How We Support You

Multimodal Freight Made Smoother With Expertise and Experience

Reliable multimodal coordination that reduces operational stress, controls costs, and ensures smooth movement across rail and road legs.

Customs brokerage is the core of what we do; managing compliance, documentation, and coordination to move your cargo through Indian customs smoothly and correctly.

As licensed Customs Brokers, we review every document, verify classification and valuation, calculate duties accurately, and file your entries across major ports, airports, and ICDs.

Our team brings deep, on-ground experience across regulated, high-value, and time-critical cargo, ensuring your shipments clear without avoidable delays, penalties, or surprises.

From pre-arrival checks to final release, every step is handled with the precision and consistency your business depends on.

Moving containers inland requires consistency across ports, ICDs, rail corridors, and last-mile routes. Our multimodal service brings rail and road together under one coordinated plan, helping your cargo move with fewer delays, lower cost, and stronger operational control.

Rail provides the long-haul backbone for port–ICD movement, especially on high-volume corridors where trucking slows down or becomes uneconomical. Through coordination with CONCOR and private operators, containers are placed on the right rakes to reduce idle time and keep movement predictable.

Road transport strengthens the first and last miles with timely gate-ins, factory pickups, cut-off compliance, and disciplined vehicle routing supported by reliable transporter partnerships and on-ground familiarity with port and ICD norms.

Both legs connect seamlessly with customs processes, ensuring documentation, filing, assessment, and physical movement progress without gaps. The result is a stable inland system that supports your EXIM cycle with clarity, consistency, and reduced operational stress.

What We Offer

End-to-End Multimodal Freight Services

Integrated rail and road transport coordinated with customs timelines, documentation, and last-mile delivery.

Port–ICD Rail Movement

Container movement between ports and ICDs through CONCOR and private operators, planned to reduce idle time and maintain predictable inland schedules.

Rake Planning & Coordination

Rake allocation is aligned with corridor demand and terminal availability, ensuring containers move on the correct service without unnecessary delays.

Last-Mile Road Delivery

Road transport supports final delivery to factories, warehouses, and ICDs, executed in line with cut-off timings and handling requirements.

First-Mile Gate-In Support

Vehicle placement is managed for timely port or ICD gate-ins, helping containers meet vessel, train, or customs timelines.

Integrated Customs Handling

Movements are aligned with filing, assessment, and examination needs, ensuring rail and road legs connect smoothly with customs processes.

Terminal & Operator Coordination

Communication with terminals, rail operators, CFS/ICDs, and transporters keeps handovers smooth and prevents operational bottlenecks.

De-Stuffing & Local Movement

Support for ICD de-stuffing and onward local distribution, allowing cargo to continue moving without handling gaps.

Container Return Management

Empty containers are returned to designated yards promptly, closing out the movement with clear, controlled execution.

Let’s Plan Your Shipment With Clarity

Share your cargo details, and we’ll help structure it the right way.

Port–ICD Rail Movement

Container movement between ports and ICDs through CONCOR and private operators, planned to reduce idle time and maintain predictable inland schedules.

Rake Planning & Coordination

Rake allocation is aligned with corridor demand and terminal availability, ensuring containers move on the correct service without unnecessary delays.

Last-Mile Road Delivery

Road transport supports final delivery to factories, warehouses, and ICDs, executed in line with cut-off timings and handling requirements.

First-Mile Gate-In Support

Vehicle placement is managed for timely port or ICD gate-ins, helping containers meet vessel, train, or customs timelines.

Integrated Customs Handling

Movements are aligned with filing, assessment, and examination needs, ensuring rail and road legs connect smoothly with customs processes.

Terminal & Operator Coordination

Communication with terminals, rail operators, CFS/ICDs, and transporters keeps handovers smooth and prevents operational bottlenecks.

De-Stuffing & Local Movement

Support for ICD de-stuffing and onward local distribution, allowing cargo to continue moving without handling gaps.

Container Return Management

Empty containers are returned to designated yards promptly, closing out the movement with clear, controlled execution.

