Cargo Handling Charges

Scale of rates chargeable on goods imported or exported. "Ton" unless otherwise specified, means:

(a) 1000 Kgs. by weight & I cubic meter by measurement of part thereof.

(b) The charges are recoverable by weight or measurement whichever is higher subject to maximum limit of two times of the D.W. tonnage except in case of pkgs. machinery, electrical items, timber, structural material, vehicles and heavy lifts which will. be chargeable on actual D.W. or measurement whichever is higher.

(c) The charges will be levied by dead weight on scrap of all kinds (excluding serviceable), tyres, cargo in drums, bagged cargo, iron & steel, loose bulk cargo, newsprint and bales second hand clothing whether loose or in palletized form.

(d) The charges on exports will be recoverable on 1000 Kgs. dead weight.

Item No.	Description	Rates of Charge		Unit
Item No.	Description	Import (Rs.)	Export (Rs.)	Unit
1	All goods not otherwise specified	51.00	35.00	per tone
2	All Animals, Reptiles, Poultry & alive Stock	21.00	12.00	Each
3	Cement, Clinkers & Gypsum:	47.00	24.00	Per tone
4	Carpets	21.00	12.00	Per 100 Kgs
5	Coal, Coke, Cinder, Ashes, Charcoal and Patent Fuel:	44.00	44.00	Per tone
6	Chemicals, Dyes and Colours:
	(a) Chemicals	51.00	51.00	Per tone
	(b) Dyes and Colours	78.00	51.00	Per tone
7	Sand and Stone excluding Marble Stone, Marble Chips & finished Marble Products.	12.00	5.00	Do
8	Glass and Glass Products of all kinds	112.00	112.00	Do
9	Food Grains, Atta, Flours, Seeds excluding Rice and Pulses of all kinds.	18.00	17.00	Do
10	Sugar	52.00	52.00	Do
11	Oil Cake, Oil Cake Meals and Poultry Feed	24.00	24.00	Do
12	Edible Oil	35.00	35.00	Do
13	Groceries and provisions	14.00	8.00	per 100 kgs
14	Heavy Lifts:
	Over 2 tones landed or shipped at West Wharves & over 3 tones landed or shipped at East Wharves, except containers and goods under items 16, below.	63.00	63.00	per tone
15	Wines and Spirits
	(a) Wines and Spirits	120.00	60.00	per case of 4 Doz.Qts. or 8 Doz Pints
	(b) Fermented Alcohols	377.00	190.00	per tone
	(c) Industrial Alcohols	99.00	99.00	per tone
16	Motor Vehicles and tyres:
	(a) Motor Vehicles (unpacked all kinds)	314.00	94.00	Per cubic meter or per tone whichever is more. Minimum rate per unit will be Rs.1880/-
	(b) Tracked Vehicles (unpacked) Wheeled tractors, dozers generators, pumps & other machinery on wheels/chain	250.00	78.00	Per cubic meter or per ton whichever is more. Minimum rate per unit will be Rs.1880/-
	(c)Accessories, tyres & tubes etc. "Including Tyre Scraps" but excluding bagomatic rubber & raw rubber which will be chargeable under Item 29. In case tyre scrap and bagomatic scrap are covered under one B/L, highest rates applicable will be levied.	314.00	314.00	Per Tone
17	Manures:
	fertilizers, Rock Phosphates excluding Cow dung	16.00	14.00	Per Tone
18	Matches:	189.00	189.00	Per Tone
19	Military Cargo (including Explosives but Excluding Vehicles and Heavy Lifts)	44.00	44.00	Per Tone
20	Oil and Petroleum Products:
	(a) Crude Oil	29.00	29.00	Per 1000 liters
	(b) Diesel oil & liquid fuel	29.00	29.00	Do
	(c) Kerosene oil	33.00	33.00	Do
	(d) Motor spirit, lubricants, petrol and commodities of	99.00	99.00	Do
	similar nature not otherwise enumerated
	(e) Neptha
	Note (1): For the purpose of classification of the oils under (a ),(b), (c), (d) & (e) above, the Customs Department’s classification in their completed Bill of Entry will be accepted by the Port Trust. Note (2): Kerosene oil, benzol, motor spirits and commodities of a similar nature will be handled only a bulk oil pier or at such other places as may be notified by the Traffic Manage. Note (3): 0.5% of Wharfage Charges on Liquid Cargo will be recovered as operating charges.



