The Minister of Transport has issued Letter No. PR. 302/3/18/PHB 2008 announcing increases in the Terminal Handling Charge (THC), the Container Handling Charge (CHC), and the surcharge applicable at Indonesian ports. The Letter has been issued in response to a request for clarification on the prevailing charges.
The increased handling rates do not include the applicable value-added tax. This means that the stipulated rates will incur a further 10% tax charge on top of the handling fees. The Letter stipulates the new handling fees to be USD 95 for a 20-foot container and USD 145 for a 40-foot container.
The new handling fees have not been received well and some foreign shipping companies are unloading containers being imported into Indonesia but have not been loaded prior to their departure. Currently, the Yard Occupancy Ratio (YOR) at the Tanjung Priok port is below 30% and any failure to load the current containers is not critical at this point in time. However, it is expected that if a resolution is not found that the YOR will increase rapidly and put considerable pressure on port management to move containers.
There has been some suggestion that Chinese shipping companies are interested in picking up any slack in the export container sector.
The Letter was issued on 21 October 2008 and remains current.
The Minister of Transport has issued Letter No. PR. 302/3/18/PHB 2008 announcing increases in the Terminal Handling Charge (THC), the Container Handling Charge (CHC), and the surcharge applicable at Indonesian ports. The Letter has been issued in response to a request for clarification on the prevailing charges.
The increased handling rates do not include the applicable value-added tax. This means that the stipulated rates will incur a further 10% tax charge on top of the handling fees. The Letter stipulates the new handling fees to be USD 95 for a 20-foot container and USD 145 for a 40-foot container.
The new handling fees have not been received well and some foreign shipping companies are unloading containers being imported into Indonesia but have not been loaded prior to their departure. Currently, the Yard Occupancy Ratio (YOR) at the Tanjung Priok port is below 30% and any failure to load the current containers is not critical at this point in time. However, it is expected that if a resolution is not found that the YOR will increase rapidly and put considerable pressure on port management to move containers.
There has been some suggestion that Chinese shipping companies are interested in picking up any slack in the export container sector.
The Letter was issued on 21 October 2008 and remains current.
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