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London Heathrow (LHR) Air Cargo Storage Calculator

Estimate import storage/demurrage at LHR: chargeable weight × per-kg daily rate after the free period, with handler minimums.

Free time at LHR runs from cargo availability, not flight arrival. Rates are per kg of chargeable weight per day — pull the exact figures from your handler's published import tariff.

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Sources & references

  • London Heathrow ground handler import tariff (storage/demurrage section)
  • IATA TACT rules — chargeable weight and handling charge practices

Demurrage, detention and storage tariffs are set by each carrier, terminal and contract and change frequently. The preloaded figures are editable industry-typical examples, not quotes — always verify against the current published tariff or your service contract before paying or disputing an invoice.

Every hour an import sits in a LHR shed past its free period costs money, and at London Heathrow — the UK's main air cargo gateway, where most freight rides in passenger bellies and clears through a horseshoe of off-airport sheds — shed space is priced like the scarce commodity it is. This calculator turns the handler's tariff into a number before the invoice does.

About London Heathrow (LHR) Air Cargo Storage Calculator

Enter chargeable weight, days since availability, the free period and the handler's per-kg/day rate; the per-day minimum applies automatically. The 'Heathrow horseshoe' handover queues are notorious — trucks can wait hours for cargo, and slow shed handovers blur who owns the dwell. Strategy beats arithmetic here: pre-file customs entries before the flight lands, book collection for availability day, and treat the free period as deadline rather than buffer. The tariff is engineered so that using an airport shed as a warehouse is the most expensive storage decision available in the city.

How to use London Heathrow (LHR) Air Cargo Storage Calculator

  1. 1Set each input — chargeable weight, days since cargo availability, free period, storage rate — using your own figures.
  2. 2The estimate recomputes instantly as you type; no submit button, no waiting.
  3. 3Review the line-item breakdown to see how each component contributes to the total.
  4. 4Click “Copy quote” to paste the itemised result into an email, quote or audit note.

Why use London Heathrow (LHR) Air Cargo Storage Calculator?

  • ✓Itemised line-by-line breakdown, not just a single opaque total
  • ✓Copy-ready output for emails, quotes and audit notes
  • ✓Recomputes live as you type — compare scenarios in seconds
  • ✓Free and private — nothing you enter leaves your browser

Frequently asked questions

What would a 700 kg shipment held 5 days owe at LHR?+

With the defaults (2 free days, £0.13/kg/day, £30/day minimum): 3 chargeable days × £91 = £273. The per-kg figure governs because the shipment is heavy; light shipments usually hit the minimum instead.

Is LHR storage counted from flight arrival?+

No — from availability at the import shed. The flight can land Monday and the cargo become collectable Wednesday during a backlog; your free period starts Wednesday. Handlers' milestone systems record both times, and asking for that log is the first move in any LHR storage dispute.

The shed took two days to make my cargo available at LHR — do I pay storage?+

You shouldn't pay for dwell before availability: free periods run from when cargo is ready for collection, and LHR's handover backlogs are exactly why that distinction exists. Compare the flight arrival, the availability notification and your collection time — bill disputes citing the availability timestamp are routine and frequently successful here.

Can I reduce airport storage by clearing customs in advance?+

It's the single biggest lever. Pre-arrival filing (where the customs regime allows it) means the release exists before the cargo does, so collection can happen inside the free period. Most storage charges aren't caused by the tariff — they're caused by clearance starting only after the cargo became available.

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