PRESENTED BY -

VINAY GUPTA (08)

ABDUL QADIR SHAIKH (09)
NIKHIL KHOBRAGADE (14)

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, re-
export, 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.

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)


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 of
production and consumption.

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 overall level of empty container
movement.

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.

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 Customs-
sealed 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 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.



EQUIPMENTS USED


Fire extinguisher
Shoes
Hand gloves
Insurance policies
Security to ICD is provided by MSGB
( Maharashtra Security Guard Board)
Strong gate control mechanisms and process

SAFETY & SECURITY


MIS system

Inhouse software is used called as EXIM

Terminal mgmt system.

Main systems office is at DELHI

Linked by satellites
IT SYSTEMS
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).