Terms of use
Last updated: 2026-06-11
These terms govern your access to and use of LCL vs FCL Calculator (https://lcl-fcl.shipcostlab.com, "the Site"), a free informational tool operated by José Manuel Volante González (see the legal notice for full provider identification).
Free access — no account
The Site is free to use. No registration, account, or subscription is required or offered. No fees are charged for any feature currently published on the Site.
Nature of the results
The calculator produces indicative spot-market estimates of ocean freight costs (LCL vs FCL) built from versioned public benchmarks (Drewry WCI, Freightos Baltic Index, published carrier tariffs). Results are NOT a quote, NOT a contract offer, and NOT professional, legal, tax, or customs advice. Final pricing depends on contract terms, forwarder margin, cargo type, and current surcharges. Confirm with a licensed freight forwarder before booking.
Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the Site to violate any law or third-party rights;
- attempt to disrupt, reverse engineer, or circumvent security controls;
- scrape or republish the dataset at scale without attribution and prior written permission.
Intellectual property
Text, calculations, datasets, and design are protected by intellectual property rights. Personal, non-commercial use with attribution is permitted. For commercial licensing contact the email below.
Availability and changes
The Site is provided "as is", without warranty of uninterrupted operation or of dataset freshness beyond the "last verified" date displayed on the tool. Features may change or be withdrawn without notice.
Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the provider accepts no liability for decisions made solely on the basis of the Site's outputs, nor for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.
Governing law
These terms are governed by Spanish law. The European Online Dispute Resolution platform is available at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/