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Demurrage, Wharfage and Waiver - Review of the guidelines

No.TC-/2022/201/efile/2 · 2022-09-13
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Circular numberNo.TC-/2022/201/efile/2
Date2022-09-13
TypeCorrigendum
Topictrain-services
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Rates)

Summary

Demurrage, Wharfage and Waiver - Review of the guidelines Ref: Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/20 | 6/0 and its

Text of the circular

COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 206 of 2022
DRAFT NOTIFICATION FOR TRC NO.09 of 2022
(GOODS)

Sub: Demurrage, Wharfage and Waiver - Review of the guidelines.

Ref: Rates Master Circular/Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/20 | 6/0 and its
amendments .

- Authority: Railway Board’s Corrigendum No.32 to Rates Master Circular/ Demurrage —
i Wharfage — Waiver/2016/0 issued a vide letter No.TC-/2022/201/efile/2
(3394909) dated 13.09.2022.
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Please refer to the guidelines regarding Demurrage; wharfage and waiver prescribed vide Rates
Master Circular under reference.

The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided to revise the guidelines prescribed vide
Rates Master Circular/Demurrage - wharfage - waiver/2016/0, as given below -

Chapter No.. | Para Existing Guidelines
of the Circular
3.1

Chapter — |

Demurrage charge shall be levied @
Rs. 150/- per 8-wheeled wagon per
hour, or part of an hour, for detention
wagon in excess of the permissible
free time for loading or unloading.

3.4.1 | PENAL DEMURRAGE

CHARGE

In case excessive congestion
takes place at any terminal /steel
plant, CCM/COM /DRM can
increase the demurrage rates, even
,at progressively increasing rate
subject to a maximum of six times
of the prevalent rate. This penal
demurrage rates should be
implemented only after giving
wide publicity and due notice

of 48 hours and should be
applicable for the notified period.

Chapter — |

Revised Guidelines

Base rate of Demurrage charge shail
be Rs.I50/- per 8-wheeled wagon per
hour, or part of an hour, for detention
of wagon in excess of the permissibie
free time for loading or unloading.
Demurrage Charge will be levied in
graded manner as under-
Duration of Rate of
excess detention | Demurrage
beyond the free
time of stock
Upto 6 hours

| Base Rate
(Rs'50 per |
Wagon 06 |
hour of part |

Beyond 6 hours
upto 12 hours rate + 10%
Beyond 12 hours | Base

upto 24 hours | rate + 25%
Beyond 24 hours

upto 48 hours
Twice of Base |
upto 72 hours rate
of Base rate

PENAL DEMURRAGE CHARGE

rate + 50%

In case excessive congestion

takes place at any terminal/steel
plant, PCCM/PCOM/DRM can
increase the demurrage rates, even
at progressively increasing rate,
subject to a maximum of six times of
the prevalent base rate. This penal
demurrage rates should be
implemented only after giving wide
publicity (including through
SMS/email) and due notice at
terminal of 24 hours and should be
applicable for the notified period.

Cont....

- 2,-

nS

The delay beyond 10 days/next | Application for waiver will be considered
W month period as mentioned above | only when preferred within the stipulated
, can be condoned only with the | time period.

personal approval of — the
Divisional Railway
Manager/Chief Commercial
Manager (coordinating HOD)
depending upon whether the
powers to deal with the case lies
at Divisional or Zonal level and
after having ascertained that the
reasons for the delay given in the
application are satisfactory.
Application for condonation of
delay in preferring an application
for waiver of Demurrage,
however, shall be entertained
only after the Demurrage Charges
have been paid in full and the
application is supported with
proof of such payment. An
application for condonation of
delay once regretted either by
DRM or by CCM(coordinating
HOD) will not be reconsidered at
any level.

Chapter-

Pa
.

In case of Demurrage, the
consignor/consignee should deposit the
amount of Demurrage charges and submit
the original proof of such payment along
with his application while preferring
application for waiver.

In case of Category (i), waiver
should normally be not done.
However, if at all waiver is to be
granted on justified 00
meritorious facts, speaking orders
should be recorded in all such
cases. As regards case pertaining
to Category (ii) or Category (iii),
waiver can be considered on
merits of individual case,

(The circumstances, which lead to
accrual of Demurrage/Wharfage
charges is grouped in three
categories vide Para 2.8 of Chapter-
Il

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