This document discusses port tariffs and provides an overview of Malaysia's West Port. It defines a tariff as a tax imposed on imports or exports and outlines three main functions of tariffs: to generate government revenue, protect domestic industries, and remedy trade distortions. It then describes three types of port tariffs related to cargo handling, warehousing, and vessels. The document concludes that port tariffs are taxes imposed on imported goods and services that are used to restrict trade by making imported items more expensive.

1. Nur Faeizah Radzi (uk26020)
Norshahanim Shahinor (uk26017)
Maslinda Binti Mohd Yatim (uk26438)
PORT TARIFF AND OVERVIEW OF
MALAYSIA,WEST PORT

2. ..TARIFFS..
DEFINITION
TARIFF
FUNCTION
TYPES

3. DEFINITION
A tariff is a tax imposed
on the import or export
of goods but also refers
to “import duties”
charged at the time
goods are imported.

4. FUNCTIONS
A SOURCE OF
REVENUE
PROTECT
DOMESTIC
INDUSTRIES
REMEDY TRADE
DISTORTIONS
• Income from tariffs provides governments with a source of funding.
• One of major reasons for applying tariffs.
• Changing the conditions under which goods compete in such a way
that competitive imports are placed at a disadvantage
• "tariff quotas" are used to strike a balance between market access
and the protection of domestic industry
• Punitive tariffs may be used to remedy trade distortions.
• Eg: the Subsidies Agreement allows countries to impose
countervailing duties when an exporting country provides its
manufacturers with subsidies.

5. TYPES OF PORT TARIFFS
Tariffs
related to
the handling
of cargo
Tariffs
related to
the
warehousing
of cargo
Tariffs
related to
the vessel

6. Tariffs related to the handling
of cargo
This tariff rewards the following services:
 On board and on dockside handling cargo ;
 Transfer of cargo quay /storage areas (except
for dry bulks for which this service is charged
extra).

7. Tariffs related to the
warehousing of cargo
Warehousing charges are calculated according to
the packaging of goods :
 Bulks and conventional: depending on the period
of stay, based on the nature and tonnage of
import or export operation ;
 Containers: according to the size of the container
(20 or 40 feet), the period of stay and the nature
of the transaction import or export;
 Trailers and vehicles per unit and per day
depending on the nature of the import or export
operation.

8. Tariffs related to the vessel
 Services to vessels consists on the assistance
for ship berthing or to perform movements
inside the port (Shifting, change of berth)
 They include the following services:
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Steering
Towing
The linesmen
Sale of electricity and water
Ballasting
Rental of headings for vessels in the harbor.

9. Overview of Malaysia’s West Port:
PORT TARIFFS

15. •Patching of torn container? Repair the
torn container.
•Bath-tub
trailer
•Low- bed trailer

16. CONCLUSION…
Port tariff is a tax imposed on
imported goods and services.
Tariffs are used to restrict trade,
as they increase the price of
imported goods and services,
making them more expensive to
consumers.