Recheck Your Freight Code

Your freight quote has an expiration date, and right now in March 2026, it's shorter than you think because emergency fuel surcharges are being added by major carriers right now effective April, and they change the math on every shipment you're planning. Here's how fast this market is moving. Hapag-Lloyd just announced an all lanes emergency fuel surcharge effective April 8th. That means any quote you got before that announcement needs to be reconfirmed. Not assumed, but reconfirmed. I had a brand show me a DDP quote from 3 weeks ago they were about to approve. The surcharge alone would have added over $1,800 to that shipment. They had no idea. Quote validity right now is days, not weeks, not the 30 days your forwarder used to hold. Call your freight forwarder today and ask, is my current quote still valid? Get the answers in writing.