Freight
forwarders and clearing agents at airports nationwide are to pay more for the cargo
handling tariff rate as well as clearing of inbound and outbound cargoes under
the new tariff arrangement put in place by the Nigerian Aviation Handling
Company, NAHCO and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) which took
effect from November, 2019.
This
was contained in a statement signed by both NAHCO and SAHCO, that the 40% increment
became necessary as a result of the economic realities.
According
to the new tariff, general cargo and bank consignment is now N65.30, a total departure
from the initial N46.60 per kilogram (kg). Demurrage charges now moved to N13
from N11.05 per kg, courier jumped to N76 from N54.00 per kg while COA
increased from N58.50 to N82 per kg.
Meanwhile,
strong room storage slightly increased from N23.40 to N25 per kilogram while
human remains increased from N58.50 to N60 per kilogram. Export charges however
jumped from N28.00 to N39 per kg.
Other
fees, such as freezer, vault, minimum charge, late registration and
e-registration remain sacrosanct.
Sources
hint that the only way to develop the industry and make the air cargo industry
in Nigeria a world class is to allow a tariff review which would encourage
investment in equipment and human resource.
About the Blogger: Valuehandlers is a
professional Freight forwarder specializes in Air & Sea shipping, Customs
clearing and cargo delivery from and to Nigeria for Packages, Item, Equipment,
Machines, Raw materials, Dangerous goods, Personal effects, trucks and Cars,
etc. from and to more than eighty (80) countries.
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