21.	Cotton & Cotton Products, old and used clothes:
	(a) Piece goods of all kinds including cuttings	63.00	47.00	per tone
	(b) (i) articles made of Cotton Jute, Silk, Wool, Hair, Fibre of all kinds Twist and Yarn except where specified.	94.00	47.00	Do
	(ii) canvas, flax & articles made thereof	94.00	47.00	Do
	(c) Wool and hair, raw pressed and waste	94.00	47.00	Do
	(d) Cotton raw, pressed, cotton waste and cotton linkers	94.00	47.00	Do
22	Bamboos, excluding cane and cane products	47.00	47.00	Do
23	Baggage	63.00	63.00	Do
24	Molasses	18.00	18.00	Do
25	Tobacco	52.00	47.00	Do
26	Bones, Horn and Hoves and Grist	47.00	31.00	Do
27	Fish:
	(a) Dry	47.00	47.00	Do
	(b) Frozen or shrimps	78.00	78.00	Do
28	Hides and Skins	35.00	35.00	Do
29	Iron, Steel & Scrap of all kinds excluding Tyre Scrape, Plastic Scrap and Pipes of all kinds.	52.00	52.00	Do
30	Raw Jute	52.00	52.00	Do
31	Leather, Artificial leather and leather products including scrap thereof	47.00	47.00	Do
32	Ores and Minerals	47.00	47.00	Do
33	Sports Goods	47.00	47.00	Do
34	Empty Containers:
	(a) Upto Size 20'(TEU)	707.00	707.00	Each
	(b) Upto Size 40'(TEU)	1416.00	1416.00	Each
	(c) Over Size 40'	39.00	39.00	per foot
34-A	F.C.L. Container:
	(a) 20" Normal Hi-cube open top, flat rack	1470	651	Per Box
	(b) 40" do	2940	1302	Do
	(c) 45" do	3360	1488	Do
	(d) 65" do	4760	2108	Do
	e) Any other size not yet introduced.			At the prorata basis 1.05 Tones to a foot.
34-B	Transshipment containers:
	a) Laden Transshipment Containers of all descriptions landed from one vessel & shipped on another vessel
	i) 20' Container	1,200/-		per box, imp. exp. combined
	ii) 40' Container	2,400/-		do
	iii) over 40' Container	3,000/-		do
	b) Empty Transshipment Containers landed from one vessel on another vessel
	i) 20' Container	775/-		do
	ii) 40' Container	1550/-		do
	iii) over 40' Container	1,940/-		do
34-C	Wharfage charges on Goods contained in LCL Containers except Motor Vehicles .	70.00	31.00	per tone

35. Miscellaneous Items:
(a) Cargo transshipped direct without being landed	Half	Half	On landing&
on a wharf from a vessel alongside the wharf to	charge	charge	Re-shipment
another vessel or luthe stream or vice versa

(b) Domestic coastal cargo transferred without	Quarter	Quarter	On landing &
alongside the wharves to another vessel			Re-shipment
alongside or in the stream or vice versa

(d) Cargo from vessel put back through stress of weather	Half	Half	On landing &
or distress without landing on wharf.	Charge	Charge	Re-shipment

(e) Cargo landed from vessel put back through stress of	Half	Half	On landing &
weather or distress, on Wharf.	Charge	Charge	Re-shipment

(f) Cargo landed or shipped by lighters	Full	Full	On landing&
	Charge	Charge	Re-shipment

(g) Goods shut out from vessels in the stream and	Full	Full	On landing&
damaged goods landed for repacking or repressing	Charge	Charge	Re-shipment


(h) Timber intended to be landed at Baba Island or the	Full Charge		Full Charge
N.M. Timber Pond, fresh fruits, vegetables, coal, coke,
cinders,ashes, patent fuel and stores for the bonafide
Use of Government Department's at Manora. discharged
overside or over pier by vessels alongside the wharves
At the East or West Wharves.

(i) Timber landed at the East or West Wharves from Baba	Full		Full
Island or elsewhere on which import fees have already	Charge		Charge
been paid.

36. Goods Free of Wharfage Charges:

(a) Passengers un-manifested baggage on passenger vessels.

(b) No charges will be payable on the containers landed on wharf temporarily for convenience of ship operations a reshipped on same vessel with the prior permission of Traffic Manager or his Deputy.

(c)Sweeping collected by the Port Trust or received from the ship. The remnants and spilled out contents of manifested cargo will be treated as sweeping.

