Rate Types

Rate Types and Rate Search Flow Matrix

Rate search flow	Rate type response	Needs own IATA CASS for search	Booking flow	Airline coverage
Export	Contract	Y	Through own IATA CASS	CASS country determines the origin export country
Export	Live	Y	Through own IATA CASS	CASS country determines the origin export country
Export	Contract (facilitated by Co-Loader CASS)	N	Payment through CargoMART. Payment flow embedded within FlyWINDOW environment	Depending on Co-Loader availability on the trade lane
Export	Live (facilitated by Co-Loader CASS)	N	Payment through CargoMART. Payment flow embedded within FlyWINDOW environment	Depending on Co-Loader availability on the trade lane
Export	Market	N	Can't be booked through API or FlyWINDOW Through FlyWINDOW, manual quote request at airline can be initiated	Market rates are returned when no CASS rate (based on own or Co-Loader CASS) can be provided on the trade lane
Import	Contract (facilitated by Co-Loader CASS)	N	Payment through CargoMART. Payment flow embedded within FlyWINDOW environment	Depending on Co-Loader availability on the trade lane
Import	Live (facilitated by Co-Loader CASS)	N	Payment through CargoMART. Payment flow embedded within FlyWINDOW environment	Depending on Co-Loader availability on the trade lane
Import	Market	N	Can't be booked through API or FlyWINDOW Through FlyWINDOW, manual quote request at airline can be initiated	Market rates are returned when no CASS rate (based on own or Co-Loader CASS) can be provided on the trade lane
Cross-Trade	Contract (facilitated by Co-Loader CASS)	N	Payment through CargoMART. Payment flow embedded within FlyWINDOW environment	Depending on Co-Loader availability on the trade lane
Cross-Trade	Live (facilitated by Co-Loader CASS)	N	Payment through CargoMART. Payment flow embedded within FlyWINDOW environment	Depending on Co-Loader availability on the trade lane
Cross-Trade	Market	N	Can't be booked through API or FlyWINDOW Through FlyWINDOW, manual quote request at airline can be initiated	Market rates are returned when no CASS rate (based on own or Co-Loader CASS) can be provided on the trade lane

*Co-Loader is a partner forwarder who facilitates searches and bookings through their CASS.

Promo Rates

Contract rates and Market rates can also be Promo rates, subject to the availability of the integrated airlines.

This means that the rates only apply to a certain validity period.

Contract Rates

Specifically negotiated rates between the Forwarder and the Airline.

Bookable through own IATA CASS or co-loaders' IATA CASS.

The settlement for the Co-Loader rate is facilitated by CargoMART payments embedded within the CargoMART/FlyWINDOW environment.

Contract rates uploaded via rate sheet can’t be booked through own IATA CASS or co-loader's CASS. Contract rates can only be booked when they come directly from the airline API.

Live (Dynamic) Rates

Rates directly retrieved from the airline’s system via API, bookable through own IATA CASS or through Co-Loader CASS facilitated by CargoMART Payment flow embedded within the FlyWINDOW environment.

Market Rates

Rates coming from rate sheets with weight breaks applicable to all forwarders.

Market rates can’t be booked through API or CargoMART/FlyWINDOW environment; however, within the CargoMART/FlyWINDOW environment, users can trigger a manual quote request with the airline.

Express Rates

Contract rates and Market rates can also be Express rates, subject to the availability of the integrated airlines.

This means that these rates guarantee a higher service priority and shorter lead time.

Special Case

As seen above, Express rates are a part of almost all types of rates. When it comes to Express, the rate type will always take the value "express", no matter if it’s live, contract, market or promo.

In this case, in order to understand the origin of the rate you can use the "name" field, which will take the value market, contract or promo if it’s a static rate. All other values in name for express informs that the rate is coming from API.

Otherwise, in general for the "name" field in rate, there is no specific mapping.

Most of the time they are the labels airlines wants us to display to users based on rate and current season/market, it other words, the name can vary for numerous reasons and should be displayed as it is.

Product Rate Types

Through Quote & Book API, the following cargo products can be searched and booked by providing the appropriate product SHC’s:

General Cargo (GCR)
Perishable (FRESH)
Pharmaceutical (PHARM)

The availability and coverage of the various product rate types are subject to the availability of the integrated airlines. Find more important details on our Product Coverage page.