August 2018

Dear Customer,

MPI CLEARANCE OF IMPORT CONTAINERS AT TAURANGA CONTAINER TERMINAL

As you will appreciate, we are continually reviewing our import procedures to ensure timely
and  efficient deliveries to MetroPort Auckland Customers.

Following a review of clearance data over a twelve month period, it has come to our
attention that an increasing quantity of MetroPort Auckland import containers have
remained in the terminal without MPI clearances, often for extended periods.

You will be aware that non-cleared containers cannot be loaded to rail or uplited from
Tauranga Container Terminal (TCT) until MPI clearances have been processed and approved.

As you can appreciate large volumes of uncleared containers impact yard congestion,
require additional terminal moves and in turn delay the overall delivery profile for all
import customers.  It is also disappointing to note that in a number of instances clearances
appear to be deliberately delayed at TCT to avoid storage costs.

Please be advised as of MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2018, MetroPort import containers that
remainwithout MPI clearances 48 hours after vessel arrival, will incur a cost recovery fee
of $150.00 per container.

Containers requiring MPI physical inspections and / or have fumigation requirements
will have 48 hours after vessel arrival for these activities to be confirmed with TCT via
the relative entity (MPI or Genera) prior to the recovery fee being applied.

In addition we are unable to provide a priority Auckland delivery status for import
containers that do not have the appropriate clearances at the time of vessel arrival.

As per the current process associated with import containers, this cost recovery, if
applied, will be required to be accepted prior to the container being delivered from
MetroPort, and will be in addition to any demurrage charges calculated from the
MetroPort arrival date.

Yours sincerely,
Martyn McColgan
MANAGER TERMINAL OPERATIONS
Port of Tauranga Limited
Salisbury Avenue, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
www.port-tauranga.co.nz