Customized Tariff
Price Every Shipment by Zone, Slab and Customer
A courier tariff and rating engine calculates the price of every shipment from configurable rules — zones, weight slabs and per-customer rates — plus surcharges like fuel, tax and cash handling. iCargos resolves each rate through a defined lookup order and holds over 115,000 per-customer rate rows, so every account is billed to its own agreement.
How a rate is resolved
For every booking the engine walks a fixed lookup order and takes the first tariff that matches the route — from the most specific to the most general.
Same city→
Zone→
State→
Country
Manual city, zone, state and country overrides slot into that order, so you can set an exact rate for a specific lane without touching the rest of the tariff.
Weight slabs, done right
Slab-based pricing
Each service has weight slabs (e.g. 0–0.5 kg, 0.5–1 kg, 1–2 kg) with its own rate; the engine finds the slab your shipment falls into.
Additional-kg logic
Weight above the top slab is priced per additional unit — and any fraction of a unit is charged as a whole unit, exactly as your T&Cs state.
Minimum & volumetric weight
A 0.5 kg minimum chargeable weight, and volumetric weight computed as (L × W × H) / 5000 for bulky parcels.
A rate card per customer
Per-customer rates always override the default tariff — so your biggest merchants get their negotiated pricing automatically, at booking time.
115,916
per-customer rate rows live on the platform
3,485
merchants with their own negotiated rates
Surcharges, each configurable
Everything added on top of the base rate is a setting — global, with per-account overrides.
| Surcharge | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Fuel surcharge | 35% of charges |
| GST / sales tax | 16% |
| Sales & income tax on COD | 2% each |
| Cash handling fee | ~1–1.5% of COD |
| Bank charges | Rs 85 flat |
See the price before you book
A built-in rate calculator resolves the tariff, weight slab and surcharges for a route so you know the charge up front — the same logic that prices a live booking.
[ Screenshot: Rate calculator ]Real product capture of the rate calculator returning a priced route — awaiting capture from design.
Frequently asked questions
How does iCargos decide the price of a shipment?
The rating engine walks a fixed lookup order — same city, then zone, then state, then country, with manual overrides at each level — and takes the first tariff that matches the route. It then finds the weight slab and applies any surcharges.
Can I set different rates for different customers?
Yes. Per-customer rates always override the default tariff, so negotiated pricing applies automatically at booking. Over 115,000 per-customer rate rows are live across roughly 3,485 merchants today.
How is weight charged?
By slab. Each service has weight bands with their own rate; weight above the top band is charged per additional unit, with any fraction rounded up to a whole unit. A 0.5 kg minimum applies, and volumetric weight is (L × W × H) / 5000.
What surcharges can be applied?
Fuel surcharge (typically 35% of charges), GST (16%), sales and income tax on COD (2% each), a cash handling fee (~1–1.5%) and flat bank charges (Rs 85). Each is configurable globally with per-account overrides.
Is there a way to check a rate before booking?
Yes — a built-in rate calculator resolves the tariff, weight slab and surcharges for a route and returns the charge up front, using the same logic that prices a live booking.
Bill every lane to its own agreement
Book a demo and we'll set up your zones, slabs and per-customer rates on real routes.
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