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Testimonials from the Stakeholders

OM HISARIA, Senior Vice-President, Reliance Industries Limited
“Direct Port Delivery (DPD) initiative at JNPT
taken at operational level to reduce dwell time of border clearance and transaction
cost of imports. This will not only reduce the cost of imports directly, but will also
reduce inventory carrying cost of businesses. Further, this will enhance cargo handling
SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade, which in turn
will help in improving India’s “Ease of Doing Business” ranking by World Bank. We
appreciate and admire the zeal with which the project DPD is being pushed forward by

PRAMOD SANT, Vice President -Head of Import Export, Siemens Ltd.

milestone by creating an international framework for reducing trade costs.
The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) contains provisions for expediting the
movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. These
objectives are in consonance with India’s “Ease of Doing Business” initiative. Direct
Port Delivery (DPD) is one of important step taken so that shipment arriving at JNPT
will be cleared directly from port saving time and cost for Importer. DPD facility is now
made available to 700+ importers and will also help even Medium and small importers.
Focus by Chief Commissioner and coordinated efforts by Port and terminals is going to
change the image of JNPT.

KRUTI JOBANPUTRA, Director, JWC Logistics
“We at JWC Logistics congratulate the Customs authorities for easing the norms
of availing DPD scheme. “he scheme indeed saves both time and money for the

also lead to a faster clearance of cargo resulting in an increase in volume of cargo
arriving at JNPT. It is indeed a revolutionary step taken by Indian Customs; which
will boost India to greater heights in the coming times”. Direct Port Delivery
(DPD); not only promotes and boosts “Ease of Doing Business in India” but also
helps eliminating corruption bottle necks. We are encouraging all our Importers to
avail DPD facility as per the guidelines laid down by the authorities.

PRASHANT CHAVAN, SABIC India
We at SABIC congratulate the Mumbai Customs Department for introducing the
game changer move in form of “DPD”. This system will not only help us but also
the importers fraternity to save money and time which will make them more
competitive in their line of business. We should not forget about heavy & painful
congestion at port and hopefully with the help of DPD we will be able to achieve
a faster TAT (Turn Around Time). Expecting many more Ports in the country to
follow this kind of practices which supports boosting Indian economy. This move
will also improve the image of our country promoting “Ease of Business” in the
international market.