Help Article

In some cases, your final Flexport invoice will be higher than your quote. 

This could be for a couple of reasons: 

Unknown Costs

Your quote is an estimate of anticipated costs based on the information you submitted in the quote request, and does not include unknown costs like: 

Customs charges - Why Aren’t Customs Costs Included in My Quote? Freight insurance - How Much Does Flexport Insurance Cost?

 

Changes to Shipment

The invoice will be based on actual shipment measurements, so if the actual measurements are higher than what was inputted in the quote request, the invoice will be higher than the quote: 

Comparison of an LCL ocean freight quote at 2.252 CBM ($288.82) versus an invoice at 3.269 CBM ($419.25), showing CBM and total increase.

You may be sent a second invoice if the shipment incurs any additional charges not included in the initial invoice.