Arrange transport

Case Study

Title: Import of Wheat from India to Bangladesh, 2014

Corridors and Routes: Through Port of Chittagong

Trade Product: Wheat

Trade Type: Import

Process Analysis: Import to Bangladesh

Exporting Country: India

Importing Country: Bangladesh

Category: Transport and logistics arrangement

Country and Procedure Description: Arrange transport (Import to BDG from IND/Wheat)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:

Actors and Participants: - Importer
- Transport company
- C&F agent

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process: The product ready at the Port jetty

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. The importer contacts the local transporter. 2. The transporter sends the truck to the Port gate. 3. The C&F agent hands over the gate pass to the transporter. The transporter submits quarantine certificate to the Port Authority. 4. The transporter loads the consignment onto the truck. 5. The transporter transports the consignment to the importer’s premises.

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process: The consignment reaches the importer’s premises.

Activity Diagrams:

Number of Required Documents:

Minimum Required Time:

Maximum Required Time:

Average Required Time: 1.25

Minimum Cost:

Maximum Cost:

Average Cost: US$38.46 (Tk.3000) Per truck