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交通运输部公告2025年第54号

Announcement on collecting special port fees from US vessels Unofficial translation

交通运输部关于对美船舶收取船舶特别港务费的公告

Issuer
Ministry of Transport (MOT) 中华人民共和国交通运输部
Document type
announcement
Published
2025-10-10
Effective
2025-10-14 (自公布之日起实施)
Source
https://xxgk.mot.gov.cn/jigou/syj/202510/t20251010_4177939.html ↗
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  • Other Administrative Measures 其他行政措施 — Special port fee imposed

    Stated basis: The announcement states that on 17 April 2025 the Office of the United States Trade Representative published measures from its Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors, under which port service fees would be imposed from 14 October 2025 on vessels owned or operated by Chinese enterprises, Chinese-flagged vessels and Chinese-built vessels; it states that the measures seriously violated relevant international-trade principles and the China-US maritime agreement and seriously disrupted maritime trade between China and the United States. Unofficial translation

    原文Chinese source text2025年4月17日,美国贸易代表办公室发布关于对中国海事、物流及造船业301调查措施,自2025年10月14日起,将对中国企业拥有或经营的船舶、中国籍船舶及中国造船舶加收港口服务费,严重违背了国际贸易相关原则和中美海运协定,对中美间海运贸易造成严重破坏。

    Vessels owned by US enterprises, other organizations or individuals; vessels operated by such parties; vessels owned or operated by an enterprise or other organization in which such parties directly or indirectly hold at least 25 percent of the equity, voting rights or board seats; US-flagged vessels; and US-built vessels. Unofficial translation

    原文Chinese source text根据《中华人民共和国国际海运条例》等法律法规和国际法基本原则,经国务院批准,自2025年10月14日起,对美国的企业、其他组织和个人拥有船舶所有权的船舶;美国的企业、其他组织和个人运营的船舶;美国的企业、其他组织和个人直接或间接持有25%及以上股权(表决权、董事会席位)的企业、其他组织拥有或运营的船舶;悬挂美国旗的船舶;在美国建造的船舶,由船舶挂靠港口所在地海事管理机构负责收取船舶特别港务费。

    Effect: Special port fees are collected from the covered vessels per voyage under phased rates, with any fraction below one net ton counted as one net ton. Unofficial translation

    原文Chinese source text对上述船舶,按航次计收船舶特别港务费,分阶段实施,具体收取标准如下(不足1净吨的按1净吨计)。

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Ground stated in the operative document

Response to foreign restrictive measures affecting Chinese parties

The announcement states that on 17 April 2025 the Office of the United States Trade Representative published measures from its Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors, under which port service fees would be imposed from 14 October 2025 on vessels owned or operated by Chinese enterprises, Chinese-flagged vessels and Chinese-built vessels; it states that the measures seriously violated relevant international-trade principles and the China-US maritime agreement and seriously disrupted maritime trade between China and the United States. Unofficial translation

原文Chinese source text2025年4月17日,美国贸易代表办公室发布关于对中国海事、物流及造船业301调查措施,自2025年10月14日起,将对中国企业拥有或经营的船舶、中国籍船舶及中国造船舶加收港口服务费,严重违背了国际贸易相关原则和中美海运协定,对中美间海运贸易造成严重破坏。

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  1. [1] Doc 交通运输部公告2025年第54号 2025-10-10 official ↗