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Payment Methods
To offer you true flexibility, there are three ways to pay for your cargo shipment: prepaid, collect, or mixed.
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Pets & Animals Rates
Published rates
Our simplified pricing will streamline your shipping with a single net rate price that reflects line haul with any applicable surcharges. See the current published rates below, broken out by region.
Cargo
- Africa
- Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan)
- Canada, Caribbean, Central America & Mexico
- Europe
- Indian Subcontinent
- Japan
- Middle East
- South America
- United States and Canadian Transborder – Bulk
- United States and Canadian Transborder – Container
- United States Outbound
Priority Parcel Service
| Current Fuel Surcharge |
Effective Date | Version | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 0.00 per kilo | 1-July-25 | v 4.82 | 25-June-25 |
| USD 0.00 per kilo | 1-June-25 | v 4.81 | 29-May-25 |
| Historical Fuel Surcharges |
Effective Date | Version | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 0.00 per kilo | 1-May-25 | v 4.80 | 24-April-25 |
| USD 0.00 per kilo | 1-April-25 | v 4.79 | 19-March-25 |
| USD 0.00 per kilo | 1-March-25 | v 4.78 | 17-February-25 |
Accessorial Fees
American Airlines Cargo's Accessorial Fees and Surcharges are applied are based on the Air Waybill execution date (e.g., the Air Waybill date). They are not based on the flight, booking or log receive date.
Accessorial fees effective:
Air Freight Fees (VSC)
Charges Collect
- Charges Collect Fees may apply to international collect shipments.
Disbursement Fees
Fair Booking Policy / Cancellation Policy
For all shipments booked to ship on or after April 17, 2023, failure to show by shipment cut off time will result in a fee of $200. Cancellations or changes prior to cut off time will not incur a fee. The policy will only include a fee for shipments with a chargeable weight of more than 250kg that fail to show by shipment cut off time. The policy will not apply to PPS shipments. Inquires must be made within 120 days of invoicing.
Effective July 1, 2023 the policy will apply to Human Remains shipments with a chargeable weight of more than 100kg that fail to cancel or change the AWB prior to cut off time.
Effective April 1, 2024 animal shipments will be subject to our Fair Booking fee. The Fair Booking fee is only applicable for animal shipments when the customer has as PAL and the weight is more than 22kgs.
Human Remains AWB Update Fee
Import Customs Fees
Canada Advance Cargo Information (ACI) Fees
Europe Import Control System (ICS) and (ICS2) Fees
India's Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) Fees
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Fees
Live Animal Processing Fee (AV)
Peak Surcharge
Security Handling Fees
- Security Handling surcharges (varies by shipment origin)