Measures to Aid Businesses in the Ports of Ningbo and Tianjin

Ningbo Zhoushan Port issued the "Announcement of Ningbo Zhoushan Port on the implementation of measures to help enterprises to relieve difficulties" to help foreign trade enterprises to relieve difficulties, the implementation period is tentatively set from June 20, 2022, to September 30, 2022, as follows.

1. Extend the free stacking period for foreign trade imports of heavy containers. Since June 20 at 0:00 into the port of foreign trade imports of heavy containers (except for dangerous goods boxes), free stacking period from 4 days to 7 days.

2. Free of foreign trade imports of reefer containers free stacking period of ship supply service charges (reefer refrigeration) cargo side part. Since June 20 at 0:00 into the port of foreign trade imports of reefer containers, free of charge during the exemption period in the port of the ship supply service charges (reefer refrigeration) cargo side part.

3. exempt foreign trade imports of reefer inspection in port to the inspection site short barge fees. Since June 20, foreign trade imports of reefer containers through the Yi Gangtong container transport trading platform to apply for and implement the transfer of inspection operations, exempted from the port to the inspection site short barging fees.

4. Waiver of foreign trade imports of LCL in the port to the unpacking warehouse barging fees. Since June 20, foreign trade imports of LCL through Ningbo Zhoushan port international consolidation platform application and implementation of unpacking operations, exempted from the port to unpacking warehouse short barging fees.

5. Exemption of partial multimodal export container depot use fee (transfer stack). Since June 20, exempted some multimodal export containers due to the early entry of the warehouse use fee (transfer of stacks).

6. Open a green channel for foreign trade export consolidation containers. Since June 20, the terminal company has opened a green channel for the early entry of foreign export consolidation containers that have been released by customs and packed in customs-supervised warehouses and waived the warehouse use fee (transfer) due to early entry.

7. Half of the temporary landing fee of the joint venture yard outside the port under the joint-stock company. To further reduce the additional costs of enterprises such as out-of-port storage yard transient fees, the joint venture yard under the coordination of the joint-stock company from June 20 to keep a certain number of transient container spaces and reduce the transient fees, in principle, the rate of reduction of 50% of the published price.

Tianjin Port Group will also implement ten initiatives to alleviate difficulties and benefit enterprises, the implementation period from July 1 to September 30. Ten preferential service initiatives include.

Waiver of port operation lump sum fee for Bohai Rim public internal feeder "Daily Class", waiver of port operation lump sum fee (handling fee) for transshipment containers carried by Bohai Rim public internal feeder "Daily Class".

Exemption of container depot use fee for transit containers, and exemption of container depot use fee for transit containers carried by the Bohai Sea public domestic feeder "Daily Class".

Exemption of the use fee of the depot for imported empty containers for more than 30 days, and exemption of the use fee of the depot for foreign trade imported empty containers from the 30th day onwards.

Exemption of the use fee of the warehouse yard for transit empty containers for distribution, and exemption of the use fee of the terminal yard for empty containers of foreign trade liner companies for transit distribution in the port of Tianjin.

Reduction and exemption of refrigeration guardianship fee for imported refrigerated containers, the refrigeration guardianship fee for foreign trade imported refrigerated containers entering the port from the fifth to the seventh day shall be charged at 80% of the standard.

Reduction and exemption of export fees for inland enterprises, and for sea-rail export container cargo, reduction and exemption of related fees arising from the return of customs and transfer of vessels and from exceeding the free stacking period.

Reduction and waiver of inspection-related fees, the sea-rail transport inspection of problem-free container cargo, free of the use of its depot in the inspection process within 30 days (storage).

Open the sea-rail "green channel", the sea-rail export container cargo, open the "green channel" to set port appointments, and enjoy free early port services.

Further increase the proportion of "double direct", in cooperation with Tianjin Customs, further increase the proportion of "arrival direct loading" and "ship-side direct lifting" business, effectively improve the speed of customs clearance, reduce logistics links, and Further reduce the logistics cost of enterprises.

Further, improve the level of service, continue to improve the efficiency of the terminal company's shipping and land transport operations, and implement "three priorities" for enterprises that have needs for relief in the process of port consolidation and transport operations, i.e., priority for port procedures, terminal sites, and port operation plans.