source, trend, week_over_week_change_pct, rate_date }], carriers, transit_days_min, transit_days_max, rate_low?, rate_mid?, rate_high?, trend?, currency? }.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| origin | string | yes | Origin port UN/LOCODE — e.g. INNSA (Nhava Sheva), CNSHA (Shanghai), SGSIN (Singapore) |
| destination | string | yes | Destination port UN/LOCODE — e.g. AEJEA (Jebel Ali), NLRTM (Rotterdam), USNYC (New York) |
| container_type | string | no | Container type filter — e.g. 20DV, 40HC, 20RF |
| x_payment | string | no | x402 payment proof header |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "Origin port UN/LOCODE — e.g. INNSA (Nhava Sheva), CNSHA (Shanghai), SGSIN (Singapore)"
},
"destination": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "Destination port UN/LOCODE — e.g. AEJEA (Jebel Ali), NLRTM (Rotterdam), USNYC (New York)"
},
"container_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"20GP",
"40GP",
"40HC",
"20RF",
"40RF",
"20OT",
"40OT",
"45HC",
"40FR",
"20FR",
"40DG",
"20DG",
"45RF",
"45OT",
"45DG",
"40TK",
"20TK",
"45GP",
"45TK",
"40NOR"
],
"description": "Container type filter — e.g. 20DV, 40HC, 20RF"
},
"x_payment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "x402 payment proof header"
}
},
"required": [
"origin",
"destination"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}