CFS & ICD Landscape in India

Industry Trends & Analysis

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Abhishek Sharma

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Farhan Khan M032

Ziya Khan M118

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From the ports, the cargo, if not checked out through customs at the port itself, is transferred

to a Container Freight Station (CFS) or Inland Container Depot (ICD) depending on shipper’s requirements, where it has to cleared through

customs by the importer or by a Custom Clearance Agent on the importer’s behalf.

MARKET SCENARIO

Source – Industry of commerce

At present, India has more than 190 CFS/ICDs in various parts of the country with a majority of them being in the southern and western regions. However, in capacity terms, they are mainly concentrated on the western coasts.

Competition is high in the CFS business, with about 15 and 8 major players catering to the JNPT and Chennai ports, respectively.

On the ICD side, while there are a number of small players, Container Corporation of India (Concor) with a pan India network of 59 ICDs, largely dominates this sub-segment.

Key entities involved in the CFS/ICD business in India are Concor, Gateway Distriparks Ltd. (GDL), Allcargo Global Logistics (AGL), Balmer Lawrie, Hind Terminals Pvt. Ltd (HTPL), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and Sanco Trans Limited (STL).

STATEWISE FOOTPRINTS OF CFS/ICD

Major CFS & ICD Footprints

CFSs and ICDs remain the fastest growing segment of the Indian Logistics industry and also highly profitable in most instances. Expert’s expects this growth to gain pace in line

with the increasing need to tackle the growing complexities of maritime intensive supply chain.

Growing competition from private participation will also bring forth an array of new services and customised logistic solutions being provided.

Recent investments towards developing - Free Trade Warehousing Zones (FTWZs) by private players are illustrative of the growth potential and patent need of supporting infrastructure.