Container Freight Station Services at Kandla and Mundra

A container freight station is a customs-notified facility outside the terminal where containers are stuffed, destuffed and examined. It takes container work off the crowded port terminal and gives shippers a controlled place to consolidate, inspect and store cargo under customs supervision.

Export

• Receipt of cartons, pallets or loose cargo from your trucks
• Tally, marking check and measurement
• Customs examination and sealing
• Container stuffing with lashing and choking
• Photographs of stuffing for your records and your buyer
• Movement of the stuffed container to the terminal before the cut-off

Import

• Movement of the loaded container from the terminal to the CFS
• Customs examination with our team present
• Destuffing and tally against the bill of lading
• Delivery to your trucks, or transfer to storage
• Return of empty containers to the line's yard

LCL consolidation and deconsolidation

For shipments too small for a full container, cargo from several shippers is consolidated into one box for export, or an incoming consolidated box is split for the individual consignees. LCL cuts costs on small volumes, and close coordination keeps it from adding days.

Exports: Shipping Bill, commercial invoice, packing list, booking confirmation, container release order, VGM and any export certificates.

Imports: Bill of Entry, delivery order from the shipping line, bill of lading, invoice and packing list, and any licences or test reports customs may ask for at examination.

Missing documents are the most common reason a container sits at the CFS longer than it should. We check the set before the container moves.

Both ports are served by several CFSs, each with its own tariffs, free days and capacity. Containers at Mundra are usually routed to a CFS nominated by the shipping line or chosen by the importer, while Kandla also handles a large share of break-bulk cargo that never touches a CFS. We know how the main facilities work and which suit your cargo, and we advise on the nomination before the vessel arrives, when it can still be changed.

Every extra day at a CFS adds ground rent and line detention. We keep containers moving by:

1. Filing early: the Bill of Entry or Shipping Bill is ready before the container arrives at the CFS.
2. Booking the examination: we line up the slot and attend in person at Kandla and Mundra.
3. Lining up transport: trucks are booked for the day of Out of Charge.
4. Returning empties promptly: to stop the line's detention clock.

Most CFS delays are really customs or transport delays. Because Globelink handles custom clearance and inland transport as well, the whole sequence runs to one timeline. For door-to-door shipments, the CFS stage is part of our freight forwarding service.