1.1     Schedule of Charges for Chennai Airport

          Refer AERA Order No. 16/2020-21(http://www.aera.gov.in/aera/upload/order/Order16.pdf).

1.2     Schedule of Charges for Kolkata Airports

          International Cargo Tarrif

          Domestic Cargo Tarrif

1.3 Schedule of Charges for other AAI managed AERA Airports

         (See Regulation 5)

SCHEDULE OF TERMINAL, STORAGE AND PROCESSING (TSP) CHARGES AS WELL AS DEMURRAGE CHARGES ON EXPORT AND IMPORT CARGO AT AERA AIRPORTCARGO TERMINALS OF AAI AIRPORTS.

CHARGES AT AAI AIRPORTS

A - EXPORT CARGO

(I) TERMINAL, STORAGE AND PROCESSING CHARGES

(II) DEMURRAGE CHARGES (Leviable From Shipper)

NOTES (EXPORT CARGO):

1. The free period for export cargo shall be one working day (24 hours) for examination/processing by the shippers.

2. 10% discount in the Terminal, Storage and Processing charges will be granted to Exports who opt for engaging their own loaders for offloading cargo from their vehicles at Truck Dock and shifting to Custom Examination Area.

3. Terminal, Storage and processing charges applicable to Newspaper and TV reel consignments shall be 50% of the prescribed charges.

4. Consignments of human remains, coffin including unaccompanied baggage of deceased and Human eyes will be exempted from the purview of Terminal, Storage and Processing and Demurrage charges.

5. Terminal, Storage and Processing charges are inclusive of Forklift charges wherever Forklift usage is involved. No separate Forklift charges will be levied.

6. # Special cargo consists of live animals, hazardous goods and valuable cargo.

7. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the 'chargeable weight' of the consignment, whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) 'volume weight' is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight', whichever is higher.

8. For misdeclaration of weight above 2% and upto 5% of declared weight, penal charges @ double the applicable Terminal, Storage and Processing charges and for variation above 5%, the penal charges @ 5 times the applicable Terminal, Storage and Processing charges will be leviable on the differential weight, subject to minimum amount equivalent to the applicable minimum Terminal Storage and Processing Charges . No penal charges will be leviable for variation upto and inclusive of 2%. This will not apply to Valuable Cargo.

9. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs. 5/-. As per IATA Tact Rule book Clause-5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

10. As an incentive to trade to utilize the lean hours, 20% discount in the Terminal, Storage and Processing charges will be granted for Export cargo admitted between 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs, subject to levy of minimum rate per consignment as given in Scale of Charges.

11. Merchant Over Time (MOT) charges @ Rs. 200.00 per consignment for admitting cargo beyond normal working hours.

B - IMPORT CARGO 

(I) TERMINAL, STORAGE AND PROCESSING CHARGES

(II) DEMURRAGE CHARGES

Free storage period for Import cargo shall be 72 hrs. (03 working days) including the date of the arrival of flight. For the next 48 hrs. (02 working days), demurrage will be charged at 'per kg; per day' non-cumulative basis, provided the consignment is cleared within 120 hrs. (Five working days). If clearance is affected after 120 hrs. (05 working days) demurrage will accrue for the entire period from the date/time of the arrival of the flight, as follows:

NOTES (IMPORT CARGO) :

1. Consignments of human remains, coffin including baggage of deceased and Human eyes will be exempted from the purview of Terminal, Storage and Processing and Demurrage charges.

2. No separate Forklift charges will be levied.

3. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the 'chargeable weight' of the consignment whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) volume weight is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is actually found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight' or 'chargeable weight' whichever is higher.

4. # Special Import cargo consists of cargo stored in cold storage, live animals and hazardous goods.

5. @ Valuable cargo consists of gold, bullion, currency notes, securities, shares, share coupons, travelers' cheques, diamonds (including diamonds for industrial use), diamond jewelry, jewelry & watches made of silver, gold platinum and items valued at USD 1000 per Kg. and above.

6. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs. 5/-. As per IATA Tact Rule book Clause-5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

DOMESTIC OUTBOUND CARGO CHARGES LEVIABLE ON SHIPPERS/CONSIGNOR(S) ETC.

Notes:

1. The free period for outbound domestic cargo shall be one working day for examination/processing by the shipper/consignor/authorized representative etc.

2. 10% discount in the domestic cargo handling charges will be granted to the shippers/consignors who opt for engaging their own loaders for offloading cargo from their vehicles at Truck Dock and shifting to the examination/storage area before handing over to the airlines concerned.

