Basmati Rice Farmers & Exporters Development Forum (BRFEDF) on Monday called on the government to take urgent action against what it described as arbitrary and opaque shipping charges that have made exports commercially unviable for many traders.
The forum said war-risk surcharges have ranged from USD 800 to USD 6,000 per container, often imposed without prior notice or revised after cargo has already moved. In some cases, cumulative charges have reached 60 to 70 per cent of the cargo value.
“Exporters are effectively being asked to absorb open-ended financial liability for circumstances entirely beyond their control,” Forum Chairperson Priyanka Mittal said in a statement.
The West Asia crisis has prompted shipping lines to unilaterally divert cargo to ports including Jebel Ali, Sohar and Salalah, hold containers at transshipment hubs with no clarity on onward movement, and in some cases return containers to origin ports.
Exporters say they bear the full financial cost of these …​Basmati Rice Farmers & Exporters Development Forum (BRFEDF) on Monday called on the government to take urgent action against what it described as arbitrary and opaque shipping charges that have made exports commercially unviable for many traders.
The forum said war-risk surcharges have ranged from USD 800 to USD 6,000 per container, often imposed without prior notice or revised after cargo has already moved. In some cases, cumulative charges have reached 60 to 70 per cent of the cargo value.
“Exporters are effectively being asked to absorb open-ended financial liability for circumstances entirely beyond their control,” Forum Chairperson Priyanka Mittal said in a statement.
The West Asia crisis has prompted shipping lines to unilaterally divert cargo to ports including Jebel Ali, Sohar and Salalah, hold containers at transshipment hubs with no clarity on onward movement, and in some cases return containers to origin ports.
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