{"id":2205,"date":"2025-12-18T06:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2025-12-18T06:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:13:30","slug":"what-is-concor-and-how-to-use-concor-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/what-is-concor-and-how-to-use-concor-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"What is CONCOR and how to use CONCOR facilities?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What is CONCOR and how can exporters use it? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CONCOR is a Government of India company under the Ministry of Railways. It is India\u2019s largest multimodal logistics service provider, mainly handling containerized cargo for imports and exports.<\/p>\n<p>To simply put, CONCOR moves export\u2013import containers using <strong>rail + road<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>and provides ICD\/CFS facilities for customs clearance. <strong>CONCOR is a multimodal logistics company, with Road and Rail facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What does CONCOR do?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Road and Rail transport of containers<\/strong> across India<\/li>\n<li>Operates <strong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"588\">ICDs (Inland Container Depots)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"630\">CFSs (Container Freight Stations)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Handles <strong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"660\">EXIM cargo<\/strong> (Import &amp; Export) and <strong data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"701\">Domestic cargo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Works with <strong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"786\">shipping lines, exporters, importers, CHAs, freight forwarders<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Importance of CONCOR for Exporters and Importers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduces <strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"876\">port congestion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Faster movement of containers from <strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"933\">factory to port<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Customs clearance possible at <strong data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"993\">ICDs near your location<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cost-effective compared to long-distance road transport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Benefits of Using Rail for transportation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Customs Clearance Near Factory<\/li>\n<li>Rail-Based Container Movement (Cost Effective)<\/li>\n<li>Reduced Port Congestion &amp; Faster Port Exit<\/li>\n<li>End-to-End Logistics Ecosystem<\/li>\n<li>Connectivity to All Major Ports<\/li>\n<li>FMLM Facility (First Mile; Last Mile facility)<\/li>\n<li>Bonded Warehouses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who should use CONCOR ICD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2567\">MSME exporters<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2594\">Hinterland manufacturers<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2633\">Bulk &amp; containerized cargo exporters<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2636\" data-end=\"2674\">Importers needing fast port evacuation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Important Tip:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Use CONCOR when your shipment is planned, FCL, and inland.<\/strong><strong><br data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2329\" \/><\/strong><strong>Avoid CONCOR when shipment is urgent, small, or port-adjacent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>When NOT to Use CONCOR ICD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Very Small \/ LCL Shipments<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Urgent \/ Time-Critical Shipments<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cargo Located Very Close to Port<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Highly Specialized Cargo<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peak Season Congestion<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When Shipping Line Does Not Support ICD<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Very Short Port Lead Time<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Export Incentive Compliance Needs Port Examination<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How can an Exporter Use CONCOR? EXAMPLE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1107\">There is an exporter in <strong data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1106\">Vadodara<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1150\">Stuffing of container at <strong data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1150\">CONCOR ICD<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1178\">Customs clearance at ICD<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1231\">Container moves by <strong data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1231\">rail to Nhava Sheva (JNPT)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1262\">Loaded on vessel \/ ship for export<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here we give you a list of CONCOR from where export Import can be done. This list if of important CONCOR ICDs.<\/p>\n<p>(This is not a complete list.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CONCOR2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CONCOR2.png 924w, https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CONCOR2-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CONCOR2-768x701.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CONCOR2-660x602.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is CONCOR and how can exporters use it? CONCOR is a Government of India company under the Ministry of Railways. It is India\u2019s largest multimodal logistics service provider, mainly handling containerized cargo for imports and exports. To simply put, CONCOR moves export\u2013import containers using rail + road, and provides ICD\/CFS facilities for customs clearance.\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/what-is-concor-and-how-to-use-concor-facilities\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437,439],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-business-port-side-container-terminal-psct-railway-roadways","category-roadways"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2208,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205\/revisions\/2208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiiem.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}