Notice of the National Development and Reform Comm

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The relevant matters are notified as follows:

First, reduce some government pricing fees

The charges for cargo port charges, port facility security fees, pilotage (transfer) fees, and tugboat charges for domestic routes are reduced by 15%, 20%, 10% and 5% respectively. The domestic trade vessels of 80 meters and below (excluding chemical tankers and liquefied gas vessels) entering and leaving the coastal port, and the domestic trade vessels of 150 meters or less entering or leaving the Yangtze River trunk port shall be determined by the ship on the premise of ensuring safety and based on actual conditions. Use a tugboat.

Second, the combined charging project

According to the principle of “deduction and consolidation”, the combined storage and storage fee will be used as the storage fee; the water supply (material) service fee, oil supply (gas) service fee and power supply service fee will be combined. The service fee for the ship is supplied; the service fee for the garbage receiving and processing service and the service fee for receiving the sewage oil and water are combined and named as the ship pollutant receiving and processing service fee.

Third, regulate the charging behavior

Port operators, pilotage agencies and other units must strictly implement government pricing, implement the list of port operation service charges and the publicity system, and promptly adjust the name and charging standard of the publicly announced charges according to this notice. The relevant agency enterprises collect and pay for the government's pricing charges such as port charges for port goods and security fees for port facilities, and may not increase the fare. It is not allowed to increase the charging standards and mandatory fees in disguise through various means. The oil boom service unit shall not impose a boom service on ships that load or unload non-persistent oil. The oil boom service unit and the tugboat operator shall not exceed the scope and exceed the standard.

In addition to the pilotage service, the technical service fee for guiding the maritime mobile platform to sail in China's waters shall be subject to market adjustment price, and the leading service unit shall negotiate with the entrusting party to determine the specific charging standard.

Fourth, ensure that all policies are in place

The local administrative departments of transportation (ports administration) and the competent pricing departments at all levels shall strengthen policy propaganda and communicate the requirements of this notice to relevant operators and units in a timely and accurate manner. It is necessary to strengthen supervision over the implementation of policies, and urge port operators and relevant units to carry out self-examination and self-correction, unblock the reporting channels, publish report calls, promptly handle the problems reflected, and encourage the use of 12328 telephone consultation and complaints related issues. It is necessary to strengthen coordination with relevant departments, establish a linkage mechanism, carry out joint law enforcement, and increase penalties for violations of fees and charges. Market operations such as port tally, tugboat and boom support services should further introduce competition mechanisms.

This notice shall be implemented from April 1, 2019 and shall be valid for 5 years.

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