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KOLKATA PORT TRUST |
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Cargo & Container
related charges at
Kolkata Dock System :
Storage Charge on Container
other than ICD Container :
| 12. | Storage Charge on Container other than ICD Container : |
| 12.1 | Storage charge on loaded import and empty container (BOX only) shall be levied at the following rates - |
Period |
US $ per TEU per day |
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| (a) | For the first 3 days from the date of landing or receiving* | NIL | |
| (b) | From 4th to 9th day. | 2.0 | |
| (C) | From 10th to 15th day. | 4.5 | |
| (d) | From 16th day onward. | 6.0 | |
| * Remission allowed Vide Board of Trustees Reso. No.84 dated 21.6.02 :- | |||
| Container (Box only) Contained Relief Commodities. | Free Period for first 7 days | ||
| 12.2 : | Storage charge on loaded export container / loaded containers received as stock without shipment document (including cargo) shall be levied at the following rates - |
Period |
US $ per TEU per day or part thereof |
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| (a) | From 1st to 9th day. | NIL | |
| (b) | From 10th day onwards | 4.85 | |
| NOTE FOR SECTION 12.1 & 12.2 | |||
| 1. | On container above 20' in length , loaded or empty storage charge shall be levied at twice the rates specified at 12.1 and 12.2 above. | ||
| 2. | Demurrage on containerised import / transhipment cargo shall be levied as per conditions and rates specified at section 6.2 & 6.3 of the scale of Rates. The date of landing for the containerised import cargo shall be same as that of the container. | ||
| 3. | Date of receiving of export load container or date of commencement of stuffing with export cargo shall be reckoned as the 1st day to ascertain rates as per section 12.2 | ||
| 4 | In case, loading of import loaded container for the purpose of delivery cannot be done by CPT at 7 /8 NSD due to non-availability of CPT equipment within 24 hours from the time of entry of the vehicle as indicated in Entry Gate Pass (EGP), 50% rebate on demurrage on cargo in containers shall be allowed for the period during which such containers are not loaded beyond 24 hour of entry. | ||
| 5 | The storage charges on abandoned FCL containers / shipper owned containers shall be levied upto the date of receipt of intimation of abandonment in writing or 75 days from the date of landing of the container, whichever earlier subject to the following condition : - | ||
| i) | The consignee can issue a letter of abandonment at any time. | ||
| ii) | If the consignee chooses not to issue such letter of abandonment, the container Agent / MLO can also issue abandonment letter subject to the condition that , | ||
| a) | the line shall resume custody of container along with cargo and either take back it or remove it from the port premises : and | ||
| b) | the line shall pay all port charges accrued on the cargo and container before resuming custody of the container. | ||
| iii) | The container Agent / MLO shall observe the necessary formalities and bear the cost of transportation and destuffing. In case of their failure to take such action within the stipulated period , the storage charge on container shall be continued to be levied till such time all necessary actions are taken by the shipping lines for destuffing the cargo. | ||
| iv) | Where the container is seized / confiscated by the Custom Authorities and the same cannot be destuffed within the prescribed time limit of 75 days , the storage charges will cease to apply from the date the Custom order release of the cargo subject to lines observing the necessary formalities and bearing the cost of transportation and destuffing otherwise. seized / confiscated containers should be removed by the line / consignee from the port premises to the Customs bonded area and in that case the storage charge shall cease to apply from the date of such removal. | ||
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