(d) Damaged goods for destruction provided such damage has not occurred through the fault of
the consignee

(e)Stores from city for the Military, Telegraph and Port Trust Departments at Manora.

(f)Stores and equipment from city including liquid fuel for bunkers required for P.N. Ships own consumption.
(g)Goods from city for shopkeepers at manora, Baba and Bhit

(h)Provisions and Construction Material upto two tone from city for residents of Manora, Baba and Bhit.

(i)Goods from city taken by peddlers for sale on ships

(j)Stores from city for the bonafide use of lighterage companies.

(k)Workmen's tools and appliances from city for repair work on board ship

(l)Ship's gear and appliances landed for repairs in quantities upto One tone provided a certificate is produced Master/Chief Officer of the vessel.

(m)Materials taken on board ship for repair work upto 500 Kgs.

(n)Motor cars and cycles, and ordinary cycles, the bonafide property of Officers of vessels in port, which are landed and shipped for private use during a vessel's stay in port.

(o)Local fisherman's tackles and stores.

(p)Mortal remains.

(q)Mail Bags.

GENERAL NOTES TO TABLE-I

(1) In the total of all bills, the figures in paisa will be rounded off to the next full rupee.

(2) Cases or package etc. of sundry goods comprising of General Cargo only will be charged wharfage on the item which stands the highest in this scale of charges except those failing under the category of exceptions declared under Item I, Table II, Scale 'X.

(3) A certain percentage of goods chargeable by weight landed or shipped may at the discretion of Wharfage Officer be weighed, and on the basis of the weight found, the total weight of the consignment worked out and charged for. All expenses in this connection will be payable by ship/consignee as the case may be.

(4) Cargo in damaged or defective condition landed or shipped over a wharf by a vessel by reason of necessity thereby causing damage to Port Trust property or involving expenses in handling, will be charged, in addition to the usual wharfage charges, the additional cost of handling and the cost of restoring the Port Trust property affected to its original condition.

(5) Items transported from ship-side to distant storage areas like 'T' Series, M.I. Yard over flow Plinth No. 24 etc. trucking charges will be levied at actual paid rates to the Stevedores, as per stevedoring agreements.

(6) The F.C.L. CY Containers which are declared as such in the bill of landing, I.G.M or any other document will be charged at the above box rate irrespective of whether delivery is taken in containers or de-stuffed and delivered in loose condition.. No verification of weight or measurement is required in case of de-stuffed F.C.L containers.

(7) Where box rate is applied no documents for verification or weight and measurement will be required.

(8) The above box rate will apply to all import/export container (F.C.L & L.C.L) removed to container operators terminal outside the Port premises.

(9) Wharfage charges on F.C.L. containers more than one consignment (of the same consignee) will be recovered by dividing box rate in the ratio of their dead weight as shown in Bill of Landing, Custom Bill of Entry or any other documents.

(10) FCL: Shall, mean consignment contained in one container for only one Consignee irrespective of Number of Indices. LCL: Shall mean consignment contained in one container for more than one consignee.

(11) Dead weight declared in BL. Customs Bill of Entry, Shipping Bill for the consignments contained in LCL

Containers will be multiplied by 1.5 to obtain chargeable weight for calculating Wharfage/Storage Charges, except Motor Vehicles. No physical verification of Weight and Measurement will be required for the consignments contained in LCL container.

(12) In case of LCL containers the handling charges as per S.R.O. 129 (KE)/94, dated 12th July, 1994 shall be recovered on the Tonnage, Wharfage is charged.

(13) The slabs of storage charges prescribed under Table-II, Scale-A & B will remain unchanged and worked out on the Tonnage the Wharfage is levied.

                                                                TABLE-II

                                                     STORAGE CHARGES

                                                              SCALE "A"

                                                              IMPORTS

(I) East wharves, Keamari Groyne container complex, West wharves, M.I. Yard, juna bunder and/or any other notified landing places except Karachi International Container Terminal.

Storage will accrue on all goods, not otherwise specifically mentioned in this Table, stored in East Wharves,KGCC, West Wharves, M.I. Yard, and Juna Bunder, or any other notified landing places, remaining uncleared after the expiry of free days, and will be charged at Rs.12.00 per ton or part thereof plus the following rates:-

First 10 days                  Rs.24.00      Per ton or part thereof per day
Next 10 days                  Rs.35.00     Do.
Next 10 days                  Rs.47.00     Do.
Thereafter until clearance Rs.71.00     Do.

