1. Scope and rates
Send us the cargo details and the routing, and we reply with a rate and a scope in writing. Nothing is added later that we did not quote.
For Forwarders & Traders
Your CHA Partner
in Nagpur and JNPT
A forwarder in Chennai wins cargo moving through Nagpur. A trader in Delhi buys from a supplier in Vidarbha. Neither has staff on the ground, so they appoint a local customs broker. ACSPL has done this work since 2006, and we file at all three Nagpur ICDs as well as at JNPT, Mumbai Port and Mumbai Airport. It does not matter where you are based. What matters is where your cargo clears. You keep the client, and we handle the ground.
Who This Is For
Two Ways Companies Appoint Us
Different problems, same answer: a licensed broker where your cargo is and you are not. Both work wherever in India you are based.
For Freight Forwarders
You hold the nomination. We do the ground work.
You won the business and you keep it. We act as your customs broker at Nagpur or JNPT, working to your documents. We report to you, not to your customer.
For Outstation Traders
Your supplier is here. You do not have to be.
Your supplier may sit near Nagpur while you sit in Delhi, Punjab or Gujarat. We handle the pickup and the clearance, so you do not travel for the shipment.
The same job either way
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We report to you, not to your client
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We will not approach a client you nominate
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We bill you at agreed rates, not your client
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We deal with your supplier on pickup and readiness
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We arrange the container and the inland movement
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Filing at all three Nagpur ICDs
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Filing at JNPT, Mumbai Port and Mumbai Airport
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Status updates until the cargo is cleared
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Onward delivery to your buyer
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One point of contact for the whole job
The Part That Matters
What We Promise You
Most forwarders worry about one thing first: will this broker go behind me and take my client? It is a fair question, so here is our answer.
- We will not approach your client. Not during the job. Not after it
- You own the relationship. We speak to your client only if you ask us to
- We bill you, not your client. You bill them in your own name, at your own rates
- We keep your rates private. They are not discussed outside the job
- We will not cut a compliance corner. Your client's IEC stays clean, and so does your name
Process
How an Appointment Works
The authorisation step is where these arrangements usually go wrong, so it is worth setting out plainly.
2. KYC and authorisation
A customs broker licence cannot be sub-let, so the authorisation letter must come from the IEC holder, with KYC papers alongside it. You can arrange it, and the paper trail stays clean.
3. Documents and filing
Send the shipping documents. We check the HS code and file the Bill of Entry or the Shipping Bill, then handle examination and get out-of-charge.
4. Ground work
We deal with the CFS and arrange inland transport.
5. Reporting back
We send the status to you. You update your client in your own name.
6. Billing
We invoice you at the agreed rate, and duty and statutory payments are passed on with receipts.
Filing Presence
Where We File, and Where We Coordinate
This matters when you pick a broker, because there is a difference between filing a document and passing it on. We file at:
- ICD Nagpur (MIHAN) — run by CONCOR
- ICD DLI Borkhedi — Nagpur
- ICD Adani Nagpur
- JNPT (Nhava Sheva) — through our own Navi Mumbai office
- Mumbai Port and Mumbai Airport
- Elsewhere in India we work through our Hyderabad and Chennai associates and freight partners. We will tell you which one applies to your shipment
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you approach our client directly?
No. We will not solicit or quote to a client you nominate to us, and that holds during the job and after it.
Who issues the authorisation, us or the importer?
The IEC holder does. A customs broker licence cannot be sub-let, so the authorisation letter and KYC papers must come from the importer or exporter to us. You can arrange it, but the authorisation itself runs to the IEC holder, which keeps the paper trail clean.
Do you clear at JNPT as well as Nagpur?
Yes. Our own office in Navi Mumbai files at JNPT Nhava Sheva, Mumbai Port and Mumbai Airport. So we can act for you at the gateway, inland at Nagpur, or on both legs of the same shipment.
We are based in Gujarat. Can we still appoint you?
Yes. Where you sit does not matter. What matters is where your cargo clears. If it clears at the Nagpur ICDs or at JNPT, we can act for you. If it clears at Mundra or another port we do not file at, we will tell you straight away rather than take the job.
How does billing work on a nominated shipment?
Back to back. We invoice you at the agreed rate, and you invoice your client in your own name. Duty and statutory payments are passed on with receipts.
Our supplier is near Nagpur but we sit in Delhi. Do we need to visit?
No. We deal with your supplier on cargo readiness and pickup, and we position the container at their facility. You get status updates until the cargo is cleared.
What if the cargo should clear at a port you do not file at?
We will say so, and work through our associates and freight partners instead. We will not push a shipment through Nagpur or JNPT just to keep the job.
How soon can you take a first shipment?
We can file as soon as the rates are agreed and the authorisation and KYC are in hand. The authorisation is usually the slow step, so it helps to start it early.
Need a customs broker at Nagpur or JNPT?
Tell us the routing and the cargo, and whether you are appointing us as your agent or as the direct broker. We will reply with scope, rates and the authorisation checklist within 24 hours.