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Regional Implementation Status
VGM
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Americas

Region

Declare
VGM to

VGM Tolerance Level (?)The shipper is obligated to use weighing equipment that complies with the accuracy standards of the jurisdiction in which the equipment is used. Use of such equipment should produce a verified gross mass that is well within government enforcement tolerances.

Weighing Method Registration

’No VGM No Gate-in’ Policy

Weighing Service at Terminal

Terminal Charge

Authority Guideline

Local Site

Canada Carrier(+/-5%) but no more than 500kgNoRefer to the Local SiteAvailable upon RequestYes
 
 
MexicoCarrierNoRefer to the Local SiteNoNo
 
 
United StatesCarrierNoRefer to the Local SiteYesNo
 
 


Asia Pacific

Region

Declare
VGM to

VGM Tolerance Level (?)The shipper is obligated to use weighing equipment that complies with the accuracy standards of the jurisdiction in which the equipment is used. Use of such equipment should produce a verified gross mass that is well within government enforcement tolerances.

Weighing Method Registration

’No VGM No Gate-in’ Policy

Weighing Service at Terminal

Terminal Charge

Authority Guideline

Local Site

AustraliaTerminalYesNoNo
 
 
BangladeshCarrierNoNo
 
 
BruneiTBANoNo
 
 
CambodiaTerminal Yes for Sihanoukville port but for Phnom Penh port, only No VGM, No LoadYes (Shipper/ Haulier to contact Terminal directly for arrangement)TBA
 
 
Hong Kong & Macau (China)CarrierContainer gross mass above 10 tons: (+/-5%) / Container gross mass below 10 tons (+/- 5 tons)Method 2 YesYes
Hong Kong(China):
Macau (China):
 
IndiaCarrier (+/- 1000kg) Method 2 Yes Yes
 
IndonesiaTBA
JapanTerminal (+/-5%) Method 1 & 2 YesNoNo
 
 
MalaysiaTerminalN/A Method 1 & 2If shipper choose Terminal to weight then container will be allowed to enter. Otherwise NoYesYes
 
MyanmarTBA
New ZealandTerminal N/A YesNoNo
 
PakistanTerminal
Philippines Cebu: CarrierFor Cebu: (+)/(-) 1 tonFor Cebu: Method 1 & 2; For Manila: Method 1For Cebu: Yes; For Manila: NoFor Cebu: No; For Manila: Yes (terminal weighbridges as official source)TBA
Cebu:
Manila:
SingaporeTerminal Beyond (+/-5%) offload to yard and wait shipper reconfirm Beyond (+/-5 Tons) no gate accessYesYes (Shipper/ Haulier to contact Terminal Haulier Center directly for arrangement)No
 
 
ChinaCarrier(+/-5%) or 1 ton whichever is smallerYesYes
 
 
South KoreaCarrier (+/- 5%)NoTBA
 
 
 
Sri LankaTerminal
Taiwan (China)CarrierTBAMethod 1 & 2Yes (Shipper/ Haulier to contact Depot or Terminal directly for arrangement)TBA
 
ThailandCarrierMethod 1 & 2NoNo
 
VietnamTerminal Method 1 & 2Terminals in HCM & Cai Mep - Yes;
Terminals in HPH, DNG, QNH - No		Yes, except Cat Lai & CMITYes
 

 



Europe

Region

Declare
VGM to

VGM Tolerance Level (?)The shipper is obligated to use weighing equipment that complies with the accuracy standards of the jurisdiction in which the equipment is used. Use of such equipment should produce a verified gross mass that is well within government enforcement tolerances.

Weighing Method Registration

’No VGM No Gate-in’ Policy

Weighing Service at Terminal

Terminal Charge

Authority Guideline

Local Site

BelgiumCarrier5%
 
 
DenmarkCarrier(+/-1000kg)NoRefer to Local SiteAPMT Aarhus = DKK 125, Copenhagen = DKK 275, Fredericia currently free of charge, Aalborg not available yet.
 
 
EstoniaTBA
 
 
FinlandCarrierNo Refer to Local SiteTBA
 
FranceTerminal(+/- 5%) YesYes
 
GermanyCarrierN/ANoNoTBA
 
GreeceTBA
IsraelTerminal(+/- 5%) or 750kg whichever higherYesTBA
 
ItalyCarrier3%Method 2YesYesTBA
 
LatviaTBA
LithuaniaTBA
NetherlandsCarrier500 kgs for weight under 10000 kgs 5% for weight over 10000 KgsNoNo
 
NorwayCarrierAuthorities still have to confirm planned tolerance of +/- 1000 kgs.NoRefer to Local SiteTBA
NorwayCarrierRefer to Local SiteTBA
RussiaCarrier
SwedenCarrierN/ANoRefer to Local SiteSEK 450 if preadvised before entering APMT terminal, SEK 2000 if already stacked in port and weighing required afterwards.
The Republic of IrelandCarrier
 
TurkeyCarrier
UkraineTerminal
United KingdomCarrier(+/- 5%)Method 2YesYes
 


Middle East & Africa

Region

Declare
VGM to

VGM Tolerance Level (?)The shipper is obligated to use weighing equipment that complies with the accuracy standards of the jurisdiction in which the equipment is used. Use of such equipment should produce a verified gross mass that is well within government enforcement tolerances.

Weighing Method Registration

’No VGM No Gate-in’ Policy

Weighing Service at Terminal

Terminal Charge

Authority Guideline

Local Site

Algeria TBA
 
 
BahrainTerminalYes Yes
 
 
EgyptCarrier
 
 
IranCarrier
 
 
IraqTerminal
 
 
KenyaTerminal
 
 
KuwaitCarrier
 
 
MoroccoTerminal
 
 
OmanTerminal
 
 
QatarTerminal
 
 
Saudi ArabiaCarrier
 
 
TanzaniaTerminal
 
 
TunisiaTBA
 
 
United Arab EmiratesTerminal YesNo
 
 


Last Modified Date: 15-Jul, 2016
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