Please find a complete list of Napier Port’s containerised cargo charges, effective 1 October 2023. These should be read in conjunction with our Standard Conditions of Service.
Container vessel ship exchange at Napier Port is limited to Shipping Lines whom have an agreement with Napier Port. Please contact
commercialdepartment@napierport.co.nz for container vessel enquiries.
Full containers – general: $110.05 per TEU
Full containers – general: $220.10 per FEU
Full containers – refrigerated: $132.70 per TEU
Full containers – refrigerated: $265.40 per FEU
Empty containers, bins, bolsters: $25.00 per TEU
Empty containers, bins, bolsters: $50.00 per FEU
Flat racks (single or nest): $66.35 per TEU
Flat racks (single or nest): $132.70 per FEU
Restows, DLR’s, tranships: $66.35 per TEU each way
Restows, DLR’s, tranships: $132.70 per FEU each way
Internal movement includes to and from the weighbridge.
Full dry TEU container: $57.55 per movement
Full dry FEU container: $66.35 per movement
Full reefer TEU container: $66.35 per movement
Full reefer FEU container: $92.60 per movement
Empty TEU container: $22.55 per movement
Empty FEU container: $37.55 per movement
Change of Vessel or Destination: $316.10 per box
Applies to change of port and/or vessel. This charge is to be levied to the party requesting the movement i.e. the shipping line.
Export Collected From Terminal : $437.55
Applies to export cargo already in Port which is requested to depart by truck/train. This charge is to be levied to the party requesting the movement i.e. the shipping line.
Stack to ship’s side: $36.25 per TEU
Stack to ship’s side: $52.55 per FEU
The Port will use its best endeavours to offer stevedoring and marshalling services on statutory holidays (excluding Christmas Day) if required, subject to the following criteria:
1. The line or its agent advising in writing to terminalL@napierport.co.nz advance notification of the intention that cargo handling services will be required not less than 72 hours prior to the intended commencement of operations.
2. Charged on a ‘per eight-hour shift’ basis at $17,690.00 per shift.
3. Subject to labour availability and special operational requirements.
4. Christmas Day – No services will be offered from 0001 hours on December 25th to 0600 hours on December 26th.
5. The charges as described are subject to change if the Holidays Act 2003 is changed by Government legislation.
6. Days defined as statutory holidays are: New Year’s Day, Day after New Year’s Day, Waitangi Day, Easter Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, King’s Birthday, Matariki, Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day, Labour Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
FULL EXPORT STORAGE
Day 1 – Day 7: $7.85 per TEU per day
Day 1 – Day 7: $15.70 per FEU per day
Day 8 onwards: $41.30 per TEU per day
Day 8 onwards: $82.60 per FEU per day
EMPTY EXPORT STORAGE
Day 1 – Day 3: $7.85 per TEU per day (no free days)
Day 1 – Day 3: $15.70 per FEU per day (no free days)
Day 4 onwards: $27.50 per TEU per day (no free days)
Day 4 onwards: $55.00 per FEU per day (no free days)
FULL IMPORT STORAGE
Day of discharge + 3 days: Free
Per Day Thereafter: $106.35 per TEU per day
Per Day Thereafter: $212.70 per FEU per day
Please note: Sunday and public holidays are currently excluded. This will change if receiving and delivery services are offered seven days a week, 365 days a year in future.
Import storage will be collected as per consignee via import manifest, without exception.
EMPTY IMPORT TERMINAL DEMURRAGE
Day 1 – Day 3: $7.85 per day
Day 4 onwards: $71.30 per day
Dangerous goods long-stay charge
There is a specific stowage time allowed, for any dangerous goods that come into Napier Port’s container terminal. This stowage time is dependent on the class of the dangerous goods, and is set out in our Dangerous Goods Quick Reference Guide.
After that time, the dangerous goods long-stay charge applies. This is $563.05 + GST per container, per day.
Dangerous goods handling charge
Cargo is considered mis-declared where it is hazardous and has been declared as Class 9 General or some other non-hazardous commodity.
Mis-declared cargo and cargo with an incorrect placard will incur the dangerous goods handling charge of $788.20
For more information about handling dangerous goods in our container terminal, please visit our Receiving and Delivery page.
