India's New Customs Compliance Portal to Aid Traders

India’s recently launched Compliance Information Portal will provide traders free access to the country’s customs procedures and compliance requirements in a bid to better streamline trade activities, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported Aug. 13. The portal, introduced earlier this month, provides compliance information and import-export procedures for nearly 12,000 tariff lines and for courier and postal services, HKTDC said. It also includes information on reimports and reexports and features a COVID-19 help service, which allows traders to “request the rapid resolution of any cargo‑clearance problems” related to the COVID-19 pandemic.