Friday, April 11, 2008

Cargo handling rates at Coimbatore airport hiked

As published in Business Line (The Hindu) on April 11, 2008
The export and import cargo handling charges at the Airport Authority of India (AAI)-run air-cargo complex at Coimbatore airport have been increased , making them on par with those collected at the airport in Chennai or elsewhere.
The revised terminal storage and processing (TSP) charges that came into effect from April 7, cover the rates for handling export/import of cargoes, special/valuable import cargoes and demurrages payable. The TSP charge for export consignments is now 70 paise a kg against 36 paise levied earlier with the minimum chargeable TSP being Rs 120 a consignment (against Rs 60 earlier).
The revised TSP for import consignment is Rs 4.72 a kg against Rs 2.23 levied earlier with the minimum chargeable TSP being Rs 130 a consignment (against Rs 60 earlier). According to a trade circular issued by the Coimbatore airport director, the TSP charge for special and valuable import cargo has been raised to Rs 9.42/kg from the earlier Rs 8.89 with the minimum chargeable rate being Rs 250 for a consignment against the earlier Rs 235.
The demurrage charge for export consignment too has been almost doubled to 72 paise/ kg from 37 paise with the minimum chargeable being Rs 120 for a consignment

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