All refrigerated containers: $75.10 per container per day
Reefer monitoring: $15.65 per monitor per container
Container on power DLR: $37.55 (50% of daily rate)
Seasonal power surcharge: $6.55 per day per container
Note: Some shipping lines only absorb a fixed number of days before the port will charge the exporter/importer directly for power and monitoring. Please check with your shipping line.
Use of Napier Port’s empty container depot is limited to Shipping Lines whom have an agreement with Napier Port. Please contact
commercialdepartment@napierport.co.nz for empty container depot enquiries.
Depot infrastructure surcharge: $25.20 per container gated in.
Transport from Napier Port to Thames Street Depot: $36.25 per TEU each way, $64.45 per FEU each way
Transport from Thames Street Depot to Napier Port: $36.25 per TEU each way, $64.45 per FEU each way.
In the event that Napier Port is required to transport containers to any depot within a 10km radius of Napier Port but not operated by Napier Port, an hourly fee of $187.50 per vehicle will apply.
In the event that Napier Port is required to transport containers to any depot outside of a 10km radius of Napier Port, prices will be issued on application.
Removal of stuck container twistlock: $58.20 per container
MPI freeze treatment, per day or part thereof: $613.25 (with transport additional)
Pre trip penalty fee after initial 24 hours on power: $176.90 (charged per 24 hours or part therefore)
Survey: $12.50 per container
Standard booking fee: $20.00 per container, per booking
PENALTY FEES
Manual booking fee: $91.15 per container
The above fee will apply when a transport operator presents at Napier Port without a valid booking and the Gatehouse team are required to manually process the container(s). The terminal will decide whether the container will be processed or turned away. If the container is processed, a fee will apply.
No-show: $121.50 per container
The above fee applies when a booking has been made but the transport operator does not arrive.
The following fees apply when a container’s verified gross mass weight has to be entered or updated by Napier Port:
Manual entry: $125.15
Manual update: $62.55
The following fees apply for use of the Napier Port weighbridge to weigh containers after they have been received into the Napier Port container terminal:
TEU container: $75.10 per weigh
FEU container: $75.10 per weigh
If a container is found to be overweight, a fee will be charged and recovered directly from the exporter (not the packing location). This charge recovers additional lifts, use of the weighbridge and extensive administrative time.
Overweight container surcharge: $625.60
The following fees apply to containers arriving at the depot with dunnage:
Import containers returned to depot: $250.30 per container.
This fee applies to full import containers which have been devanned and returned to the depot with dunnage inside. Lifts additional if required.
Empty containers discharging from vessel with dunnage: $1769.00 per container.
This fee applies to empty containers discharging from a vessel with dunnage inside. Lifts additional if required.
If the volume of dunnage is considered excessive and/or require specialised disposal, additional fees will be charged. Such fees will be applied on a case by case basis and dependent on the required disposal method. These fees apply to dunnage disposal only. If lifts are required, further additional fees will be charged. Labour costs will be invoiced directly to the Line by Napier Port’s contracted service provider.
Insurance levies:
Per TEU: $16.00
Per FEU: $32.00
Per Rail TEU: $1.95
Per Rail FEU: $3.90
Per PortPack TEU: $1.95
Per PortPack FEU: $3.90
Infrastructure levies:
Per TEU: $52.50
Per FEU: $105.00
To meet any compliance requirements as determined by the Ministry for Primary Industries, additional costs may be incurred by an importer or their agent. Acceptance of these costs must be received by Napier Port before the container/s will be released. Should the importer or their agent not have an account with Napier Port, payment is to be made either by direct credit or cheque/cash.
DIRTY IMPORT CONTAINERS
Any import container found to be dirty on discharge or noticed by forklift driver when loading out to road or rail cannot be released until a MPI wash has taken place. All charges resulting will apply, a/c importer or importer’s agent. The charge will depend on the type of wash required and the size and type of container being washed.
