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Eastern Clearing & Forwarding Agency Private Limited (formerly Eastern Clearing Agency), established in 1950 at Calcutta , now known as Kolkata, spreads throughout India and even beyond. Besides offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai and Katmandu (Nepal), the company is well represented at every Indian Air and Seaport and is connected globally with major Shipping Lines and Freight Forwarders. The new office at Vizag is coming up soon.

Beginning with a skeleton infrastructure and negligible volume of business, five decades of relentless dedication has made this organization one of the most respected names in the industry.

The workforce of more than 70 professionals and executives, is well experienced and highly skilled. The operations, procedures and records are fully computerized. A fleet of company owned containerized trucks and trailers support and augment freight- forwarding activities both in India and Nepal.


Membership with

  • FIATA, Federation International des Association de Transitaires et Assimiles, Zurich
  • Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India, Mumbai
  • Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata
  • Calcutta Custom House Agents' Association, Kolkata
  • Delhi Customs Clearing Agents' Association, New Delhi
  • Mumbai Custom House Agents' Association, Mumbai

Awards & Recognition

  • Eastern Clearing & Forwarding Agency Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata based CHA, has won Excellence Award, 1st position 2004 - 2005 from CONCOR under CHA - Import category at ICD, Tughlakabad. Incidently this is for the first time such a coveted award has been presented to a Kolkata based organisation for excellent performance in the Northern India.
  • CONCOR - Northern Region presented Excellence Award for achieving 2nd position under CHA category at ICD Tughlakabad for the period 2002-2003. This award, presented on 31st October, 2003 was awarded to a Kolkata based organization for the first time for its performance at ICD, Tughlakabad.
  • Several awards / recognition for excellence in services form various Trade Bodies / Associations / Diplomatic Missions / Govt. Organizations etc.
  • Recognized and authorized as agent of Nepal Arab Bank Ltd., Nepal Indo Suez Bank Ltd., Nepal Grindlays Bank, Himalayan Bank Ltd., Nepal Bangladesh Bank Ltd., Nepal - Ceylon Merchant Bank, NIC Bank Ltd., NIDC Bank Ltd., Rastriya Banijya Bank, Nepal SBI Bank. Everest Bank Ltd. etc.
  • Mr. I.K. Ghosh, Executive Director has been elected as an Executive Board Member of South Asian Federation of Freight Forwarders' Association (SAFFFA) for 2004-2006. He has also been elected as the Senior Vice President of Calcutta Customs House Agents' Association.









Award of excellence
from CONCOR
Specialization

India : Over five decades of thorough and practical knowledge and expertise in handling all types of Project / Heavy Machinery, Natural Rubber, Chemicals, Exhibition Cargo, Gold and Silver, Research Equipment and Transmitters, Electronic Goods, Newsprint and Paper, Liquid in Bulk etc. including their transportation throughout India and Warehouse delivery.

Nepal : Backed by five decades of practical experience, the company is highly specialized in handling and transportation of Nepal Cargo from Kolkata Port to any destination in Nepal. We handle about 500 boxes per month containing TEU's/FEU's General Cargo, Polythene Granules, Palm Oil, Machinery and Spares, Textiles and Yarns, Motor Cars, Chemicals and General Consumer Goods. Most of the big Industrial and Trading Houses in Nepal are our clients and we solely handle about 40% of Nepal Import Traffic (Private) passing through Kolkata Port.

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