October 13, 2022
To: Users of Georgia Ports Authority’s (“GPA”) Marine Terminal Operator Schedule (“MTOS”) No 5-A
Effective December 1, 2022, the Georgia Ports Authority (“GPA”) will implement the following changes to the MTOS:
Container Charges
New Rates – Rule 34-525 Government Agency Inspections – Centralized Examination Station (“CES”)
Rate increase of $50.00, per CES billable event:
Full Inspection, per container: (Notes 1,2 and 3)
Container Size- 20’ 40’ 45’
Palletized Cargo $732 $1,082 $1,182
Non-Palletized Cargo $1,082 $1,482 $1,682
Partial Inspection, per container: (Notes 1,2 and 3)
Container Size- 20’ 40’ 45’
Palletized Cargo $532 $662 $732
Non-Palletized Cargo $792 $1,107 $1,352
Handling Charge – Seized Cargo: (Notes 1,2,5 and 6) = $290, per labor hour
Tailgate Inspection, per container: (Notes 1,2 and 3) = $352
Government Agency Facilitation Fee, per container: (Notes 1,2 and 4) = $397
The Government Agency Facilitation Fee includes the following types of CES inspections:
Non-Intrusive Examination, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Vacis Exams for CET, Outbound Agriculture or Trade), US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Cargo Damage and Variance Impeding Normal Handling: (Notes 1 and 3) = Call For Rate (912)-963-5437
Charges for equipment, labor and materials to be determined and communicated to the bill-to-party preceding providing CES services.
Hazardous Cargo: (Notes 1 and 3) = Call For Rate (912)-963-5437
Charges for equipment, labor and materials to be determined and communicated to the bill-to-party preceding providing CES services.
Note 1: Charges are assessed to the Ocean Carrier and / or its authorized agent. The Authority will not honor requests to cancel any billing and re-bill another party.
Note 2: The services provided by the Authority in connection with this charge are Government Agency relocation services to/from Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal to the CES for inspection without devanning. In addition to the Government Agency Facilitation Fee, and the Tailgate Inspection Fee, if the Authority is directed to devan any cargo for inspection, the applicable charges for the Partial or Full inspection will also apply. For the sake of clarity, each CES service event and supporting rate provided by the Authority will be charged.
Note 3: When the Authority devans a container at the direction of any of the aforementioned government agencies and all of the devanned cargo will not fit back into the original container, due to the nature or the intricacies of the cargo and/or loading pattern, the Authority will not be responsible for any additional charges.
Note 4: This charge will apply a second time when the Authority is requested to relocate/rehandle a container from the CES to Garden City Terminal’s designated washpad or fumigation area, due to a governmental agency directive.
The washing or fumigation of cargo must be conducted by an Authority approved Third Party Vendor, which the cargo owner or customs broker will select.
Note 5: Charge is for the re-handling, palletizing and shrink wrapping of government seized cargo from the warehouse floor to a secured area within the CES. This charge will be added to all preceding CES provided fees and services.
Note 6: If seized cargo handling time exceeds one hour, the Authority will assess labor charges for each quarter-hour over the first hour.
These changes will be available for viewing at www.gaports.com under MTO Schedule No 5-A on December 1, 2022.
Questions may be addressed to your GPA account representative.
