<p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-798" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="5,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">KOLKATA / NEW DELHI</b> — In a major regulatory reform aimed at eliminating documentary bottlenecks and driving multimodal modal shifts from roads and rail to domestic river corridors, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has formally issued a standardized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) operating circular. The directive governs bonded container transshipments and export-import (EXIM) transit movements navigating <b data-path-to-node="5,0" data-index-in-node="433" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">National Waterway-1 (NW-1)</b> and the <b data-path-to-node="5,0" data-index-in-node="468" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP)</b> river routes</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-799" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Codified under <b data-path-to-node="6,0" data-index-in-node="15" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Customs Circular No. 24/2026-Cus</b>, the mandate provides a unified, digital regulatory pathway for containerized freight, bulk raw materials, and agricultural commodities traversing river networks between inland multi-modal terminals and maritime gateways</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-800" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The circular integrates the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES) and ICEGATE with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) portal, allowing river barge operators to clear customs without manual paperwork or intermediate inspections</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h4 data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Dismantling Intermediate Customs Holds</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-801" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Historically, bonded containerized cargo moving from northern Inland Container Depots (such as Varanasi, Patna, or Sahibganj) to ocean gateways at Haldia or Kolkata—or crossing into Bangladesh via the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT)—faced fragmented regulatory scrutiny</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Consignments frequently suffered physical inspection delays, bond verification stalls, and manual cargo tally reconciliations at intermediate river checkpoints</span><span data-path-to-node="10,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="11" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The newly notified EDI framework dismantles these touchpoints:</p><ul data-path-to-node="12" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="12,0,0" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-802" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="12,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="12,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Single Electronic Transit Declaration (e-TD):</b> Exporters and multimodal logistics operators can file a consolidated e-TD directly through the ICEGATE single window, linking the river vessel's Voyage Manifest directly with the underlying export Shipping Bills or import Bills of Entry</span><span data-path-to-node="12,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="12,1,0" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-803" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="12,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Tamper-Evident RFID &amp; ECTS Tracking:</b> All containerized cargo loaded on river barges must be secured with certified RFID electronic seals and monitored via Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) satellite transponders</span><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Once sealed at the originating inland terminal, barges are granted "Green Channel Transit," exempting them from midway physical de-stuffing or intermediate customs verifications along the river fairway</span><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="12,2,0" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-804" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="12,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="12,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Automated Risk Profiling:</b> Integrated customs risk-management systems (RMS) run automated background security checks on the vessel's digital manifest before barge departure, reserving physical inspections exclusively for non-compliant or flagged consignments</span><span data-path-to-node="12,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p></li></ul><h4 data-path-to-node="17" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Strengthening the Eastern Trade Gateway &amp; Bangladesh Connectivity</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="18" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-820" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The timing of this regulatory release aligns with recent infrastructure upgrades along the lower Hooghly River and estuarine reaches, including the deployment of dynamic night-navigation sonar arrays and automated transshipment terminals at Kolkata Dock System (KDS) and Haldia Dock Complex (HDC)</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="19" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-821" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="19,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">By establishing a standardized EDI transshipment channel, river transit between Indian manufacturing hubs and major Bangladeshi commercial distribution points (such as Narayanganj, Mongla, and Dhaka) transitions into a predictable, schedule-driven commercial corridor</span><span data-path-to-node="19,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="19,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="20" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-822" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="20,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Agro-processors, finished steel mills, fly ash suppliers, and textile exporters can load containerized consignments directly onto shallow-draft vessels, bypassing chronic road-truck gridlocks at land border gates such as Petrapole–Benapole</span><span data-path-to-node="20,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="20,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h4 data-path-to-node="22" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Accelerating National Logistics Targets</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="23" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-823" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="23,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Speaking on the release of the circular in New Delhi, senior CBIC and Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways officials emphasized the macro-logistical importance of river transport</span><span data-path-to-node="23,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="23,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><blockquote data-path-to-node="24" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="24,0" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-824" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="24,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">"Expanding India's inland waterways requires more than deep navigational fairways; it demands modern, paperless regulatory governance. This standardized EDI transshipment framework treats river corridors as high-velocity commercial arteries. By automating customs controls, replacing physical checkpoints with digital tracking, and facilitating seamless multimodal transshipment at Kolkata and Haldia, we are empowering domestic EXIM trade and lowering national logistics overheads</span><span data-path-to-node="24,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="24,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">."</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c4215399780="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></blockquote><p data-path-to-node="25" id="p-rc_82d630f3d8217d84-825" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="25,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The CBIC confirmed that trial deployments under the new EDI framework will begin immediately across operational terminals on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly) and NW-2 (Brahmaputra), with complete nationwide cutover across all operational National Waterways scheduled ahead of the upcoming peak cargo season</span><span data-path-to-node="25,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1038807051="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1038807051="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="25,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>