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JNPT terminals fail to comply with order to cap import fees
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/12/05 10:27:58
PRIVATE terminals in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) are reportedly refusing to obey an order set by India'sTariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to cap handling fees for import cargo under the direct port delivery (DPD) programme.
Port regulator TAMP fixed the maximum DPD charges at INR1,688 (US$26) per TEU and INR2,532 per FEU, with a provision for terminals to apply lower prices dependent on commercial considerations.
That scale compared with INR2,212 and INR3,318, respectively, charged by DP World Nhava Sheva, and INR1,800 and INR2,700, respectively, by APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India, reported IHS Media.
Trade representatives complained at a review meeting organised by JNPT customs that terminals continue to charge different rates for DPD cargo in spite of TAMP streamlining the process.
Customs officials pointed out that DPD is meant to lower shipper costs and, as such, higher terminal rates would discourage importers from joining the scheme.
With faster import discharges, customs estimates logistics costs per container have been lowered to INR12,000 from INR50,000 previously.
Officials at DP World Nhava Sheva, which has two facilities in JNPT, and APM Terminals Mumbai were unavailable for comment. The port's state-owned terminal is said to be complying with TAMP's directive.
Port statistics obtained by IHS Media show JNPT's DPD share accounts for 30 per cent of its total import traffic, handling 42,865 TEU during October, out of total monthly imports of 138,330 TEU.
JNPT aims to process 70 per cent of its total inbound traffic through DPD in fiscal year 2017 to 2018, which begins on April 1, as part of a wider government plan to decongest major ports and strengthen productivity. To realise those goals, authorities are considering various new measures to maximise DPD's attractiveness to shippers.
"In order to increase the effective coverage of the scheme and our commitment towards ease-of-doing-business, the norms for advance intimation [about DPD bookings] for top importers may be relaxed," customs said in a trade notice.
Port regulator TAMP fixed the maximum DPD charges at INR1,688 (US$26) per TEU and INR2,532 per FEU, with a provision for terminals to apply lower prices dependent on commercial considerations.
That scale compared with INR2,212 and INR3,318, respectively, charged by DP World Nhava Sheva, and INR1,800 and INR2,700, respectively, by APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India, reported IHS Media.
Trade representatives complained at a review meeting organised by JNPT customs that terminals continue to charge different rates for DPD cargo in spite of TAMP streamlining the process.
Customs officials pointed out that DPD is meant to lower shipper costs and, as such, higher terminal rates would discourage importers from joining the scheme.
With faster import discharges, customs estimates logistics costs per container have been lowered to INR12,000 from INR50,000 previously.
Officials at DP World Nhava Sheva, which has two facilities in JNPT, and APM Terminals Mumbai were unavailable for comment. The port's state-owned terminal is said to be complying with TAMP's directive.
Port statistics obtained by IHS Media show JNPT's DPD share accounts for 30 per cent of its total import traffic, handling 42,865 TEU during October, out of total monthly imports of 138,330 TEU.
JNPT aims to process 70 per cent of its total inbound traffic through DPD in fiscal year 2017 to 2018, which begins on April 1, as part of a wider government plan to decongest major ports and strengthen productivity. To realise those goals, authorities are considering various new measures to maximise DPD's attractiveness to shippers.
"In order to increase the effective coverage of the scheme and our commitment towards ease-of-doing-business, the norms for advance intimation [about DPD bookings] for top importers may be relaxed," customs said in a trade notice.