Hyderabad Customs to set up new ICDs to ease cargo congestion

Hyderabad Customs held an interactive session on Budget 2026 reforms, highlighting record revenue growth and infrastructure expansion plans, including new ICDs and product-specific facilities to boost trade efficiency.

Hyderabad: An interactive session was conducted on Customs Reforms introduced in Budget 2026 at Hyderabad Air Cargo Complex.

Surjit Bhujabal, Special Secretary & Member, CBIC, Arun Kumar, Chief Commissioner, Hyderabad Zone, and Mohammed Ajazuddin, Principal Commissioner of Customs, and among other officials participated in the event.

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Constructive suggestions were received to facilitate trade and enhance the ease of doing business. Hyderabad Customs revenue in FY 2025–26 was Rs 9,391 crore, registering 112 percent growth over the previous year. Customs revenue for the April–June 2026 quarter increased by 223 percent, with collections of Rs 5,587 crore.

Hyderabad Customs operates at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Air Cargo Complex, ICD Sanathnagar, two Container Freight Stations (CFSs), and ICD Thimmapur. In addition, two new Inland Container Depots (ICDs) are in the pipeline to augment existing infrastructure and ease congestion. It was observed that establishing product-specific ICDs and Air Freight Stations (AFSs) would facilitate faster clearance of goods, improve logistics efficiency, and strengthen overall trade facilitation.