المملكة: Across 8 ports…a new timetable to transfer the jurisdiction of collecting storage fees
The General Ports Authority announced the update of the timetable for transferring the jurisdiction to calculate and collect storage fees At sea ports to it, while specifying the controls for removing goods before payment, to organize logistical operations and clarify the powers of the concerned authorities.
The Authority clarified that the actual transfer of jurisdiction to collect Yanbu Commercial Portand King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu, provided that jurisdiction in Jizan Port will be transferred at the end of the month, concluding the transfer process in Jeddah Islamic Port by the tenth of next July.
It indicated that the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority will retain the responsibility of calculating and collecting storage fees for all time periods preceding the dates of actual application specified for the transfer of jurisdiction to the General Ports Authority.
The circulars issued by the Union of Saudi Chambers confirmed These updates are intended for the business sector to take effect immediately upon their issuance, with the complete cancellation of any previous decisions or instructions that conflict with the new scheduling and controls to ensure the stability of commercial activity.
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