Terminal Handling Charges (or THCs) are fees charged by container terminals at the origin (OTHC) and destination (DTHC) ports for the services that they provide.Xeneta's THC MethodologyBy default, ocean freight rates found in Xeneta included THCs according to the following guidelines:ToFrom AfricaAsiaMiddle EastEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaOceaniaAfricaNONENONENONENONEDTHCOTHCOTHCAsiaOTHCOTHCOTHCNONEDTHCNONEDTHCMiddle EastNONENONENONENONEDTHCOTHCOTHCEuropeNONEOTHCOTHCNONEOTHC DTHCOTHCOTHCNorth AmericaOTHCOTHC DTHCOTHCOTHCDTHCOTHCOTHCOTHCSouth AmericaNONENONEOTHCNONEDTHCNONENONEOceaniaNONEOTHCOTHCOTHCDTHCOTHCOTHCDue to specific regulations, Xeneta does not display separate OTHC values for North American ports. Instead, THC fees are already included within the rate information you get in our platform.To view all the charges that we include in our rates, you can download the full list in PDF format (183 Kb).Viewing Your Own THCsWhen displaying your uploaded freight rates, Xeneta by default uses its THC methodology based on origin and destination.Our methodology may not always match the actual THCs associated with your rates, and as a result you may notice that the rates within Xeneta are different from what you expect.If that happens, you can select the THC - User option — this will use the THCs that came with your uploaded rates instead of relying on Xeneta's methodology.Selecting the THC - User option will update the rates shown across all pages in Xeneta where that option is available, including the Market Overview and Performance Overview pages, Price and Spend Benchmarks pages, as well as all exported reports.