🇮🇳 India Shipping & Logistics Glossary
India-specific customs, trade and logistics terms — from ICEGATE, the Bill of Entry and Shipping Bill to the Import Export Code, DGFT schemes like Advance Authorisation and RoDTEP, IGST on imports, Inland Container Depots and Direct Port Delivery. The systems and schemes that govern trade across India.
12 India-specific terms
221 terms total
A
AD Code RegistrationAuthorised Dealer Code
Registering the bank's Authorised Dealer code at a port so an exporter can file Shipping Bills and receive proceeds.
Customs & Compliance
Advance Authorisation (AA)Advance Authorisation
A DGFT scheme allowing duty-free import of inputs that are physically incorporated into export products.
Customs & Compliance
B
Bill of Entry (BOE)Bill of Entry
The import declaration filed on ICEGATE for goods imported into India, assessing duty and IGST.
Customs & Compliance
D
DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade)Directorate General of Foreign Trade
The Indian body that sets Foreign Trade Policy, issues the IEC and runs export-promotion schemes.
Customs & Compliance
Direct Port Delivery (DPD)Direct Port Delivery
An Indian Customs facilitation letting eligible importers take containers straight from the port, bypassing the CFS.
Freight & NVOCC
I
ICEGATE (Indian Customs EDI Gateway)Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange Gateway
India's national portal for electronic filing of customs documents — Bills of Entry, Shipping Bills and more.
Customs & Compliance
IGST on ImportsIntegrated Goods and Services Tax
The Integrated GST levied on imported goods in India, in addition to Basic Customs Duty.
Customs & Compliance
Import Export Code (IEC)Importer-Exporter Code
The mandatory DGFT-issued code every Indian business needs to import or export.
Customs & Compliance
Inland Container Depot (ICD)Inland Container Depot
A customs-notified inland facility where containers are handled and cleared away from the seaport — a dry port.
Freight & NVOCC
R
RoDTEPRemission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products
An Indian export incentive that refunds embedded duties and taxes not otherwise credited, as transferable e-scrips.
Customs & Compliance
S
Shipping Bill
The export declaration filed on ICEGATE for goods exported from India.
Customs & Compliance
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)Special Economic Zone
A duty-free enclave in India treated as foreign territory for trade, with tax and procedural benefits.
Customs & Compliance
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