Verified freight rates for quotes, agents & operations.
Every rate you quote, every D&D you estimate, every surcharge you accept — unverified. ShippingRates gives you carrier-backed numbers, then turns them into Quote Desk drafts and Pro+ client-ready exports. 9 shipping lines. 195 countries. 26,276+ D&D tariffs, 9,626 inland rates, 12,889 transit schedules.
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Quote Builder Workflow
Client quote workflow
Carrier-backed rate inputsVerified
Local charges + D&D rulesAttached
Internal commercial viewBuy / sell / margin
Client export viewPro+
Quote TotalFrom saved draft
Client-safeInternal fields hidden
Save draft → Quote Desk → client export
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Quote Builder
Turn rate work into client-ready quotes.
Rate Calculator, D&D Calculator, and Comparator drafts now flow into Quote Desk. Your team keeps the commercial view with buy cost, sell total, margin, and internal notes. Pro+ exports a clean client version that hides internal fields.
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Calculate
Build total cost from freight, local charges, D&D, transit, and assumptions.
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Desk
Save a quote draft, review buy/sell/margin, and manage internal notes.
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Export
Copy or print a branded, client-safe quote from Pro+.
# Sample response (dated data, always free)curlhttps://shippingrates.org/api/samples/dd-calculate# Live data (25 free requests/month, no auth)curl -X POST https://shippingrates.org/api/dd/calculate \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"line":"maersk","country":"IN","container_type":"40HC","days":14}'
Trust & Transparency
Know Your Data Quality
Every response includes quality metadata. No black boxes — you always know the freshness, region coverage, and confidence level of the data you're getting.
25 Free Requests/Month
Real production data. No signup, no API key, no credit card. Start integrating immediately. Response headers track your usage:
Add ShippingRates to your AI agent or call the API directly.
claude_desktop_config.json
// Add to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client
{
"mcpServers": {
"shippingrates": {
"url":
"https://mcp.shippingrates.org/mcp"
} } }
// That's it. 24 tools auto-discovered.// 4 free + 20 paid via x402.
direct-api-call.sh
# Free tier — 25 requests/month, no signupcurl https://api.shippingrates.org/api/dd/calculate \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"line":"maersk","country":"IN"}'# ↑ Returns real data + quality _meta# + X-Free-Tier-Remaining header# After 25 free — pay per query via x402# (USDC micropayments, no API keys)curl https://api.shippingrates.org/api/stats
API
Built for humans. Ready for machines.
Connect your AI agent via MCP or REST API. 24 tools, real-time data. Start with 25 free requests/month — then pay-per-query with USDC micropayments. Every response includes quality metadata.
ShippingRates provides verified demurrage, detention, freight, and port intelligence across 9 shipping lines, 195 countries, and 2,521 ports.
The API uses the x402 payment protocol, allowing AI agents and developers to pay per request with USDC stablecoin on Base or Solana networks. A free tier of 25 requests per month is available with no signup required.
AI agents can connect via the MCP server at mcp.shippingrates.org or use the REST API directly. Machine-readable documentation is available at /llms.txt, /openapi.json, and /.well-known/agents.json for automated discovery.
ShippingRates covers 27 API endpoints spanning demurrage and detention calculation, carrier rate comparison, landed cost estimation, port intelligence, congestion monitoring, vessel schedules, inland haulage rates, transit times, route risk scoring, and regulatory updates. Read the ShippingRates methodology to see how carrier-backed source data is validated.