In case of Afghan, China, Kyrghystan and Kazakistan in transit cargo, storage will be chargeable for the first 20 days, instead of the first 10 days as shown above, thereafter the normal sequence of storage charges will be applicable as above.

EXCEPTION:

(a) Matches	One working day after	25% wharfage
	deposit, first 7 days.	per day

	Thereafter until	50% wharfage
	clearance/shipment	per day

(b) Acids, liquid or corrosive cylinders		3 working days after	50% wharfage
containing gasses and other dangerous		deposit, first 10 days	per day
goods including carbide of calcium		Thereafter until clearance	75% wharfage per day

(c) Gun powder, blasting powder, percussion		one working day after	100% wharfage
Caps, fuzes, loaded cartridges and all other		deposit , in KPT explosive	per day
Explosive		barges, until clearance

(d) Petrol, Benzine and the like		On deposit at D.P.Godown until clearance 50% wharfage per day

(e) Motor Vehicles, Tracked Vehicles including		2 working days after deposit	First Rs.24.00		per ton
lorries, tractors and other cargo on wheel		at storage place	10 days		per day

(f) Raw Jute, Jute Products and		5 working days after deposit	Next	Rs.24.00	Do
Raw Cotton		bulk landing	10 days
		5 working days after landing

(g) Newspring		5 working days after landing	Next	Rs.47.00	Do
			10 days
			Thereafter	Rs.71.00	Do
			Until clearance

(h) Staple Fiber		5 working days after	First	Rs.24.00	Do
		deposit at storage place	10 days

(i) Heavy lifts landed at Heavy Lift Piers		2 working days after deposit	Next 10 days Rs35.00			Do
(i.e., 18 and Berth No. 23 West Wharves)			Next 10 days 47.00			Do

(j)Heavy Lifts landed at berths other than Heavy		5 working days after the	Thereafter until
		landing of the vessel	clearance 71.00 Do

(k)Gun powder, blasting powder, percussion caps,		7 working days after
fuzes, loaded cartridges and all other		the date of deposit
explosives not deposited in KPT explosive
barges but in specified dangerous cargo premises

CONTAINER:

(i)FCL

The FCL Containers after expiry of Free Days as shown below, will be subjected to one time holding charge at the rate of Rs.252/- for a 20' Container, Rs.504/- for a 40' Container, Rs.576/- for a 45' and Rs.816/- for a 65' Container plus the following Rates.

	20' per box per day	40' per box per day	45' per box per day	65' per box per day
First 10 days	Rs.504/-	Rs.1008/-	Rs.1152/-	Rs.1632/-
Next 10 days	Rs.735/-	Rs.1470/-	Rs.1680/-	Rs.2380/-
Next 10 days	Rs.987/-	Rs.1974/-	Rs.2256/-	Rs.3196/-
Thereafter until clearance	Rs.491/-	Rs.2982/-	Rs.3405/-	Rs.4828/-

Free Period:

(1) FCL All except those carrying cargo falling under exception		10 working days from the
of import containers from vessel		date of completion of discharge

(2) FCL Containing Cargo failing under exception		One working day after deposit
	(i) Matches

	(ii)Gun Powder, Blasting Powder, Percussion	One day after deposit in KPT
	Caps, Fuzes	Explosives Barge

	(iii)Motor Vehicles tracked vehicle including Lorries,	Two days after deposit at storage place
	Tractors and other Cargo on Wheel.

The sequence of storage charges as mentioned above for FCL containers shall apply.

(iv)Acids, Liquids or Corrosive Cylinders containing						Three working days after completion of
gases and other Dangerous Goods including Carbide
of Calcium

(v)Raw Jute, Jute products, Raw						Five working days after the completion
Cotton, News Print and Staple Fibre						of discharge of Import Containers

(vi) LCL Containers (destuffed)						7 working days after completion of
						destuffing of Bulk of LCL Containers

The sequence of storage charges as mentioned under Scale A(l) will apply.

(vii) Container Charges
	(a) Handling, marshalling and storage	506.00 per Sq. meter per annum or part.
	Leviable against Container/	thereof
	Terminal Operator.

	(b)Handling, mashalling and storage	Rs. 03 per sq. per
	Leviable against Pakistan Railway	annum or part thereof

	(c)Handling, Manshalling & storage	Rs.23 per
	Leviable against container/	TEU per day
	terminal operator availing facility of
	common use area