WASH BAY FACILITY FEE:
Per hour: $87.60
EMPTY INSPECTIONS
To comply with Ministry for Primary Industries’ 5% empty inspection regime, charges will be levied directly to the shipping line concerned at $81.30 per FEU and $60.10 per TEU. If containers are found to be contaminated, cleaning will be undertaken on port a/c the shipping line, to be levied at contracted rates.
SIX-SIDED INSPECTIONS
Where an import container has been received into the port via vessel, road or rail, and has been advised by the Ministry for Primary Industries as requiring a six-sided inspection. A charge of $187.70 per container inspected will be incurred (charge includes two lifts).
To place the container onto the stands there will be two lifts per container. The inspection will be undertaken by MPI Quarantine staff. If the container inspected requires washing, charges will apply, a/c importer or importer’s agent.
FOUR-SIDED CONTAINER INSPECTIONS
Where an import container has been received into the port via vessel, road or rail and has been advised by the Ministry for Primary Industries as requiring a four-sided inspection, the importer or importer’s agent has two clearance options:
1. Inspection by MPI Quarantine Officers.
2. Napier Port MPI-accredited personnel undertaking the inspection on behalf of MPI.
Option two is generally favoured because it speeds up the clearing process and facilitates the movement of the container into the care of the importer or its agent. If option two is requested by the importer or the importer’s agent, a charge of $62.55 per container inspected will be incurred. This inspection can be arranged by phoning Container Administrators on (06) 833 4415 or emailing opsdox@napierport.co.nz.
Where option one is preferred but cannot be undertaken within a timely manner, which in turn causes a container to incur demurrage, no discount to demurrage charges will be provided. If the container inspected is required to be washed, charges will apply a/c importer or importer’s agent.
Side wash: $55.05 per TEU, $67.55 per FEU
Roof or underside wash: $86.30 per TEU, $98.85 per FEU
Additional charges will be levied for container moves.
Wash charges do not include lifts. Additional charges will be applied if lifts are required.
INTERNAL WASH CHARGES FOR NON-DEPOT CUSTOMERS
$62.55 per TEU
$81.30 per FEU
Two lifts per container will also apply to cover moving the container to and from the wash area.
CONTAINER VENTS AND SEALS
Taping import container for transport: $200.20 per container
Container seal verification: $24.30 (Applicable when Napier Port is requested to verify container seal number and/or apply a seal. Additional charges applicable if lifts are required.)
To meet compliances set down by New Zealand Customs, additional costs may be incurred by an importer or their agent. Acceptance of any costs must be received by Napier Port before the container/s will be released. Should the importer or their agent not have an account with Napier Port, payment is to be made either by direct credit or cheque/cash before container release.
Full container security fee: $7.55 per container (charged to the shipping line)
CUSTOMS EXPORT DELIVERY ORDER – NON COMPLIANCE CHARGES
In an attempt to ensure we do not penalise exporters who have provided a validated CEDO within required timeframes, we advise that it may be necessary to restrict entry for only that cargo with a pre-advised CEDO at the time of delivery to port.
The inefficiency created by non-compliant exports can seriously impact on container terminal efficiency, therefore we draw your attention to charges that will be applied to cargo that does not load on the vessel advised:
CEDO non-compliance: $607.35, invoiced directly to the exporter involved.
For export containers that do not load on the intended vessel due to a validated CEDO not being received by the Napier Port prior to the shipping line cut off. This charge reflects the additional movements, administration and planning associated with accommodating a container in this situation.
CUSTOMS X-RAY
Customs x-ray: $250.30 per container
Napier Port, as a Customs-Controlled Area (CCA) is required upon request to present cargo for x-ray inspection by New Zealand Customs. Cargo that has been received into the container terminal that must then be presented for inspection will incur a handling fee. This charge includes the lift out of the stack, transport to x-ray, lift back into the stack and any additional moves required to source the selected container.
The customs x-ray handling fee will be recovered directly from the importer/exporter of the nominated container.
Napier Port can facilitate vehicle devans on port, subject to space and resource availability.
Please direct enquiries to commercialdepartment@napierport.co.nz
Napier Port can facilitate a range of container devans on port, subject to space and resource availability.
Please direct enquiries to commercialdepartment@napierport.co.nz
