News / Cutting red tape helps drive faster and more efficient throughput at JNPT

Credit: Nhava Sheva Container Operators' Welfare Association

Customs authorities at India’s Nhava Sheva port, also known as JNPT, are taking proactive steps to speed up cargo flows as government and industry stakeholders put a heavier focus on supply chain efficiency.

The latest move allows exporters to obtain mandatory ’let export order’ (LEO) permissions without producing the generally complicated Form-13 documentation at the time of moving cargo-laden trucks into the port-side customs-notified parking area.

Form-13 verifications typically delay truck flows and, in turn, cause congestion in the harbour.

Customs said LEO ...