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New road haulage law in Russia
A new law is coming into force in Russia from May 2nd regarding road haulage carried out with the use of trucks registered in other countries.
New regulations also encompass international road transportation in regards to conveyance without proper permission. From the beginning of May truckers can be fined by up to EUR 129, managers of the service up to EUR 1,290 and the company itself may be punished up to EUR 12,900.
Media reports suggest that the new law won’t be a problem, but the practice of using it might be. The reports suggest that Russian authorities quite often bend bilateral agreements, CMR (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road) and other international regulations by neglecting permissions and extending the time needed to check them.
PIRACY NEWS
A new stance by Indonesia has made a major difference in what was once the world’s top piracy blackspot.
Noel Choong, of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), said now most attacks in the busy shipping lanes between Indonesia and Malaysia could be stopped, as long as crews maintained a careful anti-piracy watch and raised the alarm quickly.
A decade ago, Indonesia’s lawless waters headed the world’s list of piracy trouble spots, particularly the Malacca Straits between Sumatra and West Malaysia.
Choong, head of the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur, said alerting the Indonesian authorities then brought few results. But international pressure prompted Indonesia’s navy and marine police to take a tougher stance.
Located on a shipping route linking China, Japan, Korea and other Asian countries to Europe and the Middle East, the waterways around Singapore and Malaysia carry a massive proportion of the world’s commercial shipping.
Ships must pass through the Malacca Straits, Singapore Straits and the South China Sea, and into Indonesian waters. Often they carry vast sums of cash in the ship’s safe – frequently the pirates’ prime target.
The nature of the attacks is quite different to Somalia, Choong said.
"Somali pirates have little to fear, even if they commit murder, and will not give up even when spotted. But these days the criminal gangs behind the Asian attacks can usually be scared off.
“In Somalia, pirates go home to a country without an effective government. In Indonesia and its neighbours, they know they face prosecution and jail.”
He said attacks still happened, but the authorities now responded quickly.
Choong said. “How long it will last, whether this will continue; nobody can answer that question.”
COMMERCIAL INVOICE EXPORT LICENCE DECLARATION
New export regulations have been imposed whereby goods not requiring an export licence must state so on your commercial invoice:
Effective 1st January 2011, certain high value export commodities (value over £867) require a UK export licence. These include, for example, IT equipment, printed matter, dual use goods and paintings. It is the shipper‘s responsibility to provide the export licence where required.
If no export licence is required, the shipper needs to endorse this on the shipping invoice or provide a statement on letterhead confirming the items being exported do not require a licence.
Either a licence must be provided or the shipping documentation must clearly state: No Export Licence required
You can check which export commodities require a licence at:
http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/export-control-organisation
Incoterms 2010 will be operative from 1st January 2011
Incoterms 2010- An overview
Summary of main changes
• Post 1st January 2011 the number of categories has been reduced from four to two.
• These categories cover:-
• Terms for any Mode or Modes of Transport, or:-
• Terms for Sea and Inland Waterway Transport
• The aim is to assist Incoterm users to identify the correct terms for their particular requirements
Reduction in the number of
Incoterms
• Current number of 13 Incoterms will be reduced to 11
• The following Incoterms will all be removed:-
• DAF
• DES
• DEQ
• DDU
• The following new Incoterms are being introduced:-
• DAT
• DAP
Terms for any Mode or
Mode of Transport
• These consist of the following seven terms:-
• CIP - Carriage and insurance paid to
• CPT - Carriage paid to
• DAP - Delivered at place
• DAT - Delivered at terminal
• DDP - Delivery duty paid
• EXW - Ex works
• FCA - Free carrier
• All of these terms need to specify the port or destination
Terms for sea and inland
waterways
• These consist of the following four terms
• CFR - Cost and Freight to
• CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight to all are to the named port of destination
• FAS – Free alongside ship
• FOB – Free on Board
All are to a named port of shipment
Delivered at Terminal (DAT)
Definition
• Term may be used for all transport modes
• Seller delivers when the goods , once unloaded from the arriving means of transport, are placed at the disposal of the buyer at a named terminal at the named port or place of destination.
• “Terminal” includes quays, warehouses, container yard or road, rail or air terminal.
• Both parties should agree the terminal and if possible a point within the terminal at which point the risks will transfer from the seller to the buyer of the goods.
• If it is intended that the seller is to bear all the costs and responsibilities from the terminal to another point DAP or DDP may apply
Delivered at Terminal (DAT)
Responsibilities
• The seller is responsible for the costs and risks to bring the goods to the point specified in the contract
• Seller should ensure that their forwarding contract mirrors the contract of sale
• The seller is responsible for the export clearance procedures
• Importer is responsible to:-
• Clear the goods for import
• Arrange import customs formalities
• Pay import duty
• If the parties intend the seller to bear the risks and costs of taking the goods from the
terminal to another place then the DAP or DAT term should be used
Delivered at Place (DAP)
Definition
• Term may be used for all transport modes
• The seller delivers the goods when they are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving means of transport ready for unloading at the named place of destination
• Parties are advised to specify as clearly as possible the point within the agreed place of destination, because risks transfer at this point from seller to buyer
• If the seller is responsible for clearing the goods, paying duties etc consideration should be given to using the DDP term
Delivered at Place (DAP)
Responsibilities
• Seller bears the responsibility and risks to deliver the goods to the named place.
• The seller is advised to obtain contracts of carriage that match the contract of sale
• The seller is required to clear the goods for export.
• If the seller incurs unloading costs at place of destination , unless previously agreed the they are not entitled to recover any such costs.
• Importer is responsible for:-
• Effecting customs clearance
• Paying any customs duties
NEW CUSTOMS IMPORT PROCEDURES
To increase security within the EEC, The European Union will instigate the Import Control System (ICS) on 1st January 2011. All carriers of cargo will be required to file electronic entry details in advance of arrival to EEC ports and airports
This will be introduced in the UK from 1st November 2010 to ensure that the system is operating correctly by the deadline instigation date. More information can be found at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ebu/ics-techpack.htm
Either a licence must be provided or the shipping documentation must clearly state : No export licence required
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