ECCS
Express Cargo Clearing System in India
The express industry is emerging as the major engine of growth in international commerce with integrated supply chains and fast delivery of goods to the customers’ doorstep. The ECCS was launched in 2017 for the electronic clearance of courier consignments. It is a highly efficient and robust system catering to the fast-paced growth of this sector. This technology driven system has contributed successfully towards increasing trade volumes, eliminating paperwork and reducing dwell times, resulting in clearance of consignments within few hours. It has offered a great fillip to the e-commerce industry in India and ensured hassle free delivery and pick-up at the door-steps of importers and exporters.
Express Cargo Clearance Systems (ECCS) is an application that enables automated clearances in the express mode. ECCS is an automation programme to carry out clearance process under the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010. This system is currently operational at nine ICT locations i.e. Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi Ahmedabad, Chennai, Cochin, Jaipur , Kolkata & Hyderabad and planned to be rolled out at the remaining locations in a phased manner.