Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) Air Cargo Storage Calculator
Estimate import storage/demurrage at AMS: chargeable weight × per-kg daily rate after the free period, with handler minimums.
Free time at AMS 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.
Sources & references
- Amsterdam Schiphol 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.
Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) is Europe's perishables and flowers gateway, with dedicated cool-chain corridors feeding the Aalsmeer flower auction. Once an import shipment's free period lapses, the ground handler bills storage per kilogram of chargeable weight per day, subject to a daily minimum — a meter that scales with shipment size in a way ocean demurrage never does.
About Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) Air Cargo Storage Calculator
Perishables get priority handling but not priority forgiveness — cool-store storage rates run multiples of ambient shed rates. Defaults here model a 650 kg shipment at €0.13/kg/day with a €30 daily minimum after 2 free days — realistic for AMS, editable for your handler's actual tariff. The audit always comes down to timestamps: flight arrival, cargo availability, and your collection. Free time runs from availability, the rate applies to chargeable (not gross) weight, and the minimum catches small shipments. Recompute the handler's invoice here before paying — milestone systems are good at AMS, which cuts both ways.
How to use Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) Air Cargo Storage Calculator
- 1Set each input — chargeable weight, days since cargo availability, free period, storage rate — using your own figures.
- 2The estimate recomputes instantly as you type; no submit button, no waiting.
- 3Review the line-item breakdown to see how each component contributes to the total.
- 4Click “Copy quote” to paste the itemised result into an email, quote or audit note.
Why use Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) 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 650 kg shipment held 5 days owe at AMS?+
With the defaults (2 free days, €0.13/kg/day, €30/day minimum): 3 chargeable days × €84.5 = €253.5. The per-kg figure governs because the shipment is heavy; light shipments usually hit the minimum instead.
When does the storage clock start at AMS?+
From cargo availability — when the handler has broken down the ULD and notified that the shipment is ready for collection — not from the aircraft's landing. During busy periods those can differ by a day or more, and the difference belongs to the handler, not your free period. Audit the availability timestamp first on every storage invoice.
Is cool-store storage at Schiphol charged differently?+
Yes — temperature-controlled storage bills its own (much higher) tariff than ambient shed space, often hourly-equivalent for premium chambers. For flowers and produce the economics are blunt: the product loses value faster than the storage accrues, so the tariff mostly exists to make same-day collection the only sane choice.
Is storage billed on gross or chargeable weight?+
Chargeable weight — the greater of gross and volumetric, exactly as the AWB freight line. A voluminous light shipment pays storage on its dimensional weight, which surprises shippers who watched the scale and not the tape measure. The same chargeable figure should appear on the AWB and the storage invoice; mismatches are disputable.
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