The amount of customs fees obtained for the declared containerized cargo in 2009 decreased as much as 1.6 times from the last year’s numbers, to 7.264 billion hryvnia (about $ 0.9 billion). The drop was due primarily to overall decline in cargo containers imports, RZD-Partner.ru reports citing the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
The SCS report show there was a 60.5% dip per unit, from 349.000 units to 138.000 units. Even increased, an average of 4.5% (from $6.488.000 to $6.777.000 per unit) payments, could not set off such a cutback.
According to the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, last year containers shipments through commercial seaports of Ukraine decreased by 68%, while volumes of containerized imported cargoes fell by 76% from a year earlier, to 244.000 TEUs.
The SCS report show there was a 60.5% dip per unit, from 349.000 units to 138.000 units. Even increased, an average of 4.5% (from $6.488.000 to $6.777.000 per unit) payments, could not set off such a cutback.
According to the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, last year containers shipments through commercial seaports of Ukraine decreased by 68%, while volumes of containerized imported cargoes fell by 76% from a year earlier, to 244.000 TEUs.