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Testimonials from the Stakeholders

PRASHANT KUMAR, Supply Chain Manager – South Asia,
DuPont Nutrition and Health

Direct Port Delivery (DPD), a service initiated towards “Ease of Doing Business” is
expected to create value by improving speed to market and reduce delays. This is
a great initiative by Indian Customs. DPD will strengthen India’s position in global
business needs. We expect direct port delivery initiative will reduce dwell time
thereby optimizing cash to cash cycle. We also anticipate a reduction in inventory
carrying cost by maintaining better end to end supply chain visibility. This could
be an important step to mitigate risk of damages due to reduction in multiple
in logistics and transactional cost through faster customs clearance process. At

this initiative very soon and therefore, support this important step.

ALPESH VYAS, Manager - Imports, Asian Paints Ltd.

Direct Port Delivery is among the major initiatives by the Customs Department to
ease the business process. It serves the govt. thrust on reducing clearance time and
being cost effective for the importers. We appreciate this initiative and are privileged
to be a catalyst partner in making it a success. We are sure that DPD would enhance
India’s ranking on international level towards Ease of Doing Business.

VINOD BHATT, Country Head Logistics, HP India

has been aptly carried forward by Indian Customs through the key initiative of Direct
Port Delivery accreditation at Mumbai Nhava Sheva port. The DPD facility would
costs and driving desired experience to end customers. Apparently Mumbai is a

and reduction in overall logistics TAT in our business operations. The upcoming
strategies expected to be optimized at Mumbai and DPD accreditation would

Customs for conceptualizing the Direct Port Delivery and leading the change under
the leadership and vision of the Honorable Chief Commissioner Dr. John Joseph.

BLASE D’SOUZA, Director - Materials, Ingram Micro India Pvt. Limited
“Amongst all the Ease of Doing Business initiatives DPD combined with the 24x7
RMD Cell, Customs Out of Charge is the big thing that has happened. When fully
implemented and availed by the Trade and Industry it will both drastically reduce
TAT and Costs for IMPEX transactions. Kudos to the Nhava Sheva Customs for this
major Trade Facilitation Initiative.”