The service of the Customs’ Electronic Data Interface (EDI) system will be available at the Beypore Port soon to facilitate easy international cargo shipping operations. The decision to introduce EDI was taken subsequent to the port obtaining International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) certification, thus enabling it to receive foreign ships and handle immigration clearance.
The EDI service has been a long pending demand of the exporters in the northern Kerala region as they have been heavily dependent on the services at the airports to carry out their business. Quick clearance of the goods for import and export through electronic data interchange will be possible through the launch of the new facility.
According to officials, the government has already sanctioned ₹15 lakh for setting up the EDI office at Beypore. The work is in full swing for the construction of a 1550-sq. ft. office at the transit area near the new wharf. With the opening of the facility, the clearance service will be available 24x7 for the stakeholders in the international shipping and logistics business.
