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What does ICD (inland container depot) mean in logistics?

Short answer

An inland facility with customs clearance where import and export containers are handled, cleared and moved to or from seaports by rail or road.

ICDs let inland shippers clear customs close to their factories. Examples include ICD Tughlakabad in Delhi; containers usually move between ICDs and ports on container trains. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
ICD, dry port
Category
EXIM & customs
Related terms
Container freight station (CFS), Rail rake, Port (major and non-major), Container stuffing and destuffing

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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