BASIC COMPUTATION

Arrastre
Wharfage
Storage Charges
Demurrage

ARRASTRE

Refers to
hauling of cargo,
comprehends
the handling of
cargo on the
wharf or
between the
establishment of
the consignee or
shipper and the
ships tackle.

Arrastre
services
includes
the
following:

a. Receive and load cargoes from

and to ships tackle with the
use of dock (arrastre) gang
and cargo handling equipment.
b. Check cargo by marks and
quantity, acknowledge and
sign tally sheets.
c. Sort and pile cargo sheds (CFS
warehouse ) and/ or open
storage , if not taken on direct
to truck.

d. Deliver/ Transfer cargo to, and receive from,

tailed of consignees transportation or ships tackle.
e. Secure cargo from pilferage or losses while
under its custody.
f. Provide mechanical equipment for receiving,
stowing, delivery, transfer and shifting of cargo
g. Provide checking services only when cargo is
unloaded or loaded to and from shipside, to and
from barges/ lighters alongside vessels.

means a charge
on all goods
that are loaded,
unloaded or
WHARFAGE transhipped
CHARGES within the
Authoritys
property by any
means of
transportation.

STORAGE
CHARGES

charge levied by
the port or the
terminal to the
shipping line as
long as the
container is sitting
in the port (may or
may not be within
the specified free
days offered by
the port).

DEMURRAGE

Charge levied by the

shipping line on the
consignee if the
container is not cleared
and returned to the
nominated empty depot
within the specified free
days offered by the line..
The free days and
charges might vary
depending on the
country and shipping
line.

EXEMPTIONS
FROM PORT
CHARGES

1. Shipments of duly
registered BOI firms
or companies as well
as those granted
special exemptions by
law enacted or
decreed (RA or PD) or
through Executive
Orders after January
01, 1976 until
otherwise revoked or
suspended/ amended.

2. Vessels of drylocking or repair at

any duly authorized drylocking
shipyard facilities shall be exempted
from dockage/ usage fees from the
time it calls at a shipyard facility up to
the time the drylocking or repair is
completed.

3. Vessel (foreign or domestic)

certified from shipbreaking at a duly
accredited shipbreaking yard shall be
exempted from all vessel charges.
4. Vessels in distress or those calling
at any port for humanitarian reasons
shall be exempted also from all vessel
port charges.

5. Donations from International or

local organizations duly authorized or
registered by the DSWD or the office
of the President shall be exempted
from wharfage and storage charges
provided there is evidence that the
same is requested for release/delivery
within seven(7) days from notice of
arrival in port.

 If the shipment is under kilograms

(kgs), convert it into Metric Tons
(MT) and then multiply to its
corresponding arrastre/ wharfage
charges based on CMO NO.17-2014.

FORMULA
FOR
ARRASTRE
AND
WHARFAGE
(IF LCL)

Example:

Gross weight : Number of

Pound (lbs)
divided by 2.2 = Total
No. of kilos
No.of kilos divided by
1,000 = Total No. of
Metric Tons