Let’s Plan Your Shipment With Clarity

Share your cargo details, and we’ll help structure it the right way.

Value We Deliver

Designed to Keep Your Cargo Moving

Reliable customs clearance and compliance support that lowers operational stress, controls costs, and protects your business from unnecessary disruptions.

01

Lower Inland Costs

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Rail offers a more economical long-haul option than trucking on major corridors, helping reduce overall inland transport spend.

02

More Predictable Schedules

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Fixed rail timetables and structured routing provide steadier inland movement compared to variable long-distance road transit times.

03

Reduced Idle Time

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Rake planning and coordination with terminals ensure containers are placed efficiently, avoiding unnecessary dwell time at ports or ICDs.

04

Stronger Cargo Integrity

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Rail movement limits the handling and fragmentation common in scattered trucking, helping maintain container safety and condition over long distances.

05

Cleaner Movement Option

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Rail provides a lower-emission alternative to long-haul road, supporting companies focused on sustainability and reduced carbon impact.

06

Seamless Mode Integration

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Rail and road legs are planned together with customs and terminal workflows, reducing operational gaps and ensuring smoother transitions.

07

Better Operational Control

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

A single coordinated plan replaces fragmented decisions across modes, strengthening visibility and control throughout the inland journey.

08

Reliable First–Last Mile

Clearances are planned backward from your required date, with document checks, filings, and duty payments aligned to avoid delays.

Disciplined road placement supports timely gate-ins, factory pickups, and deliveries, keeping the movement aligned with train and vessel cut-offs.

Built for Your Business

Where Precision Meets Execution

Specialized customs expertise applied with foresight to ensure your cargo moves without interruption.

Deep Port–ICD Familiarity

Strong understanding of how ports, ICDs, terminals, and rail corridors operate, allowing inland movement to be planned with precision across every touchpoint.

Integrated Rail–Road Planning

Rail schedules, rake planning, road placement, and customs timing are aligned under one plan, reducing fragmentation and keeping cargo movement consistent.

Rake Access & Coordination

Close coordination with CONCOR and private operators ensures containers are placed on the right rakes, minimising idle time at ports and ICDs.

Reliable Transport Partnerships

Long-term relationships with vetted transporters support disciplined vehicle placement, correct truck selection, and timely gate-ins and deliveries.

End-to-End Operational Control

From port evacuation to rail movement, ICD handling, and final-road delivery, each stage is managed as a single, controlled movement.

Customs-Aligned Movement

Rail and road timings are coordinated with customs filing, assessments, and examinations, preventing delays caused by mismatched processes.

Reduced Dwell & Delays

A focus on avoiding idle containers by planning around terminal windows, rail schedules, and transport readiness helps keep dwell times low. 

Transparent Communication

Clear updates on routing, timelines, exceptions, and responsibilities reduce operational stress and allow teams to plan with confidence.

Deep Port–ICD Familiarity

Strong understanding of how ports, ICDs, terminals, and rail corridors operate, allowing inland movement to be planned with precision across every touchpoint.

Integrated Rail–Road Planning

Rail schedules, rake planning, road placement, and customs timing are aligned under one plan, reducing fragmentation and keeping cargo movement consistent.

Rake Access & Coordination

Close coordination with CONCOR and private operators ensures containers are placed on the right rakes, minimising idle time at ports and ICDs.

Reliable Transport Partnerships

Long-term relationships with vetted transporters support disciplined vehicle placement, correct truck selection, and timely gate-ins and deliveries.

End-to-End Operational Control

From port evacuation to rail movement, ICD handling, and final-road delivery, each stage is managed as a single, controlled movement.

Customs-Aligned Movement

Rail and road timings are coordinated with customs filing, assessments, and examinations, preventing delays caused by mismatched processes.

Reduced Dwell & Delays

A focus on avoiding idle containers by planning around terminal windows, rail schedules, and transport readiness helps keep dwell times low. 

Transparent Communication

Clear updates on routing, timelines, exceptions, and responsibilities reduce operational stress and allow teams to plan with confidence.

