<p data-path-to-node="2" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-214" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="2,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">NEW DELHI —</b> In an aggressive regulatory push to stamp out transit leakages, dismantle manual checkpoint bottlenecks, and guarantee absolute supply chain transparency across inland surface corridors, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), operating under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, has officially notified an enforceable nationwide statutory compliance directive mandating automated 24-hour digital electronic seal (e-Seal) validation for all bonded containerized truck drayage movements</span><span data-path-to-node="2,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="2,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-215" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="3,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Codified under a comprehensive trade facilitation circular, the statutory framework applies universally across all multimodal transport operators (MTOs), private logistics concessionaires, bonded motor carriers, and customs brokers hauling containerized export, import, and transshipment cargo between coastal gateway seaports, air cargo complexes, Container Freight Stations (CFSs), and hinterland Inland Container Depots (ICDs)</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="3,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Under the updated regulatory architecture, every bonded truck departure must be authenticated through cryptographically signed, tamper-evident RFID and satellite-linked IoT smart seals whose active telemetry handshakes are automatically validated within the national Indian Customs Electronic Gateway (ICEGATE) digital ledger within 24 hours of gate-out clearance</span><span data-path-to-node="3,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="3,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-216" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="4,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Historically, overland bonded truck drayage connecting major maritime gateways—including Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Mundra, Pipavav, Chennai, and Cochin—with inland manufacturing belts suffered from structural procedural friction</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="4,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Consignments were traditionally subjected to manual paper carrier affidavits, physical bolt-seal inspections, and random road stops by customs preventive formations and state transport checkpoints</span><span data-path-to-node="4,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="4,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. These manual administrative layers frequently introduced 24 to 48 hours of transit friction, exposing cargo to pilferage and adulteration risks while burdening commercial operators with steep vehicle detention fees and container demurrage overheads</span><span data-path-to-node="4,5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="4,6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-217" 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;">The newly notified CBIC framework permanently dismantles these physical interventions by substituting manual oversight with an automated cryptographic trust model</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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;">. Under the new system, when a bonded export container is latched and sealed at an inland dry port or manufacturing unit, the cryptographic electronic seal binds the container's unique ISO identifier, electronic shipping bill or bill of entry, verified gross mass (VGM), and carrier Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) credentials into an immutable digital transit record uploaded directly to ICEGATE and synchronized with the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP)</span><span data-path-to-node="5,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="5,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-218" 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;">Motor carriers are legally required to execute a dynamic electronic validation scan within the initial 24-hour operational window following facility gate-out</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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;">. The accompanying satellite and RFID telemetry continuously logs vehicular velocity and geographic progression along pre-approved virtual highway corridors</span><span data-path-to-node="6,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="6,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The digital architecture uses automated geofencing protocols to supervise freight corridors in real time</span><span data-path-to-node="6,5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="6,6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Any unauthorized seal tamper event, door breach attempt, unexplained route divergence, or protracted unprogrammed dwell automatically triggers an immediate distress alert across the Central Customs Risk Management Division (RMD) national dashboard</span><span data-path-to-node="6,7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="6,8" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-219" 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;">Conversely, compliant truck convoys preserving unbroken cryptographic seal integrity receive seamless "Green Channel" clearance as they approach maritime port perimeters</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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;">. Drayage tractor-trailers pass through automated high-speed Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and RFID scanner gantries at terminal entry gates at speeds up to 20 km/h without coming to a complete stop</span><span data-path-to-node="7,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="7,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The scanner gantries read and authenticate cryptographic seal keys in motion, cross-referencing vessel stowage manifests on the fly and instantaneously issuing an algorithmic Out-of-Charge (OOC) release into the terminal operating system</span><span data-path-to-node="7,5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="7,6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. This frictionless gate-in sequence cuts truck turnaround cycles by up to 20%, eliminates multi-kilometer highway tailbacks outside marine gates, and dynamically auto-reinstates the carrier's digital transshipment security bond</span><span data-path-to-node="7,7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="7,8" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <!----><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3250792215="" _nghost-ng-c1959706389="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-220" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="8,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Senior trade facilitation and customs leadership in New Delhi emphasized that enforcing strict 24-hour digital e-seal telemetry shields critical, high-value export-import pipelines—including pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, specialized automotive assemblies, and premium textiles—against transit tampering and cargo diversion</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="8,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. By embedding real-time verification directly into the customs digital backbone, the reform aligns with the core targets of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and the National Logistics Policy to compress domestic logistics overheads into single-digit GDP percentages</span><span data-path-to-node="8,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="8,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3250792215="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <!----><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c3250792215="" _nghost-ng-c1959706389="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="9" id="p-rc_8f6e0e85fb9a51f3-221" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The CBIC has instructed all principal customs commissionerates, port trusts, and dry port terminal operators to enforce zero-tolerance compliance immediately, establishing dedicated round-the-clock technical monitoring cells across major industrial corridors to assist trade stakeholders during full-scale operational onboarding</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1708829769="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1708829769="" 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="9,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>