Mumbai Port Authority

Ministry of Ports , Shipping and Waterways , Government of India

Gateway to India

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Rendering of bills of MOT wharfage on the cargoes discharged/loaded at JD/PP., MOTs

Last Updated On February 09, 2024

Rendering of bills of MOT wharfage on the cargoes discharged/loaded at JD/PP., MOTs

Cargo (discharged/loaded at JD/PP) related wharfage charges are recovered from Govt./Non-govt. Port Users as per the provision of Scale of Rates (SOR) in MOT section of Centralized Billing Section of OSC within ten days from the date of sailing of vessel.

(I) Recovery of MOT wharfage from Govt.Port Users

Steps :
(i)	Recording of Vessel movement details in Control Register
(ii)	Payement through NEFT/RTGS or through DD/PO
(iii)	Submission of Billing advice along with NEFT/RTGS payment receipt and certified outturn report to MOT Section, OSC within 10 days of the sailing of vessel.	Format of Billing advice devised by each Govt. Port Users as per their requirement. Format of outturn report as approved by the Customs.
(iv)	Issuance of MOT wharfage bill
(v)	Forwarding of bills along with documents to audit verification.

(i)	Approving Authority	Deputy Traffic Manager, OSC/ Asstt. Traffic Manager, OSC.
(ii)	Processing Duration	15 minutes for each bill
(iii)	Application Scrutiny Levels

(II) Recovery of MOT wharfage from Non-Govt. Port Users

Steps :
(i)	Recording of Vessel movement details in Control Register
(ii)	Payement through NEFT/RTGS or through DD/PO
(iii)	Submission of documents by CHAs/Importers/Port Users, i.e. Billing advice along with NEFT/RTGS payment receipt, Copy of Bill of Entry, Delivery Order, Stamp Duty Challan copy to MOT Section, OSC within next day of sailing of vessel or Interest is charged on wharfage amount	Copy of Bill of Entry: Format as devised by the Customs.
(iv)	Issuance of MOT wharfage bill.
(v)	Submission of outturn report.	Format as per custom specifications.
(vi)	Forwarding of bills along with documents to audit verification.

(i)	Approving Authority	Deputy Traffic Manager, OSC/ Asstt. Traffic Manager, OSC.
(ii)	Processing Duration	10 minutes for each bill
(iii)	Application Scrutiny Levels

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
(i)	Where to make the payments? Applications/Personal Deposit Slips in the prescribed format for payment of MOT wharfage charges may be submitted at the office of the Deputy Traffic Manager, OSC, MOT Section, First floor, OSC Building, P.D'Mello Road, Opposite G.P.O., Fort, Mumbai: 400 001. NEFT/RTGS payment can be made at Accounts Department, Cash Office, Ground Floor, Port Bhavan.
(ii)	How the PDRs of advance payment are processed ? The application alongwith the D.D/Pay Orders is to be submitted by the Non-Govt. Port Users to the MOT Section for preparation of PDR. The subject PDR is entered into the Registers/System. Original copy of the PDR is handed over to the party, second to the Audit and the third is retained in the section for reference. Govt. Port Users submits Personal Deposit Slip alongwith D.D on the basis of which their P.D.Account is updated.
(iii)	Is it necessary to submit Billing Advice along with NEFT/RTGS payment receipt by Govt. Port Users to MOT Section, OSC after making payment through NEFT/RTGS at Accounts Department, Cash Office ? Yes. It is necessary. From NEFT/RTGS payment receipts, MOT Section, OSC can verify and connect/adjust the NEFT/RTGS payment made by Govt. Port User along with various payments made by other port users on the same day. From the Billing Advice, MOT section can generate the exact MOT wharfage charges bill to the particular Oil Tanker and its IGM/Item or Shipping Bill submitted by the Govt. Port user.