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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In its latest Risk Watch, Britannia P&I Club highlights the growing risk of customs fines for vessels when landed cargo figures differ from declared quantities. According to Charles Chong, Associate Director, Britannia Club, customs authorities increasingly fine vessels when landed cargo differs from declared figures, often relying on shore-side measurements and applying minimal tolerance. Fines are usually based on unpaid duties or market value and can escalate quickly, especially for high-volume commodities like rice, wheat, sugar, and fertilizers. RelatedNews Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board var jnews_module_21359917_0_6a040df0af679 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21359917","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,827,1633,201","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phon
Britannia: Key tips to avoid local custom fines
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