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Door-to-door delivery from Mideast stuck in India for months resumes
DOOR-TO-DOOR delivery of cargo shipments from the Middle East stranded in Indian Customs has been released, says the International Couriers and Cargo Association of India (ICCAI).
The past month has seen significant improvements in cargo clearance after several hundred tonnes of cargo from the Middle East got stuck for several months in Mumbai and Delhi awaiting customs clearance last year, reported Emirates 24/7.
The situation deteriorated when airports in Kerala stopped accepting inbound cargo following fears that gold was being smuggled.
According to estimates 500 to 700 tonnes of cargo was stuck or delayed due to the problem last year and most air cargo companies from across the region including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar stopped accepting door-to-door cargo to Kerala.
ICCAI president Mohammed Ziad, said the government in India has reopened the door-to-door cargo section in Kochi and several other airports across the nation. Trivandrum, where the other major airport in Kerala is located, however, remains closed.
The government has also increased the value of gift items that can be sent via the cargo service from INR10,000 (US$148) to INR20,000.
"We have however demanded the government to further increase it to INR40,000. Currently an NRI can send up to 70 kilos legally to India. But it is unreasonable to expect that the value of the total goods be limited to INR20,000," said Mr Ziad.
The sending of electronic items as well as other commercial items for business or related activity is not allowed.
The past month has seen significant improvements in cargo clearance after several hundred tonnes of cargo from the Middle East got stuck for several months in Mumbai and Delhi awaiting customs clearance last year, reported Emirates 24/7.
The situation deteriorated when airports in Kerala stopped accepting inbound cargo following fears that gold was being smuggled.
According to estimates 500 to 700 tonnes of cargo was stuck or delayed due to the problem last year and most air cargo companies from across the region including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar stopped accepting door-to-door cargo to Kerala.
ICCAI president Mohammed Ziad, said the government in India has reopened the door-to-door cargo section in Kochi and several other airports across the nation. Trivandrum, where the other major airport in Kerala is located, however, remains closed.
The government has also increased the value of gift items that can be sent via the cargo service from INR10,000 (US$148) to INR20,000.
"We have however demanded the government to further increase it to INR40,000. Currently an NRI can send up to 70 kilos legally to India. But it is unreasonable to expect that the value of the total goods be limited to INR20,000," said Mr Ziad.
The sending of electronic items as well as other commercial items for business or related activity is not allowed.
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