ICD/CFS/AFS functions enable decongestion and streamlined customs clearance, reducing logistics costs and transit delays through intermodal transshipments The text describes the functions of ICD/CFS/AFS facilities including receipt and dispatch of cargo, stuffing and stripping of containers, rail and road transit operations to and from ports, customs clearance, consolidation and desegregation of loose container cargo, temporary storage, container reworking, and maintenance; and highlights trade benefits of concentration points, nearer customs clearance, port decongestion, reduced transport and inventory costs, lower demurrage and pilferage, and facilitation of intermodal transshipments and container repositioning.