Managing and Configuring Automatic Charge Categories

Manage and create lists of charges such as Freight Charges, Local Charges, and Service Charges for your system so that Freightek can automatically calculate costs based on unit type and volume.

Step 1: Access the Charge Categories

    Go to Automation Setting → Pricing in the menu.
    Here you will see the charge category tabs:

• Freight Charge

• Local Charge

• Service Charge

• Custom Charge

These charges are also categorized by transport mode: FCL, LCL, AIR, Truck FCL, FTL, LTL, RAIL

Step 2: Create a Freight, Local Charge, or Service Charge

1. Freight Charge

• For new container-based freight types → contact Freightek support for setup.

• For Air and FTL freight types → users can add a new Package Type manually.

To add a new Package Type: Go to Automation Setting → Pricing → Package Type
→ Select the transport mode (Air or FTL)
→ Click + Add New

2. Local Charge / Service Charge

Go to Automation Setting → Pricing → Local Charge → Select the transport mode.

For Service Charges, transport mode is not required.

Method 1: Add charges individually

Click + Add New, then fill in the charge details and click Save.

General Information:

• Charge Name: Name of the charge

• Calculation Type: How the charge is calculated

• Description: Detailed explanation of the charge

• Debit Tax: VAT (%) applied on Debit Note (optional)

• Credit Tax: VAT (%) applied on Credit Note (optional)

Integrated Accounting: (sync with EasyBooks)

• Accounting Name: Local language charge description

• Calculation Type: Local language description of calculation unit

Note: The Code field is system-generated, so users may leave it blank.

Method 2: Bulk Import Using File Upload

Step 1: Click Import → Download Template

Step 2: Upload the completed import file → click Next

Step 3: Verify field Mapping → click Import