1. Weighing and/or measuring shall be performed only for the purposes of assisting and/or checking port and shipping charges.

2. The undermentioned services, which include the supply of weighing and measurement certificates where applicable, shall be at the following rates:-

Import and Trans-shipment US$

(i) Weighing of packages or articles

singly, per 50 kgs or part thereof 1.00

(ii) Weighing of packages or articles 4.00

collectively, per 1000 kgs. or part thereof

Measuring of packages or articles per

tonne or 1 cu. metre or part thereof 4.00

(ii) Baggage:

Measuring of baggage per piece 1.00

Export cargo received into the port area and subsequently unstacked, loaded and removed therefrom, through being shut-out, or any other of the senders or their agents, shall be charged for on the following basis:-

 

US$

(a) Dar es Salaam and Tanga Ports 4.00

(b) Mtwara:

(1) For unstacking and loading 2.00

by sender's labour

(2) For unstacking and loading by Port labour 3.00

(ii) Sorting Of Exports

Sorting exports to marks, numbers,

kind, size or other characteristics 2.00

Except as may be otherwise herein provided removal and sorting charges of export cargo waiting shipment shall be charged for on the following basis:

(a) Under single shipping order when:-

(1) The shipping marks and/or the nature of shipping instructions make it necessary to search physically for marks/or numbers peculiar to single individual package in order to effect delivery to the ship.

1. by express request or by nature of instructions for delivery to the ship, sorting is necessary according to kind or size (meaning any of three dimensions), or to other

characteristics, unidentifiable by any common shipping mark in order to effect delivery to the ship:-

and

(b) From one truck and under two or more shipping orders, irrespective of the identity or diversity of their holders if the shipping marks and/or general characteristics of the packages make it impossible to distinguish between the contents of the different shipping orders without physical reference to marks, numbers and/or characteristics peculiar to single individual packages.

Services

The charges shall be on the following basis:

US $

Sorting 4.00

To another shed or stacking ground when in the discretion

of the Management this is necessary for sorting 4.00

(iii) Sorting of Imports

Sorting of imports aboard or ashore to marks, numbers,

kind, size or other characteristics 4.00

Except as may be otherwise herein provided removal charges on import cargo shall be raised on the following basis:-

(1) Under single bill of lading when, the shipping marks and/or the nature of delivery instructions make it necessary to search physically for marks and/or numbers peculiar to single individual packages in order to effect delivery;

or

(2) by express request or by the nature of delivery instruction, sorting is necessary according to kind or size (meaning any of three dimensions) or to other characteristics unidentifiable by any common shipping mark in order to effect delivery;

and

(3) from one ship and under two or more bills of lading, in respect of the identify or diversity of their holders, if the shipping marks and/or general characteristics of the packages make possible to distinguish between the contents of the different bills of lading without physical reference to marks, numbers and/or characteristics, peculiar to single individual packages.

US$

(i) Sorting 3.00

(ii) Removal to another shed or stacking

ground necessary for sorting 4.00

 

Services

(a) For sorting purposes, shipping marks and numbers are those which both appear physically on the articles and/or packages and are described in the bill of lading and shipping and disposal documents.

(b) Subsidiary marks and numbers shall mean those which are not common to the whole consignment and which are not necessary for the delivery of a consignment in its entirety.

Bagging and Re-bagging of cargo excluding

cost of bags per bag.

(i) Manual 2.00

(ii) Mechanised 1.00

E. REPAIR OF BALES

Patching and repair sewing of bales of

replacing one end of cover (excluding

cost of hessian) per bale 1.00

(a) Re-Sewing of bagged export cargo per bag 1.00

(b) Charges for re-sewing of bagged import cargo 1.00

Banding or re-banding of cases per case

(excluding cost of materials) 1.00

(a) Where bagged commodities are loaded in bulk and bags are

bled on board vessel

For returning bags (empty) ashore and stacking per tonne of

commodity 1.00

Services

US$

Note: Storage charges at export rates shall be raised 48 hours after

the ship sails

(b) Shipping empty bags on board for bagging bulk cargo for landing

ashore per Harbour tonne of commodity 1.00

1. DOUBLE HANDLING OF CEREALS

Double handling of maize, pulses or wheat in transit sheds for the purpose

of grading per deadweight tonnes 3.00

Import cargo for fumigation shall be placed at the disposal of the fumigator at a suitable site ashore where convenient to Management and charges, for handling services as necessitated by the fumigation shall be raised on the following basis:-

Rice per deadweight tonne: 4.00

Other commodities: per bag or sack 1.00

per bale 1.00

per package n.o.e. 1.00

Note: (i) If lighters are used, charges for hire of lighters shall be US$ 1.00 per tonne of lighter capacity per 12 hours or part thereof subject to a minimum of US$150.00

(ii) Normal storage charges as set out in Clause 23

shall apply in respect of cargo under fumigation.

K. In addition to the foregoing, other miscellaneous port services not specifically provided for, shall, at the convenience of Management, be performed on request. Charges for such services shall be based on the following as appropriate:-

(a) Hire of Labour

(b) Hire of Equipment

1. Materials use

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