KOLKATA PORT TRUST

Cargo & Container related charges at
Kolkata Dock System :


Charges on Break Bulk and Bulk Cargo : Wharfage

4 Wharfage
4.1 Wharfage on cargo handled at CDS (except at inland vessel wharves) shall be levied at the following rates :

Sl. No. Description Rate in Rs.
per tonne

Charges Levied On Weight Basis
Liquid/Gas handled through pipeline -
1. Crude Oil. POL/POL products, CBFS or any other liquid having a flash point of 23oC (73.4oF) and above. ship's bunker 85.00
2. POL/POL products, or any other liquid having a flash Point of less than 23oC (73.4oF) 175.00
3. LPG 150.00
4. Vegetable Oil 50.00
5. Molassess 30.00
6. Acid, Fatty Acids, Mineral Oil, Tallow, Alcohol or any other liquid not specified above. 85.00
     
Cargo Handled other than through mechanical system
7. Common salt 20.00
8. Coking Coal, Lime Stone and all types of coke 90.00
9. Mill Scale, Magnesite, Granite, Allumina, All Scraps other than of Mica, Oil Cake, Bone & Bone meal, Fire Bricks & other Refractory materials, Bran, Aluminium Hydrate 100.00
10. Rock phosphate, Sulphur, Asphalt, Pitch(including Coal Tar Pitch), Liquids handled other than through pipeline, Ship's bunkar & other dry bulk not specified 120.00
11. Wheat, *Rice, *Sugar, Pulses, Cereals & its products, Bulgar Wheat, Corn soya blend, Milk powder, Natural spring water, Ship's stores/provisions/Dunnage, Finished Fertiliser, Soda (Caustic or Ash), Cement, clinker, Lead concentrate 130.00
  * Concession allowed vide Board of Trustees Resolution No. 84 dated 21.06.02 :
40% Discount on the rates of Wheat & Rice.
12. Jute, gunnies, jute Caddies/Waste, Hemp, Cotton Yarn/Twist/ Waste and other vegetable fibres, jute carpet backing cloth, Carbon Black, Crude Drug. 135.00
13. Iron and Steel, Pipes & Tubes, Timber, Log 150.00
14. Raw Wool, Synthetic Resin, Asbestoss raw/fibre, Synthetic yarn/rags, Cotton piece goods, Waste Paper Woodpulp, Plywood, Shellac, Seedlas Glass sheets glass water/products, Hides & Skins Leather Hosiery goods, Garments. 200.00
     
15. Charges Levied On ADVALOREM Basis OTHER THAN ON COASTAL CARGO

a)

Marine products, Woolen Carpet, Wool yarn/fabric/cutting 0.3%
Advalorem

b)

Ingots of all metals not specified Tea & Coffee and other unspecified export cargo 0.4%
Advalorem

c)

All other unspecified import cargo 0.5%
Advalorem
     
16. All unspecified coastal cargo

100.00


4.2 When the entire consignment (jetty challan/dock challan quantily) is delivered direct on landing or shipped direct from trucks without involving any port equipment (except shore crane working on the vessel), a rebate of 10% on Wharfage shall be allowed. No such rebate shall be allowed, if port equipment is provided for any part of the consignment for this purpose, the consignee/exporter or his C&F Agents have to declare on the jetty/Dock Challan at the time of payment of port charges that they intend to take direct delivery/effect direct shipment of the entire consignment.
4.3 In case of overside discharge/shipment, 70% of wharfage, as specified under Section 4.1 of the Scale of Rates, as overside charge shall be levied on the cargo except for liquid/LPG cargo. However, if such cargo is unloaded at any berth subsequent to overside discharge or loaded at any berth prior to overside shipment single wharfage shall be levied for the two operations.

For loading/unloading at inland Vessel Wharves in CDS, no wharf toll shall be levied on cargo on which overside charge as specified above has been levied.

4.4 50% of wharfage as per Section 4.1 of the Scale Of Rates be levied on liquid cargo/LPG discharged/shipped overside. If such cargo is unloaded at any berth/place subsequent to overside discharge or loaded at any berth/place prior to overside shipment, within the jurisdiction of port, either at CDS or at HDC, 50% wharfage as per Section 4.1 or 50% of on board and wharfage charge as per Section 15.1, as the case may be, shall be levied in addition.
4.5 On transhipment cargo landed and shipped through quay/jetty at CDS. 1.5 times of the charges as applicable under Section-4.1 shall be levied.
On transhipment cargo at moorings/anchorages in CDS, 50% of the charges as applicable under Section-4.1 shall be levied.
4.6 On shut-out cargo which are taken back from port premises, 50% of wharfage shall be levied. No separate charge shall be levied for loading on party's vehicle or as gate delivery charge. No additional wharfage shall be levied on shutout cargo if the same is subsequently shipped without being removed from port premises.
4.7 On unspecified cargo which is sold by auction/tender or otherwise. where the CIF/FOB value is not available, wharfage shall be levied @ Rs.200/- per tonne or part thereof.
4.8 On liquid cargo transferred through pipeline between Haldia and CDS or from any other point to CDS or vice-versa, 50% of wharfage shall be levied at CDS.
4.9 Importer/Exporter shall be granted a rebate on wharfage on the basis of each of the cargo handled by them through CDS as mentioned below during a financial year.

 

Type of Cargo

Tonnage handled

Quantum of Rebate
on applicable wharfage


(a)

Coking Coal, Sugar Pulses, Wheat, Rice, Jute & Jute Products, Iron & Steel, Log, Sulphur, Rock Phosphate, Finished Fertiliser, Vegetable Oil, Cl Goods, LPG. Upto 75.000 Tonne

From 75.001 to 1.00.000 Tonne

Above 1.00.000 Tonne

NIL

10%

15%

(b)

Crude Oil, POL and its product Upto 40.00.000 Tonne

From 40.00.001 to 75.00.000 Tonne

Above 75.00.000 Tonne

NIL

10%

15%


   
Note: The foresaid rebate shall be granted in the form of refund of wharfage at the end of every financial year (i.e. 1st April to 31st March) on submission of documents by the Importers/Exporters in support of the through-put achieved.

 

Amendment: Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part-III, Sec.4) on 6th Sept,2001 vide Gazette No.241 :-
  Type of Charges

For use of private equipment to
handle Logs inside the Dock by Licenses.

Discount/Concession

30% on the applicable Warfage.

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