Customer Advisory
Changes to the Documentation Fee
on Imports and Exports
The Documentation fee on import and export bills of lading has been reviewed. There will be an increase on the bill of lading documentation fee, however the fee where the Shipping Instruction (SI) has been submitted electronically will remain unchanged. These revised fees will become effective from 1st January, 2011.
The new levels of Documentation Fee will be as below.
| Import/Export |
Code |
Type |
Amount |
Per Unit |
| Import |
DCF
|
Electronic
|
A$70
|
Per Bill of Lading
|
| Export |
DOC
|
Manual
|
A$70
|
Per Bill of Lading
|
| Export |
EDF
|
Electronic
|
A$45
|
Per Bill of Lading
|
Effective 1st January, 2011.
We encourage customers to use electronic submissions for shipping instructions to take advantage of the lower fees for export documentation.
For further information visit our local website OOCL - Australia Trade for these and other surcharges. If this page is useful to you, do bookmark for easy future reference.
OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 280 offices in 55 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, OOCL offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: http://www.oocl.com/
Yours faithfully,
OOCL (Australia) Pty Ltd.
