Unclassified Goods

Unclassified Goods: -IRCA Goods Tariff No. 41 P-1 V-1 Rule No. 181.

The commodity which is not classified in the General Classification Book is known as unclassified goods. At the time of booking such Goods, the freight will be collected as per the type of wagons used for loading at composite class rate as below:-

A sample of such goods along with the report containing type of commodity, its characteristics and suggested probable class rate will be sent to CCM office. After this, CCM office will sent this sample with detailed report to IRCA office. At IRCA office the Commercial Committee be informed to all the stations.

General Classification of Goods:–

1. Classes for all types of commodities are given in this book. These class rates are applicable for Train Load Consignment.

2. For charging of Goods, 16(+02 for Coal/coke) class rate have been fixed which are as under : -

A. For Low rated commodities - LR3, LR2, and LR1.

B. For all other commodities-100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 145, 145A, 145B, 150, 160, 165, 170, 180, 190, and 200.

3. LR3 in the lowest class rate and 200 is the highest class rate. If goods are to be booked as wagon load, then class rate will be applicable as under :-

Only BG traffic will be charged in the above manner. It traffic is booked on MG & NG, charging will be done at one class rate higher.

Following columns are there in the General Classification Book.

1. Group Number: - Every main head has been given a Group Number.

2. Name of Commodity: - Name of commodity is printed in this column.

3. Packing condition: - In this column Specific / Special / General packing conditions applicable to that commodity are given.

4. Risk Rate - In this column, if risk rate is given as ‘OR’ the goods will be booked at Owner’s Risk and if nothing is written in the column against any goods, the same will be booked at Railway Risk. If goods of OR are to be booked at RR, 20% additional freight will be charged.

5. Type of Commodity: - In this column type of commodity is given. Against normal commodities nothing is written, but against dangerous goods small ‘d’ is written.

6. Base Class (Train Load):- In this column Train load class applicable to that commodity is given.

Wagon Load consignment – (WLC)

1. When indents are registered by consignor for wagons less than standard rake size, supplied wagons are loaded and freight is charged at wagon load class rates, such consignments are known as Wagon

load consignments. Wagon load consignments are charged at permissible carrying capacity of the wagons.

2. Wagon registration fee is collected at the time of registration of indent. After supply of wagon goods are directly loaded in wagons by consignor.