FREIGHT FORWARDING · CROSS-BORDER
Cross-Border Logistics from India
End-to-end overland trade into Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan — with customs cleared on both sides of the border. We manage the documentation, duties and land-port formalities, not just the trucking.
3 neighbours
- Both sides
- customs cleared each way
Quick facts
DGFT
- AEO
- FIATA
- LAND CUSTOMS
- SAFTA
- GST
- Land-customs station expertise · treaty-route compliance
03 · THE BASICS
What is cross-border logistics?
Moving goods overland into a neighbouring country is more than a long truck ride — it’s two customs regimes, a land border and a set of treaty rules. The terms to know:
Land Customs Station (LCS / ICP)
- The border point where goods are cleared — the crossing itself.
- Both-side clearance
WHEN YOU NEED CROSS-BORDER LOGISTICS
Selling to a neighbour
Buyers in Nepal, Bangladesh or Bhutan.
Goods move overland
Not by sea or air — across a land border.
Customs on both sides
Export clearance here, import clearance there.
Treaty benefits to claim
SAFTA duty relief where your goods qualify.
One party owning the crossing
So nothing stalls at the land port.
04 · COVERAGE
Countries & land ports we cover
We run the main overland trade routes out of India, and know the paperwork and queues at each land port.
| Country | Key land ports | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | Raxaul–Birgunj, Sunauli, Jogbani | Also served by treaty transit via Kolkata / Visakhapatnam. |
| Bangladesh | Petrapole–Benapole, Agartala | India’s busiest land-trade border. |
| Bhutan | Jaigaon–Phuentsholing | Preferential, largely duty-free trade under treaty. |
05 · THE DIFFERENCE
What we manage — the whole crossing, not just the truck
Road Freight moves the vehicle. Cross-border logistics manages everything that decides whether it clears the border — on both sides.
01
Customs, both sides
02
Documentation & CoO
03
Land-port coordination
04
Duties & compliance
Shipping to Nepal, Bangladesh or Bhutan?
Tell us the destination and goods — we’ll map the land port, the documents and the duty position.
Plan a cross-border move →
06 · PRICING
What drives a cross-border rate?
A cross-border quote is more than trucking — it prices the border itself. These are the drivers we make visible in your proposal.
01
Distance & lane
02
Customs, both sides
03
Land-port charges
04
Documentation & CoO
05
Detention at the border
06
Duties & taxes
One all-in cross-border quote
Trucking, both-side customs, land-port charges and duties — itemised in a single proposal.
Get a cross-border rate →
07 · THE PROCESS
How a cross-border move runs
Four steps from paperwork to a delivery in-country — with customs owned on both sides of the border.
Plan & document
We map the lane and land port, and prepare the paperwork and CoO.
Export clearance (India)
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
Border crossing (LCS)
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
Import clearance & delivery
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
08 · THE DIFFERENCE
One partner — every document, both customs regimes
A cross-border shipment is cleared twice — once out of India, once into the destination. Miss a document at either end and the truck sits at the border. We prepare them all.
Import Export Code (IEC)
Needed to trade — set up in onboarding.
Certificate of Origin (SAFTA)
Unlocks preferential duty on treaty routes.
Export & import customs docs
Shipping bill here, bill of entry in-country.
Commercial invoice & packing list
Contents and value for both customs regimes.
E-way Bill
Raised for the Indian road leg to the border.
Transit / bond documents
Where cargo transits a country rather than clears into it.
We register what’s missing and prepare every document, for both sides — so the paperwork never strands your truck at the land port. Explore trade registrations
09 · WHY US
Why exporters choose Masa Gaia for cross-border
When the border is where deals go wrong, exporters choose the partner who owns both sides of it:
Land-border specialists
We know each LCS/ICP — its agents, its rules and its quirks.
Customs owned both sides
Not just to the border — through to in-country clearance.
Treaty benefits claimed
We make sure your SAFTA duty relief actually lands.
One partner, end to end
Trucking, customs and registrations from one team.
“Our first shipment to Nepal cleared Birgunj without us lifting a finger — they’d already sorted the Certificate of Origin.”
10 · FREE TOOL
Not sure what your cross-border shipment needs? Check your readiness.
Answer four quick questions and get a personalised checklist of the registrations, documents and treaty papers your move needs — free, in two minutes.
Check your readinessThis is an example report shown for illustration. Your own result is produced by the tool.
60% readyfor your cross-border move
- Import Export Code (IEC)— already held
- Certificate of Origin— still neededneeded
- Import-side documents— still neededneeded
11 · RELATED SERVICES
The services behind a clean crossing
Cross-border logistics pulls these together. Explore any one — or let us run the whole border-to-door move.
12 · FAQ
Cross-border logistics FAQs
Which countries and land ports do you cover?
We run the main overland routes into Nepal (Raxaul–Birgunj, Sunauli, Jogbani), Bangladesh (Petrapole–Benapole, Agartala) and Bhutan (Jaigaon–Phuentsholing), plus treaty transit routes on request.
Do you clear customs on both sides of the border?
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
Can I claim duty relief under SAFTA?
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
What’s the difference between this and Road Freight?
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
How long does a cross-border shipment take?
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
What documents do I need to export to Nepal or Bangladesh?
TODO — collapsed in the Figma design; needs real copy.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Take your goods across the border