CUSTOMER NOTICE: CUSTOMS CESSATION OF SMP – IMPACT ON TRANSHIPMENT CARGOS
CUSTOMER NOTICE: CUSTOMS CESSATION OF SMP – IMPACT ON TRANSHIPMENT CARGOS
12/01/2022
Dear Valued Customers,
This is to inform you that PNG Customs have formally ceased the approval of the Single Movement Permit (SMP) for FCL cargos as of January 10th 2022. An official notice is attached. In practice this has been implemented as of January 3rd.
The ceasing of SMP means Swire Shipping can, effective immediately, no longer facilitate the underbond movements of the transhipment cargos on the consignee’s behalf upon arrival in Lae or Port Moresby.
All FCL cargos will remain idle at the terminal until fully customs cleared and NAQIA screened.
It will be the consignee’s responsibility to customs clear their cargo within the free time granted by the terminal (5 free days from vessel discharge complete)
To avoid any storage charges on the wharf, the Swire transhipment desk will require the complete customs cleared documents and NAQIA PTL no later than 14:00hrs on the last day of free storage. Please send the full set of documents to: swirepng.transshipment@swireshipping.com
Storage incurred on behalf of our clients will be recharged by adding the cost to the Swire Shipping Wharfage Invoice.
Storage is charged at the rates shown below:
| Free Storage first five (5) days after vessel Complete discharge. No Free storage for DG Classes 1 & 7 | Periods | Dry 20’/day | Dry DG 20’/day |
| 6 to 7 days | 132.1 | 211.36 | |
| 8 to 14 days | 158.52 | 253.64 | |
| 15 to 21 days | 190.22 | 304.36 | |
| 22 days on | 451.97 | 723.15 |
| Free Storage first (1) day after vessel Complete discharge. No Free storage for DG Classes 1 & 7 | Periods | Reefer 20’/day | Reefer DG 20’/day | Reefer Power and Monitoring | Rate |
| 2 to 6 days | 151.91 | 274.76 | Power/teu/day | 185.51 | |
| 7 to 13 days | 182.29 | 329.72 | Monitoring per container | 80.97 | |
| 14 to 20 days | 218.75 | 395.67 | Plugging-per occurance | 26.99 | |
| 21 days on | 519.76 | 940.09 | Unplugging-per occurance | 26.99 |
What we can do to assist.
To streamline our client’s customs process and ensure our transhipment product works for our importers, Swire Inland Logistics are happy to customs clear your FCL cargo(s) effectively in Lae and Port Moresby.Please send your request to: pngsbinland.commercial@swirecnco.com Telephone: +675 322 0100
We appreciate your continued support and looking forward to working with you. Any changes to the above will be circulated in a timely matter. Please feel free to contact us at any time in case of questions, queries, or concerns.
Attachment to Customer Notice – Updated Transhipment Process
Note – Transhipment at Port Moresby / MIT terminal will follow the same process as Lae
