Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs introduces ECTS to facilitate transport of Nepal bound transit containers

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has introduced Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) to facilitate transport of Nepal bound transit containers from Kolkata/Haldia port.

This new transshipment procedure has been introduced on pilot basis on rail route from Kolkata/Haldia to Birgunj via Raxual Land Customs Station (LCS) and Biratnagar via Bathnaha Railway Station & Jogbani LCS.
The Chairman Kolkata Port Trust, Commissioner Customs and Consul General of Nepal jointly flagged off first train carrying Nepal bound transit containers using ECTS from Kolkata Port on Friday. Similar facility for Nepal bound transit cargo had been previously introduced on pilot basis in August 2018 from Vishakhapatnam port.
This is a significant step towards automating Customs transit facilitation between two countries and renews the commitment of Indian government to improve transit facilities for Nepalese trade. Under new modality, the need for Nepalese traders to seek permission and file transit declaration is done away with.
ECTS offers facility of sealing the containers using high security electronic seals and have tracking functionality. The Nepalese traders would be immensely benefited from this new modality as it would ensure safe and secure transit, simplified border