Effective April 24, 2025, the CBIC is waiving transhipment permit fees to streamline cargo movement, per Notification No. 30/2025-Cus (N.T). They’ve also simplified procedures for temporary import of Unit Load Devices (ULDs) by air carriers/agents, mirroring existing rules for marine containers, allowing movement outside Customs areas under a Continuity Bond. The “All-India National Transhipment Bond” and online transhipment application filing via ICEGATE are also in place since 2022 to reduce bond submissions and eliminate service center visits. More details are available in Board Circular No. 15/2025-Customs dated April 25, 2025. These changes aim to ease compliance and facilitate trade at air cargo complexes.
CBIC Waives Transhipment Fees & Simplifies ULD Import: Trade Facilitation Boost!
