Cargo handling compliance mandates timely container evacuation and transparent charges to reduce dwell time in customs areas. Port terminals, CFSs, shipping lines, transporters and other Customs Cargo Service Providers must comply with the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 by providing adequate infrastructure, equipment and manpower, publishing schedules of charges, making movement information available, and accepting Commissioner-specified facilities. To reduce dwell time, port terminals must ensure imported containers are removed within 24 hours of Entry Inward, issue advance arrival intimations, implement ICES gate modules, record gate-out time of vehicles, and report defaults for action under the Regulations.