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What does Land port mean in logistics?

Short answer

A designated border crossing where goods and people enter or leave a country by road or rail, with customs and other controls.

India’s land ports range from land customs stations to integrated check posts managed by the Land Ports Authority of India, set up under the Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010. 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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The numbers behind this answer

Also called
land customs station, LCS
Category
EXIM & customs
Related terms
Integrated check post (ICP), EXIM, Customs broker, Haldia

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

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

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