Freight Cost Calculator: LCL vs FCL vs Air
"Sea LCL is billed per revenue ton, air freight per chargeable kilogram, and FCL at a flat rate per container regardless of fill. A 4 m³, 800 kg shipment at AED 150 per revenue ton costs AED 600 by LCL, against AED 9,600 by air at AED 12 per kg."
Comparing Modes Into the UAE
Origin and destination charges are fixed per consignment, so they dominate the total on small shipments and can reverse the cheapest-mode answer.
FCL usually beats LCL somewhere above 15 m³, because LCL rates scale linearly while a container rate does not.
Jebel Ali clearance and inland delivery to the northern emirates typically add AED 1,000-2,500 that no freight rate includes.
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