Port Tariffs (Road Freight)
This publicly available information has been collated by Transporting New Zealand and was current as at 4 February 2025
Tauranga Ports:
(1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025)
Mount Maunganui Vehicle Access- Surge Traffic Control
Heavy Vehicle Port Access Fee Monday to Friday Peak period
(applicable between 0700-0900 and 1500-1700)
Tauranga Container Terminal Vehicle Booking System (VBS)
TCT VBS Peak Period* Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)
TCT VBS Off-Peak Period** Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)
MetroPort Vehicle Booking System (VBS) Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)
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)
TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification
(Peak Period)
TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification
(Off-peak Period)
Auckland Ports:
(Effective 1 January 2025, next scheduled review January 2026)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Peak
(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Off-Peak
(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - "No show" charge Vehicle Booking
(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Export Empty Stack-runs Only
(Terminal)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Import Empty Stack-runs Only
(Multi-Cargo)
Napier Ports:
(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
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)
VBS No-show
(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
Lyttelton Ports:
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))
Late Arrival Charge
(Charged per booking when the truck arrives within half an hour after the booked time zone)
Listing Charge
(Charged for any booking that is listed at any time)
Tauranga Port
(1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025)
Mount Maunganui Vehicle Access- Surge Traffic Control
Heavy Vehicle Port Access Fee Monday to Friday Peak period
(applicable between 0700-0900 and 1500-1700)
Tauranga Container Terminal Vehicle Booking System (VBS)
TCT VBS Peak Period* Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)
TCT VBS Off-Peak Period** Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)
MetroPort Vehicle Booking System (VBS) Transaction Charge / Cancellation Charge
(cancelled within 4 hrs from commencement of booked slot)
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)
TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification
(Peak Period)
TCT VBS Booking No Show / Expired Notification
(Off-peak Period)
Auckland Port
(Effective 1 January 2025, next scheduled review January 2026)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Peak
(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Off-Peak
(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - "No show" charge Vehicle Booking
(Terminal and Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Export Empty Stack-runs Only
(Terminal)
Access Fee - Container Booking Fee - Import Empty Stack-runs Only
(Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - Breakbulk Charge
(Multi-Cargo)
Access Fee - Bulk Charge
(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
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)
VBS No-show
(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
Lyttelton Port
(Effective 1 October 2024)
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))
Late Arrival Charge
(Charged per booking when the truck arrives within half an hour after the booked time zone)
Listing Charge
(Charged for any booking that is listed at any time)
Containers
As at 1 January 2024
Container Re-use Fee
Container Exchange Fee
For the latest information please seek information directly from the provider
https://www.port-tauranga.co.nz/facilities/tarrifs-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/
Corrections or queries can be directed to info@transporting.nz
*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