AN ANALYSIS FOR THE IMPACT OF VERIFIED GROSS MASS IMPLEMENTATION ON PORTS AND EXPORTERS AND A POLICY PROPOSAL: “DEMOCRATIC WEIGHING”

This study aims to determine the deficiencies of application for determination verified gross mass in container transport, conduct a survey on these shortcomings and propose solutions through results. In this study, it has been found out that Verified Gross Mass Implementation is useful, does not affect port operations adversely, beneficial bring ceiling fee weighing fee, brings extra costs workload exporter. addition, results were supported with democratic weighting newly presented literature. Democratic Weighing defined as determining according goods’ price, quantity, weight products producers produce, type product which most loaded from ports. way, both small-scale value-producing firms will be supported, more competitive structure provided growth path fair-trade environment weighing.