Mandatory User Charges to be levied by NLDSL at all Major Ports
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has informed that NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd (NLDSL) will levy Mandatory User Charges (MUC) at all the Major Ports as per Annexure-l.
The details:
* Levy of INR 145 per container on all containers (except transhipment and coastal) towards Mandatory User Charges (MUC) for Logistics Data Bank (LDB) services rendered by NLDSL across all Major Port Authorities and BOT terminals operating thereat.
* Levy of INR 145 per container shall remain valid for the next three-year tariff cycle, i.e. up to September 2027
* MUC of INR 145 per container is at ceiling level; lower charges may be levied if authorised by NLDSL.
* Tracking and viewing the movement of containers across the ports to the lCDs and end users would be provided to the users against the payment of MUC.
* 5% of the total MUC shall be passed on by the NLDSL to the Major Port Authorities and BOT terminals operating thereat for collecting the MUC.
* No royalty / revenue share is payable by the BOT terminals operating thereat to the Port Authorities on the MUC collected by the BOT terminals.
* The rate of INR 145 per container shall be reviewed and the said reviewed rate shall be made applicable for the subsequent three-year tariff cycle.
* NLDSL is advised to come up with a proposal for review of the MUC for the next tariff cycle, based on the actual of FY 2024-25, FY2025-26 and FY2026-27, duly following the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) Model and collectively considering total costs and total revenue of NLDS as per the audited financial statements without segregating between Major and Non-Major Ports, at least 2 months prior to the expiry prevailing.
* NLDSL will also collect Rs 25 per container (except transhipment and Coastal), totalling the aggregate charges Rs 170 per container which is same as mandated in the last cycle and pass on to IPA for Maritime Sector Development Fund. The detailed guidelines for the utilisation of this fund would be issued in due course. These charges will remain unchanged irrespective of the charges levied by NLDSL as per para 3 of Annexure-l.
source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, Nov. 6