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Port and Container Depot Tariffs (Road Freight)

This publicly available information has been collated by Transporting New Zealand and is current as at 1 February 2026

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(Effective 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026)

Mount Maunganui Heavy Vehicle Access Fee (All Times)

Trucks entering any of the POTL controlled gates at Mt Maunganui will incur a charge

Applicable to the account of the registered company of vehicle

$8.00+ GST / per entry event

Tauranga Container Terminal Vehicle Booking System (VBS)

TCT VBS Peak Period* Transaction Charge

$30.43 / transaction

TCT VBS Peak Period* Transaction Cancellation Charge

cancelled within 4 hours from commencement of booked slot

$60.86 / transaction

TCT VBS Off-Peak Period** Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge

cancelled within 4 hours from commencement of booked slot

$11.90 / transaction

MetroPort Vehicle Booking System (VBS) Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge

cancelled within 4 hours from commencement of booked slot

$135 / transaction

MetroPort VBS Booking No Show / Expired Charge

An on-time arrival is calculated as truck arrival within window.

1 x 30 min slot prior to booked slot and 2 x 30 mins slots after booked slot, an expired charge is for all transactions between 0600 and 2000 Mon – Fri where the transaction has not been processed 4 hours after completion of the on-time window

$135 / no show / expired transaction

TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification

Peak Period

$60.86 / no show / expired notification

TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification

Off-peak Period

*TCT Peak Periods are as follows: Monday to Friday 0500-1600 hrs / Saturday 0600-1600

**TCT Off-Peak periods are as follows: All Hours outside peak hours above

$23.80 / no show / expired notification

Please seek the latest information directly from the provider:

port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tariffs-and-terms/poal.co.nz/customer-centre/price-schedulesnapierport.co.nz/customer-portal/fees-and-charges/lpc.co.nz/customer-portal/pricing-conditions/matchboxexchange.com/service_update/matchbox-exchange-service-fee-2026/containerco.nz/kiwirailfreight.co.nz/rail-freight/ct-site-locationsqube.com.au/operations/nz/logistics/

(Effective 1 January 2026)

Port of Auckland Peak Periods are as follows: Monday to Friday, between 05:00 and 17:59

Port of Auckland off-peak periods are as follows: All Hours outside peak hours above

Access Fee – Container Booking Fee – Peak

Terminal

$180.00 per container

Access Fee – Container Booking Fee – Off-Peak

Terminal

$115.00 per container

Access Fee – Container Booking Fee – Peak

Multi-Cargo

$145.00 per container

Access Fee – Container Booking Fee – Off-Peak

Multi-Cargo

$95.00 per container

Access Fee – “No show” charge Vehicle Booking

Terminal and Multi-Cargo

$100.00 per container

Access Fee – Breakbulk Charge (Multi-Cargo)

Charge per load for breakbulk received or delivered from/to the seaport via truck.

$30 per load

Access Fee – Bulk Charge (Multi-Cargo)

Charge per load for bulk received or delivered from/to the seaport via truck.

$30 per load

Access Fee – Import Empty Only (Multi-Cargo)

Multi-Cargo

$45.00 per container

Please seek the latest information directly from the provider:

port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tariffs-and-terms/poal.co.nz/customer-centre/price-schedulesnapierport.co.nz/customer-portal/fees-and-charges/lpc.co.nz/customer-portal/pricing-conditions/matchboxexchange.com/service_update/matchbox-exchange-service-fee-2026/containerco.nz/kiwirailfreight.co.nz/rail-freight/ct-site-locationsqube.com.au/operations/nz/logistics/

(Effective 1 October 2025)

Containers (Main Port Western Gate and Thames 1 & 2 Empty Container Depots)

located off-site in Pandora

VBS Standard Booking Fee

$50.00 per container

VBS Manual Booking Fee

This fee will apply when a transport operator presents at Napier Port without a valid booking and the Gatehouse team are
required to manually process the container(s).

