role of icds

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Inland Container Depot (ICD)/ Container Freight

Station(CFS) : "A common user facility with publicauthority status equipped with fixed installations andoffering services for handling and temporary storage of import/export laden and empty containers carried under

Customs transit by any applicable mode of transportplaced under Customs control. All the activities related toclearance of goods for home use, warehousing, temporary admissions, re-export, temporary storage for onwardtransit and outright export, trans-shipment, take placefrom such stations."


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To monitor the growth of ICDs/CFSs, a regulatory authority in the form of an Inter-Ministerial Committee

(IMC) under the chairmanship of the AdditionalSecretary(Infrastructure), Ministry of Commerce, has beenset up.IMC has approved of 135 ICDS and out of 165 ICDS about

100 are reported to be already operational and others are inpipeline.Distinction between ICD & CFS: An ICD is a place wherecontainers are aggregated for onward movement to or from

the ports whereas CFS is a place where containers arestuffed, unstuffed and aggregation/segregation of cargotakes place. ICDs are normally located outside the porttowns whereas no site restrictions apply to CFS. An ICDmay have a CFS attached to it. CFS is treated as anextension of a port/ICD/air-cargo complex.


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Following steps are involved in the movement of shipment by road and railand stuffing done at ICD: Transfer of cargo into truckStowage of cargo in truckRoad journey Breaking out of cargo from truckTransfer of cargo from truck to shed/place of examination in ICDUnpacking for customs examination

Repacking after Customs examinationConsolidation (in case of LCL)Stuffing of cargo in containerLocking and sealing of containerLoading of container on flatbed wagonRail journey

Unloading of container from flat bed wagon and storage of container incontainer yard in port.Loading of container on truck to move container alongside ship.Truck journey from container yard to quay.Loading of container from truck to cellular hold of shipSea voyage


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Services provided by ICDs : ICD and CFS handle only containerized shipment, thus special kind of facilities are

provided like:Sheds for temporary storage of cargoContainer yard for temporary storage of containerCustoms clearance facility

Cargo handling equipmentContainer handling equipmentManpower for stuffing the cargo into container anddestuffing the cargo from containerRoad/rail connectivity to and from serving gateway port.Bonded warehousing facility Maintenance and repair of container unitPackaging, palletisation fumigation


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Advantages of ICDs : Basically, shipping company, CHA and

individual exporter and importer are the users of theseinfrastructure facilities. Every user has some unique advantages:Port authority receives ready-to-load condition container, thusport authority relieved from traditional job of preparing tally sheets etc and enable port to provide faster turnaround time toshipping lines ultimately ports productivity and profitability

increases. Almost all ICDs linked to port by rail thus quick transit at lowertransport cost, no traffic congestion, no detention at octroi post.ICD / CFS is a logistic hub for LCL cargo thus consolidationbecame more easy.

ICD / CFS assist exporter / importer is reducing inventory cost.ICD / CFS are owned and operated by public and privateauthorities thus every user gets quality service at competitive rates.


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