CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION, MULUND

PRESENTED BY VINAY GUPTA ABDUL QADIR SHAIKH NIKHIL KHOBRAGADE (08) (09) (14)

WHAT IS CFS ???

CFS is a place where containers are stuffed, destuffed and aggregation/segregation of export/import cargo takes place. A CFS is an extended arm of Port/ICD/Air Cargo Complex, where import/export goods are kept till completion of their examination and clearance.

The imported goods can be immediately shifted from the port to CFS, which also helps in the reduction of port congestion.

CONTIII.

All the activities related to clearance of goods for home consumption, warehousing, temporary admissions, reexport, temporary storage for onward transit and outright export and transhipments take place from such

stations.

Therefore, clearance of goods from CFS is an important point of consideration for trade in respect of export/

import cargo as it is the final Customs contact point.

CFS AS CBEC.
A CFS is an extension of a port/airport/LCS (Land Customs Stations)/ICD customs station, set up with the main objective of decongesting the ports, where only a part of the customs process mainly the examination of goods is normally carried out by Customs. Container Freight Stations are custom

bonded in-transit facilities.

(Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)

OVERVIEW OF CFS

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF CFS

i) Receipt and despatch/delivery of cargo. ii) Stuffing and stripping of containers. iii) Transit operations by rail/road to and from serving ports. iv) Customs clearance v) Consolidation and desegregation of LCL cargo. vi) Temporary storage of cargo and containers. vii) Reworking of containers. viii) Maintenance and repair of container units.

BENEFITS OF ICDs/CFSs
The main benefits from CFS

i)

Concentration points for long distance cargoes and its unitisation.

ii) Service as a transit facility. iii) Customs clearance facility available near the centres production and consumption. of

iv) Reduced level of demurrage and pilferage.

v) No Customs required at gateway ports.

vi) Issuance of through bill of lading by shipping lines, hereby resuming full liability of shipments.

vii) Reduced movement.

overall

level

of

empty

container

xi) Competitive transport cost. ix) Reduced inventory cost.

x) Increased trade flows.

The operations of the CFSs revolve around the following centres of activity:i) Rail Siding (in case of a rail based terminal) The place where container trains are received, dispatched and handled in a terminal. Similarly, the containers are loaded on and unloaded from rail wagons at the siding through overhead cranes and / or other lifting equipments.

ii) Container Yard Container yard occupies the largest area in the CFS. It is stacking area were the export containers are aggregated prior to dispatch to port, import containers are stored till Customs clearance and where empties await onward movement. Likewise, some stacking areas are earmarked for keeping special containers such as refrigerated, hazardous, overweight/over-length, etc.

CFS MULUND - INTRODUCTION

Established in November 1991. The Container Freight Station (CFS), Mulund is situated 29 Kms from Mumbai City on the Eastern Express Highway, just 3 Kms short of Thane.

It spreads over an area of 35.88 acres (1,47,520 sq. Mtrs) with the Indian Railways Central Line bisecting it into Mulund (East) and Mulund (West). Mulund (West) spread over 12.88 acres (51, 520 Sq. Mtrs) accommodates Export Department and Mulund (E) covering 24 acres (96000 Sq. Mtrs) has the Import Department of the CFS.

... CONTI

In November 1995, Mulund was notified as customs area for the purpose of Import and CFS operations were expanded to

import as well, though only of certain specified cargo such as

waste paper, PVC resin, metal scrap, woolen rags etc.

Like exports, the import operations were initially limited to de-

stuffing of containers and examination / clearance of cargo.

The Bills of entry were filed in the Customs House and assessed by the respective appraising groups. The Customs duty too was paid in the Custom House. In other words, the CFS-Mulund (East) functioned as an integral part of the Import Department of Bombay Custom House.

CUSTODIAN

The Department has appointed Container Corp. of India (CONCOR), a Government of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, as the custodian of the Customs area notified at Mulund for the purpose of stuffing, de-stuffing, examination and clearance of containerized cargo.

However, CONCOR has, from the very beginning, entered into an agreement with Indira Rashtriya Kamgar Sahakari Society Ltd. (IRKSS), ( a Mulund based entity with former Maharashtra Chief Minister/Defence Minister Shri Sharad Pawar as its honorary president), and thereby entrusted the latter with nearly all the CFS operations like handling and

transportation of containers from Mulund to Nhava Sheva/Mumbai port

and vice versa as also of handling of cargo within the CFS premises.

GATEWAY PORT / AIRPORT

The containerized export cargo sealed at CFS feeds both the Nhava Sheva and Mumbai Ports. The cargo moves by road on the trailers belonging to M/s. Seaport Container Terminal Ltd. About 80% of the containers go to Nhava Sheva Port and the remaining 20 % to Mumbai Port.

The import cargo on the other hand comes entirely from Nhava Sheva by rail

(90%) via Panvel, Diva and Thane (about 70 Km journey) as well as by road
(10%).

CONCOR has also been allowed to transport export cargo in Customssealed trucks from CFS Mulund to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Sahar (w. e. f. October 2000) and to Ahmedabad Airport (w. e. f. June 2001) for its shipment by air.

Operations carried out / work done

BOTH EXPORT AND IMPORTS ARE CARRIED OUT & ITS converted into ICD & IT IS CONNECTED THROUGH RAILWAYS AND RODAWAYS.

Loading and unloading of cargo

Handling
Import /export documentation and Payments to customs

INFRASTRUCTURE

Paved Area /Admin Area Equipments Security And Firefighting IT Systems

Port and Other Facilities

PAVED AREA

Paved Area - 26,000 sq. mts.

ADMIN AREA
Total Area - 52,000 sq. mts. Paved Area - 26,000 sq. mts. Warehouse space - 4300 sq. mtrs.

EQUIPMENTS USED
Equipments used are as follows Risk takers Fork takers Fork lifts Trailers Hand crafts

There are sufficient number of modern handling equipment, which are all in Operational condition and proper maintenance. Equipment are been taken care at regular intervals.

SAFETY & SECURITY

Fire extinguisher Shoes Hand gloves

Insurance policies
Security to ICD is provided by MSGB

( Maharashtra Security Guard Board)

Strong gate control mechanisms and process

IT SYSTEMS

MIS system Inhouse software is used called as EXIM Terminal mgmt system. Main systems office is at DELHI

Linked by satellites

Concerning Human Resources

-500 Employees

-24 working hours (10-6 = business hours)

- 3 shifts MATERIALS HANDLING

Dangerous cargo like glasses

Do not deal in pereshible items/goods

Sandarized containers are used.

DOCUMENTATION (IMPORT & EXPORT BOTH) Some of them are.. Shipping bills

CCM documents
IGM Bill of entry Customs duty challens Shipping line delivery orders,etc.

OTHER SERVICES

OTHER Services offered Export Logistics Octroi Duty Payment LCL and FCL clearence under one roof

RAIL Track in CFS Mulund- East.

SOME OF OUR CLICKS..

SPECIAL THANKS 2

OUR Proff. RAMNATH Sir. Mr. VISHAL PATIL (TERMINAL MANAGER OF CFS MULUND EAST). Mr. RAJESH PATEL (TERMINAL INCHARGE OF CFS MULUND WEST).