3. The domestic cargo handling charges applicable to newspaper and TV reel consignments shall be 50% of the prescribed charges.

4. Consignment of human remains, coffin including unaccompanied baggage of deceased and human eyes will be exempted from the purview of domestic cargo handling & demurrage charges.

5. The domestic cargo handling charges are inclusive of fork lift charges wherever fork lift usage is involved. No separate fork lift charges will be levied.

6. #As per IATA definition, Special cargo consists of cold storage, live animals, hazardous goods & valuable cargo.

7. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the chargeable weight' of the consignment, whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) 'volume weight' is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight', whichever is higher.

8. For mis-declaration of weight above 2% and upto 5% of declared weight, penal charges @ double the applicable domestic cargo handling charges and for variation above 5%, the penal charges % 5 times the applicable domestic cargo handling charges will be leviable on the differential weight, subject to minimum amount equivalent to the applicable minimum domestic cargo handling Charges. No penal charges will be leviable for variation upto and inclusive of 2%. This will not apply to Valuable Cargo.

9. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs.5/- . As per IATA Tact Rule Book Clause 5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

DOMESTIC INBOUND CARGO CHARGES LEVIABLE ON CONSIGNEE(S) ETC.

Note:

1. The free period for inbound domestic cargo shall be one working day for examination/processing/delivery by the consignee/authorized representative etc.

2. 10% discount in the domestic cargo handling charges will be granted to the consignee/authorized representative who opt for engaging their own loaders for loading cargo into their vehicles for delivery at designated areas from the airlines concerned.

3. Consignment of human remains, coffin including unaccompanied baggage of deceased and human eyes will be exempted from the purview of domestic cargo handling & demurrage charges.

4. The domestic cargo handling charges are inclusive of fork lift charges wherever fork lift usage is involved. No separate fork lift charges will be levied.

5. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the chargeable weight' of the consignment, whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) 'volume weight' is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight', whichever is higher.

6. #As per IATA definition, Special cargo consists of cargo stored in cold storage, live animals, valuable & hazardous goods.

7. *Valuable cargo consists of gold, bullion, currency notes, securities, shares, share coupons, travellers cheques, diamonds (including diamonds for industrial use), diamond jewellery, jewellery & watches made of silver, gold platinum & items valued at US$ 1000 and above.

8. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs.5/- . As per IATA Tact Rule Book Clause 5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

Schedule of charges leviable on Airlines for Domestic Cargo Handling

Validity Period for AAI charges

The AAI charges proposed for domestic cargo handling would be valid for a period of 5 years from the date of commencement of cargo operations at Minor airports while in case of the Major airports, the approval of AERA would be obtained before implementation of the charges.

• The approval of AERA is required for deciding and implementing the AAI charges for domestic cargo handling at major airports. Out of the aforesaid airports, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Calicut, Goa, Pune, Trivandrum & Guwahati are the major Airports.
• Remaining airports are minor airports for which there is no approval required from AERA for deciding and implementing AAI charges for domestic cargo handling. Once these charges are approved by the Competent Authority, GHA or AAI will collect the airlines handling charges for handling the airlines functions at minor airports. The terminal handling & demurrage charges and x-ray usage charges will be collected by AAI.

 Schedule of Charges for other AAI managed NON-AERA Airports

  Regulated AAI managed Airports for the F.y. 2017-18 (Effective from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018)

  INTERNATIONAL CARGO

A - EXPORT CARGO

(I) TERMINAL, STORAGE AND PROCESSING CHARGES (TSP)

(II) DEMURRAGE CHARGES (Leviable From Shipper)

NOTES (EXPORT CARGO):

1. The free period for export cargo shall be 12 hours for examination/processing by the shippers (subject to review by Govt. of India from time to time).

2. 10% discount in the Terminal, Storage and Processing charges will be granted to Exports who opt for engaging their own loaders for offloading cargo from their vehicles at Truck Dock and shifting to Custom Examination Area.

3. Terminal, Storage and processing charges applicable to Newspaper and TV reel consignments shall be 50% of the prescribed charges.

4. Consignments of human remains, coffin including unaccompanied baggage of deceased and Human eyes will be exempted from the purview of Terminal, Storage and Processing and Demurrage charges.

5. Terminal, Storage and Processing charges are inclusive of Forklift charges wherever Forklift usage is involved. No separate Forklift charges will be levied.

6. Special cargo consists of live animals, hazardous goods and valuable cargo.

7. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the 'chargeable weight' of the consignment, whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) 'volume weight' is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight', whichever is higher.

