shippingrates_total_cost
Published Total-Cost Estimate
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Calculate a published multi-component shipping-cost estimate from certified dependencies: freight benchmark observations when available, surcharges, origin/destination local charges, requested demurrage/detention exposure, FX, and transit context.
The result can be partial. A market index is not a carrier quote, and a missing component is counted as zero only when the response explicitly reports the gap. Always inspect coverage, data_gaps, total_is_partial, warning, and each component's verified flag before quoting the result. For individual components, use shippingrates_rates, shippingrates_surcharges, shippingrates_local_charges, and shippingrates_dd_calculate.
PAID: $0.15/call via x402 (USDC on Base or Solana). Without payment, returns 402 with payment instructions.
Returns: { components: { freight: { amount, currency, basis, verified }, origin_local_charges / destination_local_charges: { port, items: [{ charge, amount, currency, charge_type ('mandatory'|'additional'), charge_type_reason? }], total, mandatory_total, additional_total, currency: 'INR', verified }, surcharges: { items, total, verified }, detention_demurrage? }, coverage, data_gaps?, transit_days, total_estimated_cost_usd, total_estimated_cost_inr, totals_basis: 'mandatory_only', total_additional_cost_usd/inr, total_all_inclusive_cost_usd/inr }.
IMPORTANT: the headline total_estimated_cost_* sums MANDATORY charges only (freight, lane surcharges, mandatory local charges, requested D&D). Conditional/if-applicable fees (amendments, penalties, cargo-type surcharges) are excluded from the headline — they are itemized with charge_type='additional' and summed in total_additional_cost_*; total_all_inclusive_cost_* is the sum of both.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| line | string | yes | Shipping line slug — maersk, msc, cmacgm (or cma-cgm), hapag-lloyd, one, cosco, zim, evergreen, yangming, hmm, arkas, oocl, pil |
| origin | string | yes | Origin port UN/LOCODE — e.g. INNSA (Nhava Sheva), CNSHA (Shanghai), SGSIN (Singapore) |
| destination | string | yes | Destination port or inland location |
| container_type | string | yes | ISO 6346 container type — 20GP, 40GP, 40HC, 20RF, 40RF, 20OT, 40OT, 45HC, 40FR, 20FR, 40DG, 20DG, 45RF, 45OT, 45DG, 40TK, 20TK, 45GP, 45TK, 40NOR |
| detention_days | integer | no | Expected detention days (default: 0) |
| x_payment | string | no | x402 payment proof header |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"line": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"maersk",
"msc",
"cmacgm",
"cma-cgm",
"hapag-lloyd",
"one",
"cosco",
"zim",
"evergreen",
"yangming",
"hmm",
"arkas",
"oocl",
"pil",
"wanhai"
],
"description": "Shipping line slug — maersk, msc, cmacgm (or cma-cgm), hapag-lloyd, one, cosco, zim, evergreen, yangming, hmm, arkas, oocl, pil"
},
"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": 20,
"description": "Destination port or inland location"
},
"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": "ISO 6346 container type — 20GP, 40GP, 40HC, 20RF, 40RF, 20OT, 40OT, 45HC, 40FR, 20FR, 40DG, 20DG, 45RF, 45OT, 45DG, 40TK, 20TK, 45GP, 45TK, 40NOR"
},
"detention_days": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 365,
"description": "Expected detention days (default: 0)"
},
"x_payment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "x402 payment proof header"
}
},
"required": [
"line",
"origin",
"destination",
"container_type"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}