Govt permits import of new vehicles from Vizag port

The government has added Vishakhapatnam port to the list of ports and inland container depots (ICDs) for importing new vehicles.

"Vishakhapatnam port is being added to the list of 15 existing ports/lCDs, thereby taking the total number of ports/ICDs to 16, for importing new vehicles," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.

Imports of new vehicles are allowed only though these 16 ports/ICDs, it said.

The other ports include Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,