Improving Transnational Transport Corridors
In the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases
160
The following tables indicate the costs involved during the dry run on each route.
Table 56: Cost breakdown for route Nhava Sheva - Baku
Item Cost per 20ft container (USD)
Charges and fees at Nhava Sheva 1,913
Cargo transportation to Container Freight Station 25
Stuff and move to Port Container Yard 100
Custom clearance fee 25
Port Terminal Handling Charges (THC) 100
Bill of Lading charges/agency fee 75
Sea transport Mumbai – Bandar Abbas 1,588
Charges and fees at Bandar Abbas 949
Transit THC 129
Agency fee 50
Custom clearance fee 20
Road transport Bandar Abbas – Baku+ return of empty
container to Bandar Abbas
750
Cross border fees at Astara 270
Border fee (formal) 100
Agency fee 50
Custom fee 20
Border fee (informal) 100
Total Costs 3,132
Source: Fimotions, 2017 (analysis on INSTC Dry Run Report, 2014).
Table 57: Cost breakdown for route Nhava Sheva - Astarakhan
Item Cost per 20ft container (USD)
Charges and fees at Nhava Sheva 2,100
Cargo transportation to Container Freight Station 25
Stuff and move to Port Container Yard 100
Custom clearance fee 25
Port THC 100
Bill of Lading charges/agency fee 50
Sea transport Mumbai – Bandar Abbas 1,800
Charges and fees at Bandar Abbas 931
Transit THC 129
Agency fee 50
Custom fee 20
Road transport Bandar Abbas – Amir Abad 732
Charges and fees at Amir Abad 509
Transit THC 89
Agency fee 50
Custom fee 20
Sea transport Amir Abad - Astarakhan 350
Charges and fees at Astarakhan 1705
Transit THC 400
Agency fee 600
Storage charges 5
Custom duty 700
Total Costs 5,245
Source: Fimotions, 2017 (analysis on INSTC Dry Run Report, 2014).