Vietnam: Fee for anchoring or berthing at waterside restricted areas or zones applicable to cargoes

Fee for anchoring or berthing at waterside restricted areas or zones applicable to cargoes from March 01, 2020 is specified in Clause 2 Article 9 of Circular No. 261/2016/TT-BTC amended by Point b Clause 6 Article 1 of Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam. To be specific:

- Cargoes transferred ship-to-ship at dedicated waters to move to other maritime area or for import/export purposes shall be subject to payment of anchoring/berthing fee as follows:

+ General cargoes: USD 0.07/tonne;

+ Refrigerator trucks, tracked vehicles, backhoes, road rollers, fork or lift trucks, cranes and other heavy-duty vehicles: USD 2/piece;

+ Motor vehicles with up to 15 seats and vehicles with loading capacity of up to 2.5 tonne: USD 0.7/piece;

+ Motor vehicles other than those referred to in this point: USD 1.3/piece.

- Cargoes transferred ship-to-ship to move to wharves within the same maritime area (except cargoes which are raw materials/finished products of an enterprise and transported from or to dedicated wharves/ports of that enterprise) shall not be subject to payment of anchoring/berthing fee.

Besides, Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC also stipulates that tankers transshipping oil at Van Phong – Khanh Hoa bay shall be subject to payment of anchoring/berthing fee equal to 50% of the collection rate specified in Point a, b, c Clause 1 Article 9 of Circular No. 261/2016/TT-BTC. This fee shall be applied till the end of December 31, 2020.

View other provisions at Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, effective from March 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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