In the assessment of wharfage for foreign and domestic non-containerized cargoes, Item 2.4, Section E of PPA Memorandum Circular No. 03-95 (Implementing Guidelines on the Proper Assessment and Collection of the 1994 PPA Port Tariff Rates) provides that Wharfage is assessed every time they are loaded or unloaded in a port based on their  total revenue or metric tonnage, whichever is applicable.

There were issues raised as said provision is not clear on whether the assessment of wharfage be based on the Total Revenue Ton  per Bill of Lading (B/L) or the Total Revenue Ton per item in the B/L.

Therefore, to resolve the issue, it is hereby clarified that wharfage assessment for foreign and domestic non-containerized cargoes shall be based on the  Total Revenue Ton per Bill of Lading.

For compliance.

Adopted: 14 Sept. 2007