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Insurance, COD & Item Price

How insurance amounts, COD fees, and additional costs are calculated for your shipments

Insurance Fee Calculation

ParameterHow It's Determined
item_valueThe declared value of the goods (e.g., 20000)
Insurance percentageSet by the 3PL. See Terms & Conditions
insurance_amountitem_value × percentage, rounded up to the nearest 100

COD Fee Calculation

ParameterHow It's Determined
item_value20000
shipping_cost15000
insurance_amount500
COD fee percentageSet by the 3PL. See Terms & Conditions
Subtotalitem_value + shipping_cost + insurance_amount = 35500
add_costsubtotal × cod_fee_percentage, rounded up to the nearest integer
codsubtotal + add_cost

For faster pickup requests, shipping cost validation happens during driver validation rather than through the API.