India extended the lockdown period till 03 May 2020. Transport services through all modes for freight movement and supply of essential goods are exempted from the lockdown. To ensure smooth flow of supply chain of Essential Items during National Lockdown to fight COVID-19, clarifications were provided to ensure that stakeholders in logistics and warehousing receive the necessary assistance to continue their operations. Air Rail and Road Transport suspended except for essential goods, Port operations for cargo movement to remain operational.
Land border crossings to function for movement of essential goods Operation of Railways, Airways, and Seaports for cargo movement, relief and evacuation, and their related organization are exempted from suspension. Rules for issuance of RoO RTA/PTA certification relaxed, along with several export-import documentation requirements, to ease disruptions caused by lockdown due to the pandemic.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs:
https://www.mha.gov.in/notifications/circulars-covid-19
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24*7 customs clearance services at designated seaports and airports Coronavirus Help Desk: Nodal officers in the relevant Ministry/Department/Agency have been appointed by the Government to quickly resolve issues hampering trade and speedy clearance of import and export goods.
Source: Ministry of Finance: http://www.cbic.gov.in/resources/htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-instruction/csinstructions-2020/cs-ins-02-2020.pdf
Ministry of Finance: https://icegate.gov.in/coronavirustradehelp/
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To ensure smooth flow of supply chain of Essential Items during National Lock-down to fight COVID-19, clarifications were provided to ensure that stakeholders in logistics and warehousing receive necessary assistance to continue their operations. Air Rail and Road Transport suspended except for essential goods, Port operations for cargo movement to remain operational. Land border crossings to function for movement of essential goods.
Source: https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_ClarificationonGroundLevelIssuesinSmoothMovementofEssentialItemsinStates_04042020.pdf
https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_Consolidated%20Guideline%20of%20MHA_28032020%20%281%29_0.PDF
1.Ministry of Shipping, Govemment of India has directed all the major ports via F. No. PD -143001412020 - PD VII dated 31.03.2020 to consider exemption or remission of demurrage, ground rent beyond allowed free period, penal anchorage/hire charges and any other performance related penalties that may be levied on port related activities for the reasons attributable to lock down measures i.e. from 22 March to 14 April, 2020.
2. In order to maintain proper supply chain at the Indian seaports, shipping agents are advised not to charge, levy or recover any demurrage, ground rent beyond allowed free period storage for the period from 22 March, 2020 to 146 April, 2O2O, due to delay in evacuation of cargo caused by reasons attributable to lock-down measures since 22d March, 2020. (for both points listed here see the links to the govt documents for details.