Allocation of location codes for Customs locations in India-regarding

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....ons in India-regarding. Board has been examining the possibility of allocation of location codes for various ports, airports and other customs stations for the standardization of data. The location code is an identification code for a particular location and is frequently required in information interchange in international trade and transport, to direct the movement of goods e.g. in shipping m....

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....e has constituted a Sub-committee under Technical Assessment Group for finalisation of the location codes for ports/airports/ICDs/CFSs/ACCs/Land Customs Stations etc. in India as per UN specifications. The Sub-committee has since finalisation the location codes for 84 seaports, 31 airport, 48 ICDs/CFSs, 116 coastal ports and 91 land customs station in India, a copy of the same is enclosed for refe....

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....ation code of that station. The Commissioners should obtain such codes from the Directorate of Systems prior to issuance of notification. As regards existing notifications, Commissioners are requested to re-issue the existing notification incorporating the location name and location code of the stations. Commissioners may also inform Directorate of Systems if the location code of any port/airport/....