Vietnam: Transport period according to Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BGTVT

According to Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, transport period is specified as follows:

1. Transport period is calculated from the time the transport trader receives the cargo and fulfill all procedures at the departure depot until the consignee is notified of cargo arrival, including the following time:

- Time at departure depot;

- Journey time;

- Time at the arrival depot.

2. The transport period shall be mutually decided by both parties in the transport contract. If the contract fails to provide for the transport period, such period will be determined as prescribed in Clause 3, 4 and 5 Article 31 of Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BGTVT.

3. The journey time is calculated from 00:00 AM after the day the transport trader agrees to transport the cargo.

- With regard to the transport of full carload freight: every 300 km or less than 300 km will be counted as 1 day.

- With regard to the transport of less-than-carload freight: every 250 km or less than 250 km will be counted as 1 day.

4. Time at the departure depot is 1 day; time for delivering cargo at the arrival depot is 1 day.

5. The journey time shall be prescribed in Clause 3 Article 31 of Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BGTVT and added the time for parking or stopping of the goods wagon in case of:

- railway congestion caused by force majeure.

- plant and animal care and quarantine;

- amendments to conditions for cargo maintenance applied to fresh or vulnerable cargo;

- repair, supplement or reinforcement of displaced cargo or damaged packaging not caused partly by the transport trader;

- cargo seized by competent regulatory agencies.

6. Cargo is considered to be transported on schedule if it arrives at the railway depot on the last day of the transport period and the consignee is notified of its arrival by the transport trader.

7. The transport trader must incur the cost of overdue shipment under the terms of the transport contract.

8. The transport trader may shorten the transport period prescribed in Clause 3 and 4 in this Article or in the transport contract and inform the transport buyer and must maintain the cargo under the terms of the contract if such cargo is not received by the consignee.

View relevant contents at: Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam effective from July 01, 2018.

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