Port and Container Depot Tariffs (Road Freight)

This publicly available information has been collated by Transporting New Zealand and was current as at 3 June 2025

Are we missing anything? Please let us know at info@transporting.nz

Port of Tauranga

         (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025)

      Mount Maunganui Vehicle Access Gate Charge

Trucks entering any of the POTL controlled gates at Mt Maunganui will incur a charge
$8.00+ GST / per entry event

Payable from 1 July 2025 onward

      Tauranga Container Terminal Vehicle Booking System (VBS)

TCT VBS Peak Period* Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
$29.40 / transaction

(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)

TCT VBS Off-Peak Period** Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
$11.50 / transaction

(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)

MetroPort Vehicle Booking System (VBS) Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
$63.75 / transaction

(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)

MetroPort VBS Booking No Show / Expired Charge
$63.75 / no show

(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)

TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification
$29.40 / no show / expired notification

(Peak Period)

TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification
$11.50 / 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

Port of Auckland

(Effective 1 January 2025 – July 2026)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Peak
$130.00 per container

(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Off-Peak
$75.00 per container

(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - "No show" charge Vehicle Booking
$100.00 per container

(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Export Empty Stack-runs Only
$55.00 per container

(Terminal)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Import Empty Stack-runs Only
$55.00 per container

(Multi-Cargo)

Napier Port

        (Any adjustments typically implemented 1 October each year)

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

        (located off-site in Pandora)

VBS Standard Booking Fee
$20.00 per container
VBS Manual Booking Fee
$97.35 per container

(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)

VBS No-show
$129.76 per container

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

      Bulk Cargo (typically at the Main Port Eastern Gate)

Bulk Cargo Truck Entry Fee
$15.00 per vehicle

Lyttelton Port

Road R&D Levy
$50.00 per container

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

Late Arrival Charge
$30.00 per booking

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

Listing Charge
$20.00 per booking

(Charged for any booking that is listed at any time)

Port of Auckland

(Effective 1 January 2025 – July 2026)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Peak
$130.00 per container

(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Off-Peak
$75.00 per container

(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - "No show" charge Vehicle Booking
$100.00 per container

(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Export Empty Stack-runs Only
$55.00 per container

(Terminal)

Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Import Empty Stack-runs Only
$55.00 per container

(Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - Breakbulk Charge
$24.00 per load

(Multi-Cargo)

Access Fee - Bulk Charge
$24.00 per load

(Multi-Cargo)

Napier Port

(Any adjustments typically implemented 1 October each year)

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

(located off-site in Pandora)

VBS Standard Booking Fee
$20.00 per container
VBS Manual Booking Fee
$97.35 per container

(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)

VBS No-show
$129.76 per container

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

Bulk Cargo (typically at the Main Port Eastern Gate)

Bulk Cargo Truck Entry Fee
$15.00 per vehicle

Matchbox Exchange – Containers

As at 1 January 2024

Container Re-use Fee
$50.00 per container
Container Exchange Fee
$25.00 per party per container

https://matchboxexchange.com/service_update/notice-of-price-changes-in-new-zealand-2/

ContainerCo

 

Tauranga Container Park (TCP)

(effective from 1 September 2024)

VBS Timeslot Fee
$60

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

Early Arrival Fee
$30

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

Late Arrival Fee
$30

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

No Show
$75

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

Manual Processing Fee
$75

Applied per booking created manually on behalf of the Transport Operator

Reconnection fee
$50

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

CRS – Panmure and Tauranga Depots

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

VBS (including no-shows)
$60

KiwiRail CT sites

Southdown Container Terminal

Neilson St, Penrose, Auckland (bookings through ContainerChain)

Booking fees, early fees and late fees
$7
Unutilised fee
$21

Applies when the Transport Operator fails to turn up for a VBS booking. This is additional to the Booking Fee.

Cancellation fee
$14

Applies when the Transport Operator cancels a VBS booking within 4 hours of the commencement of the booked time slot. This is additional to the Booking Fee.

KiwiRail Ancillary Surcharges

(from 1 July 2024)

Container Detention and Demurrage Fee - 20 ft container
$58

Per day or part day/per container

Container Detention and Demurrage Fee - 25 and 40 ft containers
$85

Per day or part day/per container

Early Container Check-in Fee - 20 ft container
$58

Per day or part day/per container

Early Container Check-in Fee - 25 and 40 ft containers
$85

Per day or part day/per container

Qube Logistics

(Effective 1 February 2025)

 

Auckland (Penrose, Ōtāhuhu, Wiri)

VBS Timeslot Fee
$75
Early & Late Fees
$29.50
No show
$60

Hamilton, Tauranga, Christchurch

VBS Timeslot Fee
$60
Early & Late Fees
$29.50
No show
$60

Timaru

VBS Timeslot Fee
$20
Early & Late Fees
$20
No show
$20

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

For the latest information please seek information directly from the provider

https://www.port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tariffs-and-terms/

https://www.poal.co.nz/customer-centre/price-schedules

https://www.napierport.co.nz/customer-portal/fees-and-charges/

https://www.lpc.co.nz/customer-portal/pricing-conditions/

https://matchboxexchange.com/service_update/notice-of-price-changes-in-new-zealand-2/

https://containercodepots.co.nz/location/

https://www.kiwirailfreight.co.nz/rail-freight/ct-site-locations

https://qube.com.au/operations/nz/logistics/

Corrections or queries can be directed to info@transporting.nz