TRUCKS FEES * Russia: HIGHER ONES TO NON RUSSIAN VEHICLES CROSSING THE COUNTRY
* Moscow - Rule change threatens to raise trucker, shipper costs
- Non-Russian trucking companies face steep border fees...
The cost of transshipping containers by truck in Russia using international motor carriers has doubled due to a decision of the government to levy extra charges on foreign motor carriers, increasing costs for shippers... The charges for foreign motor carriers previously existed but will increase from 385 rubles to 850 rubles ($5.88 to $12.99) per day, and from 60,000 rubles to 120,000 rubles per year... They will apply to trucks with capacities ranging from 3.5 tonnes to 12 tonnes (3.8 tons to 13.2 tons)... Foreign motor carriers had anticipated the charges, so shipments through the country should not decline too much, according to Constantine Sharshakov, deputy director of the Association of International Road Carriers — a public association that includes Russian and foreign motor carriers... Motor carriers from the following countries are likely to be impacted by the new regulation: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Sweden...
Moscow, Russia - JOC, by Eugene Gerden - May 24, 2016
Labels: trucking industry news Russia, trucks fees
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