Guidelines issued under Section 7 of the Licensing of Shipping Agents Act No. 10 of 1972 as Amended read with Regulation 9 of the Gazette Extraordinary 1847/53 dated 31.01.2014 on the Regulations 4 and 5 of the Gazette Extraordinary 1842/16 dated 27.12.2013
By virtue of powers vested in me under Section 7 of the Licensing of Shipping Agents Act No. 10 of 1972, as amended and the Regulations published under the provisions of the said Act, following guidelines are issued for compliance by the licensed service providers referred to above.
Having regard to the submission made by relevant associations representing both service providers and service users in respect of my notice dated 25/04/2014 relating to the Delivery Order fee is hereby cancelled.
It has now been decided that with immediate effect, ‘the quantum of the Delivery Order fee that could be charged by a service provider from an importer in Sri Lanka shall be at the rate filed at my office, when such service provider applied for renewal or granting of its 2014 operating license’. No other charge or levy shall be imposed.
Any service provider who is desirous of either introducing a new Delivery Order fee or increasing the already filed rate is required to submit all supporting documents for the purpose of verification on such proposal for my consideration as per the provisions of the Regulations. The Supporting documents shall include all documents but not limited to the documents mentioned hereunder;
- A report justifying the rationale of the proposed new D/O rate or increasing the filed rate,prepared by a Chartered Accountant.
- Documents proving financial status and tax compliance of the company
- Specific details on Delivery Order fees as listed below includes:
- Delivery Order fees if any paid by the applicant,
- Delivery Order fees recovered from the importers,
- The above details shall be submitted separately on FCL cargo and LCL cargo handled by the applicant during the 12 months period reckoned backward from the date of request for review or for introduction of a new rate,
- Any other documents that will support the said proposed increase,
The above request for documents is done without prejudice to the power of the Director General of Merchant Shipping to investigate further documents and to conduct an oral inquiry if and when necessary.
All licensed service providers are requested to be guided accordingly and any licensed service provider who acts in contravention of the above will be dealt under the existing law, and in particular attention is hereby drawn to Section 11 of the licensing of Shipping Agents Act no. 10 of 1972.
These Guidelines will come into force with immediate effect.
Director General of Merchant Shipping
12/08/2014
1.Approved Delivery Order Fees as at 31/12/2013 - Category "A"
2.Approved Delivery Order Fees as at 31/12/2013 - Category "B"