Terminal Handling Charges levied by Shipping Lines

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS-III),
DPD CELL, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, POST: SHEVA, TALUKA: URAN, DIST: RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA, PIN-400 707.
Telephone No.022-27244779

F. No. S/22-Gen-402/2017-18/AM(I)

Date: 17.01.2020  

DIN- 20200178NV00007G98FA 20200178NV00004F060B 20200278NV00002N26FB PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 11/2020

Subject: Terminal Handling Charges levied by Shipping Lines-reg.

Attention of all Importers, Customs Broker, Shipping Lines/Agents, CFSs, Custodians, Port Terminal Operators, General Trade coming under the jurisdiction of JNCH, Nhava Sheva and all other stakeholders is invited on the above captioned subject. 2. ‘Terminal Handling Charges’ are levied by Port Terminals to the Shipping Lines and Shipping Lines in turn collect these charges from the importers. Many importers have represented to the department that Shipping Lines are collecting ‘Terminal Handling Charges ‘which are at variance with what the shipping lines have paid as THC to the port terminals. This results in lack of transparency in these charges.
3. In order to bring transparency, augment ‘ease of doing business’ and to reduce the logistics costs, it has been decided that importers having AEO status and / or those who are availing DPD facility for containerized cargo may be allowed the facility of paying Terminal Handling Charges (THC) directly to the Terminal Operators instead of paying through Shipping Lines. Therefore, all such eligible importers who have already opened P.D. Account with the Terminal Operators may pay terminal handling charges directly to the respective Terminals. The eligible importers who do not have P.D. Accounts may open P.D. Accounts with the concerned Ports/Terminals and pay terminal handling charges directly to the concerned Ports/Terminals. Ports/Terminals are also requested to raise invoices for THC directly to the eligible and willing importers. 3(a) All terminals/ports are requested to implement aforesaid Public Notice positively by 5th of February, 2020.
3(b) In case of any query, following nodal officers of respective port terminals may be contacted- Sr. No. Termin al Name Name of the nodal officer (Sh./Smt.) Email id Phone No. 1 NSICT & NSIGT Debjani Paikroy (Customer Service Supervisor

DPD Desk) crm.nsict@dpworld.com 7045649613 Amit Singh
(Assistant Manager Service Delivery) crm.nsict@dpworld.com 9920459944 Hardik Vaidya
(Head of Dept.- Commercial) hardik.vaidya@dpworld.com 8980037426

2 GTI Vineet S. Tanwar singticustomerqueries@apmtmumbai.co m 9769250183 3 JNPCT P. G. Rao Traffic Manager pgrao@jnport.gov.in 9820464305 4 BMCT Shailesh Mishra shailesh@globalpsa.com 9136499342

Difficulties faced, if any, may be brought immediately to the notice of the undersigned.

-Sd- (S. K. VIMALANATHAN)
Commissioner of Customs, NS-III

COPY TO:

1. The Pr. Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II, JNCH.
2. The Commissioner of Customs, NS-G / NS-I / NS-II / NS-IV / NS-V, JNCH.
3. Manager, JNPCT, APMT, NSICT, NSIGT, BMCT- For information.
4. CSLA / MANSA - For information and circulation among their members.
5. BCBA - For information and circulation among their members.
6. DC/EDI, JNCH - For uploading on JNCH website.
7. DC/CHS - For displaying on JNCH Notice Board.
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