International Cargo Bulletin

No.754 Jun. 17, 1996
 

IATA CARGO TARIFF COORDINATING CONFERENCE - GENEVA MAY, 1996

AT the IATA Cargo Tariff Coordinating Conferences held in Geneva 13 - 18 May, the two year-agreements have been adopted except no agreement from India to Area 3 and Area 2. The intended effective date of the agreements is October 1, 1996 aubejct to approval of the governments concerned, unless otherwise specified.

The followings are the summary of changes in rules, rates and charges agreed for the traffic where JAL is involved with. Details of changes will be reflected in JALMAX and TACT in due course when the agreements are declared effective.

A. Effective from August 1, 1996

I. Rules

1. Rounding off units
1) Burgalia

Country Currency Code Except Min Charge Min. Charge
Burgalia BGL / LEV 0.05 -> 10 1 -> 10

2) Italy -
The following note is attached. 'weight and valuation charges shown on the AWB in ITL shall be rounded up to the next ITL 100'

2. Dangerous goods handling fee
 
from to Area Currency Code Min per Consignment
China Area 1 to All USD -> CNY 40 -> 400

3. Neutral AWB

The following countries are deleted from the list of countries specifying localcurrency amount equivallant to USD0.20 as recompensation to the agent.
Austria
Denmark
France
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom

II. Rates and Charges
1. General Increase
1) from Algeria
(1)effective from July 1, 1996
25% to all rate/charge except to Morocco/Tunisia 12%
(2)effective from October 1, 1996
20% to all rate/charge except to Morocco/Tunisia 11%
2. Minimum Charges
 
Italy to All Areas ITL 130,000 except to Europe status quo
Lebanon to Area 3 and 1 USD 55
  to Area 2 USD 40 except to Middle East USD 25
Poland to Area 3 and 1 USD 50
  to Area 2 USD 40
Zimbabwe to Area 3 ZWD 496

3. GCRs
1)
from VTE to all area are introduced/amended.
e.g. to Japan
from VTE   -45kg / 45kg
  to TYO/OSA/NGO USD12.95 / 9.71
  to OKA USD11.50 / 8.63
4. SCRs
1)
The following SCRs are added.
from BKK to YVR SCR 1024 min wt 300kg BHT86

B. Effective from October 1, 1996


I. Rules
1. Dangerous goods handling fee
 
from to Area Currency Code Min per Consignment
Lebanon All USD 14 -> 40

II. Rates and Charges
1. General Increase
1) from Italy

GCRs to Japan/Korea 6%
  to S.E.A. 5% except no increase on 100kg rate to HKG/MFM
  to S.W.P 15%
  to S.A.S.C 10%

2) from Yemen
All rate/charges to Area 3 5%

3) from Tunisia to All 5% to 1993 level(TACT rate)

2. Minimum Charges
 
China to Area 3 RMB 230
except to S.W.P RMB 420, to HKG status quo
  to Area 2 RMB320 except to Africa RMB 610
  to Area 1 RMB420
Slovenia to Area 3 and 1 SIT 10,700 except to USA/CAN SIT 10,000
  to Area 2 SIT 8,700 except to Africa SIT 10,000
Tunisia to Area 3 and 1 USD 50.00
  to Area 2 USD 41.00

3. GCRs
1)
from CNX/HDY/HKT(Thailand) to all area are introduced/amended.
e.g. to points in Japan
from CNX HDY HKT VTE
GCR -45kg / 45kg -45kg / 45kg -45kg / 45kg -45kg / 45kg
FUK THB 102 / 76 THB 108 / 82 THB 128 / 93 ------
NGO do do do USD12.95/9.71
OSA do do do do
TYO status quo do status quo do
2)
from China to Area 2 and 1 are amended/added/deleted.
3)
from capital cities of former USSR countries located in Area 2 will be specified by a formula agreed, The exact figures will be finalized later.
4)
form Zimbabwe to all areas are aligned.

  -45kg / 45kg
from HRE to TYO ZWD48.55 / 36.55
from BUO to TYO ZWD50.25 / 38.25

4. SCRs
1)
The following SCRs are added.

(1) from KHI/LHE/ISB/MUX to TYO
0006 min wt 500/1000kg. par 63/59
(2)from TYO to MOW/LED
Item min wt MOW LED
0006 100kg JPY 1,310 JPY 1,380
1024 100 1,520 1,590
2199 100 1,310 1,380
4200 100 1,310 1,380
4228 100 1,310 1,380
4401 100 1,310 1,380
6001 100 1,310 1,380
8392 100 1,310 1,380
2)
The following SCRs are amended

(1) from MNL to ROM SCR 1024 increased by 20%.
(2) from HRE to TYO SCR 9989 min wt 45kg ZWD24.50