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Unit 11: Inland Container Depots

11.3 Maritime Container Rates (Freights) Notes

General practice is to formulate individual rates by container type capacity, actual origin and
destination of the merchandise.

Though rate will embrace the inland transportation cost known at the time of despatch, embracing
collection and teminal handling expenses, it will usually exclude customs clearance charges,
demurrage, etc. This practice applies to FCL traffic. Some large multinational companies own/
lease ISO containers. They are usually of a specialised type offering a two-way traffic flow. The
tariff for such traffic is usually specially negotiated contract rate.
LCL traffic rates are calculated on weight or cubic measurement basis, whichever produces
greater revenue. They naturally reflect the origin and destination of such merchandise together
with collection and terminal handling charges. For consignment such as livestock or indivisible
loads requiring heavy lifts, additional charges are raised.

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Caution Maritime container rates are very competitive and this mode of transport now
constitutes a substantial volume of deep sea world general merchandise cargo.

11.3.1 Export Clearance at ICDs

At ICDs the exporter is required to file the shipping bill in seven copies:
1. Original, 2. Duplicate, 3. Quick drawback payment scheme, 4. Exchange control Copy Exporters,
5. Copy, 6. Transference copy
The exporter should mention the name of ‘Port of Exit’ and serial numbers of container. The
exporter should obtain in advance, space availability certificate from the Railway/Combined
Terminal Operator.
(i) Checking Details of the Shipping Bill: The shipping bill should mention details of goods,
their classification, name of the port of exit, identification mark, number of containers,
weight and value of goods. Contents of cargo should be declared and proper statistical
code number must be given. GR forms should accompany, without fail, the shipping bills.
(ii) Scrutiny of Shipping Bills: Duly completed shipping bills are put in the Noting Box
provided at the ICD. The receiving clerk after noting them scrutinises them and
accompanying documents. The receiving clerk will give a running serial number on
shipping bill if no discrepancy is found. Otherwise, these may be returned for resubmission
after correction.
(iii) Classification and assessment: The Central Registration Unit of the ICD completes the
classification and assessment. The rate of duty is filled by appraisement department. The
original shipping bill is retained and the balance six copies are handed over to exporter
for completion of examination.
(iv) G.R. Formalities: A full set of GR forms has to be submitted along with the shipping bills.
The full value of export will be verified on the GR form.
The assessing officer will retain the original GR form for release to the RBI. Duplicate
copies are retained at ICD. Shipment certificate on the GR form shall be furnished after
custom examination of the export cargo and sealing of container by proper officer at ICD.
Duplicate copies are then released to the exporter for his use.

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