GENERAL PROVISIONS

SCOPE OF APPLICATION

Sea-going vessels transporting cargoes (including containers), passengers to and from Vietnam, in transit, for transshipment, and out of or into industrial processing zones (commonly referred to as international transport), entering, leaving, navigating through or anchoraging in maritime areas or in waters belonging Vietnamse seaports;

Cargoes (including containers) being exported/imported, in transit, for transshipment, out of or into industrial processing zones that the marine dues, fees and seaport services charges paid by the carriers (or the authorized of the carriers);

Passengers (including passenger vessels' officers and sailors) by-sea coming in Vietnam from abroad or vice-versa;

Unit prices in United States dollars (USD/$).

Conversion: State Bank exchange rates at the time of payment.

For dry cargo vessels (including container vessels) :

   Maximum GT entered on the certificate of registration

For tankers :

   85% of the maximum GT entered on the certificate of registration

For pasenger vessels and vessels calling for repairs or breakage :

   50% of the maximum GT entered on the certificate of registration

For vessels without GT:

      - Cargo carriers: 1.5 registered tons ~ 1 GT.
      - Towing, pushing tugboats: 1 HP ~ 0.5 GT.
      - Barges: 1 registered ton ~ 1 GT.
      - Barge convoy: total equivalent GT of the whole towing/pushing convoy.

Engine Horse Power (HP) or KW; decimals less than 1 HP shall be rounded to 1 HP.

Time :

      - Day of 24 hrs; ≤ 12 hours: ½ day, >12 hrs: 1 day.
      - Hour of 60 minutes; ≤ 30 minutes: ½ Hr, > 30 minutes: 1 hour.

Quantity :

   MT/M3 for cargoes: < 0.5MT or 0.5m 3 : ignored, 0.5T or 0.5m 3 to <1T: 1T or 1 m 3 . min 1T or 1 m 3

   per B/L. For 1T occupying ³ 2 m 3 : 2 m 3 is taken as 1T.

Distance:

   nautical mile, decimals less than 1 mile shall be taken as 1 mile.

      - Area 1: Ports located upper North of 20 th Latitude.
      - Area 2: Ports located from Parallel 11.5 to Latitude 20 th .
      - Area 3: Ports located lower South of Latitude 11,5.

DETAILED PROVISIONS
MARITIME SERVICE CHARGES

Vessel shall have to pay tonnage dues for each entry, departure to/from seaports, crude oil exporting port sections (sans-wharf oil puping stations), petroleum-dedicated ports at the following rates:

In case of multiple entries/departures in one voyage to/from seaport within one maritime area under the management of the same port authority, the tonnage dues shall apply one time to such vessels as apecified at 1.1 

70% of the rate in 1.1 shall apply for vessel vessels calling at seaport with the purpose of getting fuel, foods, fresh water, change of screw; without handling cargo or receiving/releasing passengers.

Vessels transporting cargo, passengers call at seaport in the same maritime area under the management of the same port authority at more than 4 voyages each month, 50% of the rate for the same case shall apply for such vessels from the 5 th call onward within such a month.

50% of the rate in 1.1 shall apply for vessels in transit to Cambodia.

Exemption of tonnage dues shall apply for the following cases:

• Vessels entering/leaving for taking shelter from the storms, for emergency health treament.

• Crafts carring passengers from the mother vessel anchoring at the maritime area to go on shore or back the vessel.

• Barges of LASH vessel are in operations at the same port as the mother vessel calling at.

Passenger vessels owned by organizations or individuals calling at ports with fixed schedules shall apply the rates of tonnage dues as follows:

• Vessels having the Gross Tonnage less than 300GT, calling at ports with the minimum stable schedule of 10 voyages each month, shall apply 60% of the rate as specified.

• Vessels having the Gross Tonnage between 300GT and 1,500GT, calling at ports with the minimum stable schedule of 7 voyages each month, shall apply 50% of the rate as specified.

• Vessels having the Gross Tonnage from 1,500GT and over, calling at ports with the minimum stable schedule of 4 voyages each month, shall apply 40% of the rate as specified.

Vessels entering/leaving ports in one voyage with different rates of tonnage dues shall be entitled to apply one lowest rate.