Cross border road freight
Road freight from India to Bangladesh
What our own trucks and bookings show about moving goods to Bangladesh: where loads start, how long they take and the papers you need.
Safe & Secure Logistics moved 2 full truckload consignments by road from India to Benapole, Bangladesh, between Jun 2025 and Jul 2025, loading mainly at Sanaswadi and Pune. The median booking to delivery time was 6 days. WhatsApp +91 75062 45557 for your load.
Source: SSL booking register, FY2025-26, de-duplicated by consignment number.
From our register
Bangladesh in numbers
Only 2 consignments, so read these as a trace of a lane we have run, not a pattern.
2
consignments delivered by road to Bangladesh
Source: SSL booking register · as of FY2025-26
334
packages carried
Source: SSL booking register · as of FY2025-26
6
median days, booking to delivery
Source: SSL booking register (delivery dates) · as of FY2025-26
2
months with loads, Jun 2025 to Jul 2025
Source: SSL booking register · as of FY2025-26
The lane
Where the loads start and end
Loaded in India
Delivered in Bangladesh
Every consignment was booked as a full truckload.
The border
The main road crossing is Petrapole (IN) and Benapole (BD) ICP.
DGFT Notification 07/2025-26 (17 May 2025): ready-made garments from Bangladesh may enter India only via Kolkata and Nhava Sheva seaports; several other goods barred from specified land ports. Transit cargo for Nepal/Bhutan exempt.
Median booking to delivery: 6 days, across 2 delivered consignments. History, not a promise.
Papers
Documents for a road export to Bangladesh
The same list our export and import document checklist gives for a road shipment. General guidance only.
- 01
Importer Exporter Code (IEC)
The ten character code every business needs to export or import. Customs will not file without it.
Who: You, once, on the DGFT portal
- 02
Commercial invoice
Value, terms of sale (the Incoterm), buyer, seller and the 8 digit HS code of each item.
Who: Exporter
- 03
Packing list
Package count, marks, net and gross weights and dimensions. Customs and the carrier check it against the cargo.
Who: Exporter
- 04
E-way bill for the road leg
Goods moving by road to the port, airport or border, or from it to your warehouse, need one when the consignment value is over ₹50,000.
Who: Shipper or transporter, on the GST portal
- 05
Letter of undertaking (LUT) or IGST payment
Exports are zero rated under GST. File an LUT to export without paying IGST, or pay it and claim a refund.
Who: Exporter, on the GST portal, each financial year
- 06
Bill of export at the land customs station
The export declaration for goods leaving India by road, filed at the land customs station on the border.
Who: Customs broker at the border
- 07
Lorry receipt (LR or GR)
The road carrier’s consignment note for the truck journey across the border.
Who: Transporter
- 08
Insurance certificate
Needed when you sell on CIF or CIP terms, and wise on every shipment.
Who: Your insurer
Certificate of origin. Preferential CoO available under: South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA); Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).
Restrictions. DGFT Notification 07/2025-26 (17 May 2025): ready-made garments from Bangladesh may enter India only via Kolkata and Nhava Sheva seaports; several other goods barred from specified land ports. Transit cargo for Nepal/Bhutan exempt.
Frequently asked questions
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