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Clearing Agents in Kolkata Put off Protest Program

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Clearing Agents in Kolkata Put off Protest Program
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February 4: Transport entrepreneurs and clearing agents of Kolkata, who were staging protest since last Tuesday expressing dissatisfaction over the decision to apply electronic tracking system (ETS) on Nepal-bound goods at the Kolkata Port, have withdrawn their protest program.  

The agitators withdrew their protest after stern warning from the concerned government authority of India upon the request from Kolkata-based Nepal’s consulate general.

The protest of clearing agents in Kolkata had disrupted the movement of containers. As a result, the Nepal-bound cargo shipments were stranded at the Kolkota Port.

The agents said that they were not in favour of obstructing the goods but had staged the protest to seek assurance that they would get their dues at the earliest. The customs house agents of India, who have been working as the representatives of Nepali importers in clearing goods from the docks, say they owe at total of Rs 8 billion from the importers.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) of India had decided to apply the electronic tracking system (ETS) on the containers of Nepali importers at the Kolkata Port effective from February 15.

After the provision is implemented, the agents are not required at the port.

 

 

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