8. For misdeclaration of weight above 2% and upto 5% of declared weight, penal charges @ double the applicable Terminal, Storage and Processing charges and for variation above 5%, the penal charges @ 5 times the applicable Terminal, Storage and Processing charges will be leviable on the differential weight, subject to minimum amount equivalent to the applicable minimum Terminal Storage and Processing Charges . No penal charges will be leviable for variation upto and inclusive of 2%. This will not apply to Valuable Cargo.

9. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs. 5/-. As per IATA Tact Rule book Clause-5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

10. As an incentive to trade to utilize the lean hours, 20% discount in the Terminal, Storage and Processing charges will be granted for Export cargo admitted between 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs, subject to levy of minimum rate per consignment as given in Scale of Charges.

11. Merchant Over Time (MOT) charges @ Rs. 221.00 per consignment for admitting cargo beyond normal working hours.

B - IMPORT CARGO 

(I) TERMINAL, STORAGE AND PROCESSING CHARGES

(II) DEMURRAGE CHARGES

Free storage period for Import cargo shall be 48 hrs. (02 working days) including the date of the arrival of flight. For the next 48 hrs. (02 working days), demurrage will be charged at 'per kg; per day' non-cumulative basis, provided the consignment is cleared within 96 hrs. (Four working days). If clearance is affected after 96 hrs. (04 working days) demurrage will accrue for the entire period from the date/time of the arrival of the flight, as follows:

NOTES (IMPORT CARGO) :

1. Consignments of human remains, coffin including baggage of deceased and Human eyes will be exempted from the purview of Terminal, Storage and Processing and Demurrage charges.

2. No separate Forklift charges will be levied.

3. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the 'chargeable weight' of the consignment whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) volume weight is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is actually found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight' or 'chargeable weight' whichever is higher.

4.  Special Import cargo consists of cargo stored in cold storage, live animals and hazardous goods.

5. Valuable cargo consists of gold, bullion, currency notes, securities, shares, share coupons, travelers' cheques, diamonds (including diamonds for industrial use), diamond jewelry, jewelry & watches made of silver, gold platinum and items valued at USD 1000 per Kg. and above.

6. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs. 5/-. As per IATA Tact Rule book Clause-5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

C - SCHEDULE OF CHARGES LEVIABLE ON SCHEDULED AIRLINES FOR VARIOUS CARGO HANDTING SERVICES RENDERED BY AAI / AAI APPOINTED AGENCY AT AAI MANAGED NON-AERA REGULATED AIRPORTS:

Notes:

1. Minimum Export cargo unitization/handling charges shall be Rs.358-.

2. Minimum de-stuffing charges shall be Rs.277/-.

3. Minimum carting charges shall be Rs.185/-

4. Demurrage charges on Import Transshipment cargo will be as applicable to Import Cargo except that no handling charges shall be levied on the airlines handled by AAI where the TP cargo handed over to the Airlines at the designated area on the air side.

5. Demurrage charges on transshipment cargo from Domestic to International and from International to International shall be treated as same as applicable for export cargo, after allowing the normal free period.

6. The free period for export cargo for the carrier from the date of entry in bonded area till upliftment shall be as per Government Directives i.e. 36 hrs w.e.f. 01.04.2017

7. All Bills preferred by the Handling Company shall be rounded off to the nearest Rupee.

8. No free period be allowed on second time handling/upliftment of export cargo from Cargo Terminal. Applicable charges (Demurrage/Storage) shall be levied. 

9. In case of Transit ULDs brought by the Airlines handed over to AAI to Storage in the Bonded Area/ETV stacker for any reasons, the Storage Charges as per para 2 (i) & 2 (ii) shall be levied.

10. Whenever, Handling Company outsources certain functions / services to contractors, the payment terms / bill arrangements shall be discussed / mutually agreed between the airlines and the contractor before the same is implemented.

11.In case of any changes in decision of MOCA/BCAS/any other regulatory authority either on percentage of X-ray screening (i.e. reduction in percentage from 100% or in case the screening and certification functions are also undertaken by Handling Company, the X-ray charge of Re.0.75 per kg (subject to minimum of Rs.100/- per shipment) shall be further reviewed and revised suitably.

D - SCHEDULE OF CHARGES LEVIABLE ON NON-SCHEDULED OPERATORS (NSO) AT THE AAI MANAGED NON.AERA REGULATED AIRPORTS:

Notes:

1. Minimum de-stuffing charges per IGM shall be Rs.522/-.

2. Minimum carting charges shall be Rs.348/- per CTM.

3. Demurrage charges on Import Transshipment cargo will be as applicable to import cargo except that no handling charges shall be charged.