The terminal will decide whether the container will be processed or turned away

$100 per container

VBS No-show

The above fee applies when a booking has been made but the transport operator does not arrive

$136 per container

Bulk Cargo (typically at the Main Port Eastern Gate)

Bulk Cargo Truck Entry Fee

$15.00 per vehicle

Access the full pricing schedule as of 1 October 2025 here.

Please seek the latest information directly from the provider:

port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tariffs-and-terms/poal.co.nz/customer-centre/price-schedulesnapierport.co.nz/customer-portal/fees-and-charges/lpc.co.nz/customer-portal/pricing-conditions/matchboxexchange.com/service_update/matchbox-exchange-service-fee-2026/containerco.nz/kiwirailfreight.co.nz/rail-freight/ct-site-locationsqube.com.au/operations/nz/logistics/

(Effective 1 October 2025)

Road R&D Levy

Charged per container to Trucking Companies for all Road R&D movements via VBS. Applies to Lyttelton Container Terminal, CityDepot and MidlandPort (empties)

$65.00 per container

Late Arrival Charge

Charged per booking when the truck arrives within half an hour after the booked time zone

$30.00 per booking

Listing Charge

Charged for any booking that is listed at any time

$20.00 per booking

Please seek the latest information directly from the provider:

port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tariffs-and-terms/poal.co.nz/customer-centre/price-schedulesnapierport.co.nz/customer-portal/fees-and-charges/lpc.co.nz/customer-portal/pricing-conditions/matchboxexchange.com/service_update/matchbox-exchange-service-fee-2026/containerco.nz/kiwirailfreight.co.nz/rail-freight/ct-site-locationsqube.com.au/operations/nz/logistics/

ContainerCo

(effective from 1 September 2025)

VBS Timeslot Fee

charged per confirmed booking for pick-up or drop-off

$70

Early Arrival Fee

Applied in addition to the VBS Timeslot Fee for each VBS Timeslot serviced 16 minutes or more prior to the commencement of The Zone

$85

Late Arrival Fee

Applied in addition to the VBS Timeslot Fee for each VBS Timeslot serviced 16 minutes or more after the end of The Zone

$85

No Show

Applied in addition to the VBS Timeslot Fee for each VBS Timeslot booked but not utilised

$70

Manual Processing Fee

Applied per booking created manually on behalf of the Transport Operator

$85

Reconnection fee

If access to a ContainerCo facility is restricted a reconnection fee per restricted facility may apply.

$50

CRS – Panmure and Tauranga Depots

(Effective 1 April 2025; bookings and payment via ContainerChain)

VBS (including no-shows)

$60

Qube Logistics

Effective 1 February 2026. Please note Qube Logistics requires pre-payment and carriers must hold their account in credit.

**Effective Monday, 30 March 2026, a temporary supply chain disruption fee of $6.06 (+ GST) will be added to current Inbound VBS slot fees.

Auckland

VBS Timeslot Fee

$95

Supply Chain Disruption Fee (temporary from 30 March 2026)

$6.06

Early & Late Fees

$29.50

No show

$95

Tauranga

VBS Timeslot Fee

$85

Supply Chain Disruption Fee (temporary from 30 March 2026)

$6.06

Early & Late Fees

$29.50

No show

$95

Hamilton and Christchurch

VBS Timeslot Fee

$75

Supply Chain Disruption Fee (temporary from 30 March 2026)

$6.06

Early & Late Fees

$29.50

No show

$75

Timaru

VBS Timeslot Fee

$20

Supply Chain Disruption Fee (temporary from 30 March 2026)

$6.06

Early & Late Fees

$20

No show

$20

Prices exclude GST.

Wiri Inland Port Freight Hub

Bookings and payments via ContainerChain

Container Collection fee

$10

No-show fee

$35

Cancellation within 1 hour of booking start

$35

Please seek the latest information directly from the provider:

port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tariffs-and-terms/poal.co.nz/customer-centre/price-schedulesnapierport.co.nz/customer-portal/fees-and-charges/lpc.co.nz/customer-portal/pricing-conditions/matchboxexchange.com/service_update/matchbox-exchange-service-fee-2026/containerco.nz/kiwirailfreight.co.nz/rail-freight/ct-site-locationsqube.com.au/operations/nz/logistics/