The Paradip Port Authority on November 19, 2024, issued a notification regarding the Mandatory User Charges (MUC).
It is stated that the Mandatory User Charges (MUC) will be levied @ 145/- per container on all containers (except transhipment and coastal) for Logistics Data Bank Services (LDB) services rendered by NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd. (NLDSL). The levy of MUC shall remain valid up to September 2027.
NLDSL will also collect ₹25/-per container (except transhipment and coastal), totalling the aggregate charges to ₹170/- per container and pass them on to IPA for the Maritime Sector Development Fund.
[Notification No.TD/TM/GEN-238/1968]