Major port

Chennai — forwarding and clearance

The east coast container gateway. Routing here removes a transshipment on many Far East lanes.

Scapex books, clears and follows through at Chennai ourselves, so accountability for your shipment does not change hands at the gate.

Gateway details

GatewayChennai
Customs location codeINMAA1
TypeMajor port
StateTamil Nadu
CargoContainerised EXIM traffic
How we work hereScapex files directly

What we handle at Chennai

  • Booking and equipment release against a named vessel or flight
  • Inland haulage from the factory, by road or rail
  • Customs filing, examination coordination and follow-through
  • VGM declaration supported by a weighbridge certificate
  • Bill of lading drafting, checking and release

Tracking a shipment through Chennai

Once a bill of lading or air waybill is issued, follow it on our tracking page. It reads the reference, works out which carrier issued it, and takes you to their own live milestones.

Ready when you are

Send us a lane and roughly what is moving. You will have a firm all-in figure inside a working day.