Free Tools
Tools · Updated September 2026
Vizhinjam opened to full EXIM cargo in August 2026, and every exporter between Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore now has a port decision to make. These tools answer the questions that come first — whether you are export ready at all, which port, which mode, what it will cost to ship, and what an import really lands at — using Kerala road distances, sailing data and local charges rather than a global average.
FreeNo login, no paywallAnswers first, sales conversation secondFive of them. All work on a phone and none of them needs an account. The scorecard is the only one that asks for an email, and only for the action plan at the end — your score, your band and your blockers are free.
Start here · Export readiness
“Am I actually ready to export at all?”
Tool 01 · Port choice
“Which port should I actually ship from?”
Tool 02 · Export costing
“What will this shipment really cost me?”
Tool 03 · Mode choice
“Is it worth flying this instead?”
Tool 04 · Import costing
“What will this import land at, per unit?”
Exporting? Settle the mode first with air vs sea, then use the port selector for the gateway and the cost estimator for the number you'll quote. Importing? Go straight to the landed cost calculator — it's the only one of the four that prices duty and IGST. The export tools share the same road distances and sailing data, so they won't contradict each other in front of your buyer.
The tools give you an honest indicative range. For a rate you can put in a contract — with a named carrier, a sailing date and our all-in charges — send us the shipment and we'll come back the same working day.
Next in the queue. Tell us which one you'd use and it moves up the list.
Kerala Ports has spent years moving cargo by air, land and water across the state, and the same handful of questions come up on nearly every first call: should I ship from Vizhinjam or Cochin now, is it worth flying instead, what will this actually cost me, and what will this import land at. All of them are answerable with information we already hold — road distances, sailing patterns, terminal handling charges, CHA fees — but neither is answerable from a directory page or a contact form.
So we put the answers behind a form you fill in yourself. Nothing is gated before you see a result — the scorecard asks for an email only once your score and blockers are already on screen, and the other four ask for nothing at all. If the numbers help and you never call us, that is a fine outcome; if they help and you do call, you will arrive knowing roughly what you should be paying, which makes the conversation shorter for both of us.
They are indicative, and they say so on every result. Ocean freight moves week to week and is quoted as a band rather than a single figure. Local charges are steadier and closer to exact. Anything that depends on facts the tool cannot know — GST, demurrage and detention, destination charges, import duty, DAP and DDP terms — is deliberately left out rather than guessed at, because a wrong number in those lines would undermine the ones that are right.
Every figure carries a reviewed date. When the underlying rates change, the date changes with them.
Disclaimer. These tools provide indicative estimates for planning purposes only, based on publicly available information and our own operating experience, reviewed September 2026. They are not a quotation, and no commercial commitment arises from their output. Freight rates, statutory charges and port tariffs change without notice. Verify all figures with a firm quote before entering into a contract.