Now, the transshipment time for Nepali goods being imported from India is just two weeks, unlike two-three months earlier.<\/p>\n
This comes as good news for Nepal trade<\/a> promotion!<\/p>\n As per the latest reports, Nepal has successfully tested its long-awaited Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) of goods transshipped from India\u2019s Visakhapatnam Port to Birgunj<\/a> in Nepal!<\/p>\n Now, the port will start ferrying Nepal-bound goods formally from February 15, 2019.<\/p>\n As a result of the GPS-based tracking tool installed last summer, the turnaround time that transshipment incurred by Nepali importers has come down to two weeks from the current two-three months, thus saving time and resources for Nepali traders.<\/p>\n Besides, the new system has also addressed the tampering concerns as the containers will be sealed electronically.<\/p>\n The new development has its roots in June 2017, the period when Nepal and India signed a memorandum to have a tracking system in place to facilitate cargo movement between the two countries, by road and rail from Kolkata to four major customs points of Nepal.<\/p>\n This includes Kolkata-Bhairahawa via Sunauli, Kolkata-Birgunj via Raxaul, Kolkata-Biratnagar via Jogbani and Kolkata-Sirsiya inland container depot via Raxaul.<\/p>\n According to Director of the Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Purusottam Subedi, the goods that arrive in Nepal through Visakhapatnam Port<\/a> will now be handed over to the rightful owner through the automatic system without the need for paper procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now, the transshipment time for Nepali goods being imported from India is just two weeks, unlike…<\/span><\/p>\n