4. Demurrage charges on transshipment cargo form domestic to international and from international to international shall be treated as same as applicable for export cargo, after allowing the prescribed free period

5. The free period for export cargo for the NSOs would be 36 hrs. in the bonded area since the time of bonding.

6. All bitls preferred by the handling company i.e. AAI shall be rounded off to the nearest higher of Rs. 5/-.

7. All charges by NSOs shall be on cash and carry basis

8. No free period may be allowed on second time handling/upliftment of export cargo from cargo terminal. Applicable charges (storage) shall be levied. 

9. In case of transit ULDs brought by the Airlines handed over to AAI for storage in the bonded area/ETV stacker for any reasons, the storage charges as per Para 3 shall be levied.

2. Domestic Cargo

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES CHARGES LEVIABLE ON SHIPPERS/CONSIGNOR(S) ETC. ON DOMESTIC OUTBOUND CARGO AT AAI MANAGED NON-AERA REGULATED AIRPORTS:

Notes:

1. The free period for outbound domestic cargo shall be one working day for examination/processing by the shipper/consignor/authorized representative etc.

2. 10% discount in the domestic cargo handling charges will be granted to the shippers/consignors who opt for engaging their own loaders for offloading cargo from their vehicles at Truck Dock and shifting to the examination/storage area before handing over to the airlines concerned.

3.  Consignment of human remains, coffin including unaccompanied baggage of deceased and human eyes will be exempted from the purview of domestic cargo handling & demurrage charges.

4. The domestic cargo handling charges are inclusive of fork lift charges wherever fork lift usage is involved. No separate fork lift charges will be levied.

5. #As per IATA definition, Special cargo consists of cold storage, live animals, hazardous goods & valuable cargo.

6. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight'; or the chargeable weight; of the consignment, whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight'; and (or) 'volume weight' is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is found more, charges will be levied on the ';actual gross weight'; or ';actual volumetric weight';, whichever is higher.

7. Valuable cargo consists of gold, bullion, currency notes, securities, shares, share couPons, travelers' cheques, diamonds (including diamonds for industrial use), diamond jewellery, jewellery & watches made of silver, gold, platinum and items valued at US $ 1000 per kg. & above.

8. The domestic cargo handling charges applicable to newspaper and TV reel consignment shall be 50% of the prescribed charges.

9. For mis-declaration of weight above 2% and upto 5% of declared weight, penal charges @ double the applicable Terminal, Storage and Processing charges and for variation above 5%, the penal charges @ 5 times the applicable Terminal, Storage and Processingcharges will be leviable on the differential weight, subject to minimum amount equivalent to the applicable minimum Terminal, Storage and Processing charges.No penal charges will be leviable for variation upto and inclusive of 2%. This will not apply to valuable cargo.

10. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs.5/- . As per IATA Tact Rule Book Clause 5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5. 

B. SCHEDULE OF CHARGES LEVIABLE ON SHIPPERS / CONSIGNOR(S) ETC. ON DOMESTIC INBOUND CARGO AT AAI MANAGED NON.AERA REGULATED AIRPORTS:

Note:

1. The free period for inbound domestic cargo shall be one working day for examination/processing/delivery by the consignee/authorized representative etc.

2. 10% discount in the domestic cargo handling charges will be granted to the consignee/authorized representative who opt for engaging their own loaders for loading cargo into their vehicles for delivery at designated areas from the airlines concerned.

3. Consignment of human remains, coffin including unaccompanied baggage of deceased and human eyes will be exempted from the purview of domestic cargo handling & demurrage charges.

4. The domestic cargo handling charges are inclusive of fork lift charges wherever fork lift usage is involved. No separate fork lift charges will be levied.

5. #As per IATA definition, Special cargo consists of cargo stored in cold storage, live animals, valuable & hazardous goods.

6. Charges will be levied on the 'gross weight' or the chargeable weight' of the consignment, whichever is higher. Wherever the 'gross weight' and (or) 'volume weight' is wrongly indicated on the Airway Bill and is found more, charges will be levied on the 'actual gross weight' or 'actual volumetric weight', whichever is higher.

7. Valuable cargo consists of gold, bullion, currency notes, securities, shares, share coupons, travellers cheques, diamonds (including diamonds for industrial use), diamond jewellery, jewellery & watches made of silver, gold platinum & items valued at US$ 1000 and above.

8. All the Bills shall be rounded off to the nearest of Rs.5/- . As per IATA Tact Rule Book Clause 5.7.2, the rounding off procedure, when the rounding off Unit is 5.

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