The national development and Reform Commission issued a notice, since February 1, 2015 the upregulation of railway freight rate, including fertilizer and phosphorus ore abnormal rise (perform no preferential tariff No.). However, part of the chemical fertilizer enterprises currently shipping freight is still no change, part of the line also declined. Many in the industry to ask many questions, why each railroad bureau execute different tariffs? The railway construction fund whether to exempt? Fertilizer tariff is not already can downward float?

Phosphate rock and fertilizer to the railway construction fund to relief

The railway construction fund by the railway business station in charge of railway freight freight charge. 1991, approved by the State Council, the former State Bureau issued a "Circular on increasing railway freight transport price" (jiafeizi No. [1991]125), the railway freight ton kilometers an average increase of 2 per cent, raising income earmarked for railway construction, formed the first railway construction fund. Since 1992, the fund collection standards made three adjustment. At present, the collection of standards for pesticide per ton km 1.9, phosphate rock 2.8, other bulk cargo 3.3, grain and cotton, agricultural fertilizer, phosphorus railway construction fund. The fund levy scope is the official business by the iron vehicle, Lingdan transport operators linguanxian and container goods line and the implementation of a unified freight rate. The fund for the construction of the project in national plan of large and medium-sized railway and construction - related spending, it is also an important part of the new national approved the establishment of the railway development fund.

This, the national development and Reform Commission adjustment of railway freight, only the price adjustment operation part, did not involve the railway construction fund policy. Therefore, China Railway Company in January 31st in the deployment of price adjustment work, clear phosphorus ore railway transport vehicle for the implementation of 2 tariff adjustment, the adjustment of agricultural fertilizer railway transport vehicle for the implementation of 4, freight, and continue to implement the relevant departments of the state exemption sign of railway construction fund policy.

Implementation of tariff policy after half a year up 10%

According to the "price law" and the current national pricing catalog, the national prices of railway cargo transportation belongs to the central government pricing range. Approved by the State Council, the national development and Reform Commission issued clear, since February 15, 2014, railway freight pricing by the government instead of the government guidance price. In ordinary operation line in iron unified freight rate stipulated by the state to the upper limit (China railway lines and country iron to perform special freight holdings joint venture railway to the provisions of the state on the freight or floating cap to limit), the railway transport enterprise may determine the specific tariff levels independently according to market supply and demand.

In 2014 March, the national development and Reform Commission in the investment of Shenhua Baoshen railway and quasi pool railway freight reform pilot. The decision since April 1, 2014 onwards, Baoshen railway freight tonne kilometers benchmark rate from the current 0.15 yuan to 0.2 yuan adjustment, the railway transport enterprise can be in the range of broke surface does not exceed 10%, does not limit the downward float, to determine the specific tariff levels independently according to market supply and demand situation. And quasi pool opening and operation of the railway, freight and regulated by the market, specific tariff level determined by the railway transport enterprise and user, investment consultation.

In 2014 December, the national development and Reform Commission according to the executive meeting of the State Council issued the "notice on the deployment of" let go of railway transport price part, decided to let the social capital investment holding new railway freight unlock in the round, the implementation of the market adjusted price. At the same time, in order to match the freight open implementation of reform measures, the relevant departments launched the "railroad law" revision work in terms of the relevant rate regulation.

This time, the national development and Reform Commission "on the further improvement of the price formation mechanism of rail freight price adjustment notice" (development and reform the price [2015]183) clear, since August 1, 2015 the Baoshen railway freight floating pilot reform nationwide, for the first time defined the national railway freight price can be based on benchmark tariff on the highest can float 10%.

Fertilizer freight can also float

Compared with the floating control measures, railway freight rate downward float has been released for more than ten years. As early as March 26, 1998, the State Development Planning Commission, the Ministry of Railways with the approval of the State Council, issued "on the adjustment of railway freight transport price specification of railway charge order notice" (meter No. [1998]31), allowing the railway freight rate downward float. In May 8, 1998, the former Ministry of Railways is issued the "Interim Measures for the management of railway goods freight rate to float downward" (rail No. [1998]57). In order to adapt to the changing market situation of transportation, transportation of freight back direction, passenger and freight transport and highway parallel has formed a competition section of the Railway Tariff, allow to float downward according to changes in market conditions (inter Bureau approved by the Ministry of railway freight transport downward float). The implementation of tariff rate to fall or cancel tariff rate to fall, need in advance of the public, and reported to the State Development Planning Commission for the record. After that, in 1999, 2006 and 2014, freight rates downward float management file amended several times.

However, according to the provisions of the measures for the administration of tariff reduction, exemption to float downward, enjoy the railway construction fund phosphorite, fertilizer and other listing may float goods principle. In 2014, China railway company to freight rate to float downward management mechanisms to further reform, in order for supply, the railway bureau "prices, short distance transport category release", an inter Bureau Freight in railway company approved by the record, chemical fertilizer, phosphate rock and other goods can also rate downward float