Industries We Serve

Tailored Solutions Across Industries

From diplomatic missions to engineering giants, we support industries that depend on disciplined execution, regulatory clarity, and predictable outcomes.
Manufacturing & Industrial Cargo

Containerised loads moving regularly between ports and ICDs, benefiting from predictable rail schedules and coordinated last-mile road support

Automotive & Engineering Goods

Parts, components, and machinery that require stable inland routing, supported by disciplined rake planning and reliable vehicle placement.

Retail, FMCG & Consumer Goods

High-volume shipments needing steady transit times, with controlled pickups, deliveries, and customs-aligned inland movement

Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Products

Sensitive cargo suited to rail’s safer long-haul movement, paired with tightly managed first-mile and final-mile execution.

Electronics & High-Value Cargo

Shipments that benefit from reduced handling and fewer road disruptions, supported by multimodal routing that protects cargo integrity.

Importers Using ICD Networks

Businesses moving containers into Delhi NCR and similar hubs, where rail routes offer faster port–ICD linkage than long-haul trucking.

Exporters Shipping via Ports

Factories requiring dependable pickups, gate-ins, and rail placement, ensuring containers meet cut-offs for planned vessel or rake schedules.

Cost-Sensitive Trade Lanes

Shippers seeking a better cost–timeline balance than road alone, with multimodal routing that lowers inland spend on long corridors.

Stories of Confidence

Trusted Across Generations of Business

Experiences that reflect our commitment to precision and reliability.

I just wanted to thank you for the quite special high standard of professionalism, & the personal kindness, you showed my daughter & I during our stay in India while engaged in work for I.C.M. Films. We returned to London without further problems. She is now back at boarding school & I am hard at work on my statue of de Gaulle which is to be unveiled by the Queen Mother, in the centre of London. We have very happy memories of your guiding kindness for which we were very grateful.

Angela Conner Bulmer

Sculptor

Once again, thank you for making a smooth entry and exit possible for the Postcards from Tibet crew and equipment. We shot wonderful footage in India and are now starting the post-production phase. We look forward to the possibility of shooting again in India and hope to work with you. Thank you again.

Valerie A. Mrak

Producer - Lioness Films

It is with great pleasure and pleasing note we would like to reciprocate our appreciation for your valuable contribution to the making of a commercial “West Myth”. It will be not in any way an exaggeration to say that your high standard of skill in professional service and clear high standing with the Customs and other services involved in the matter of clearance is the key to our success in making the film. Thanking you for your excellent services for which we remain ever grateful.

Jean Paul Serresion

Cinematographer - Nitrate Films Ltd.

We wished to let you know how much we appreciated your contribution to the making of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” in India. Shipping can always be troublesome but your professional service and clear high standing with the custom services made it possible for us to achieve the remarkable feat of clearing 46 tons of equipment in just two days! Your hard work and commitment has been very appreciated and we are happy to say that we would highly recommend your company to anyone considering working in India. Thank you both for your excellent services and friendship.

Charles Salmon

Producer - The Jungle Book

As I am now leaving the BBC, I thought I would drop you a line to wish you well for the future. I am grateful to you for all your efforts on behalf of the Eastern Service. You have helped us to keep in touch with our listeners – and have done so with dispatch and economy. I have also enjoyed our many meetings on my visits to Delhi and the hospitality and kindness which you have always shown me. With best wishes for the future.

David Page

Former Editor - BBC South Asian Services

The remarkable man at the BBC Delhi office, known to us as Bali Sahib, was a customs clearing agent who, in my time, would ride his scooter to the airport at any hour and in any weather — even to clear a single radio cassette bound for London. It was an essential service, delivered with dedication by a man we deeply admired.

Sir Mark Tully

British Journalist and Bureau Chief - BBC New Delhi

Over the years, we’ve brought some of our most complex international films to India, including Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Slumdog Millionaire, Holy Smoke, and many others. Through shifting plans, evolving customs requirements, and demanding schedules, Bali And Company has been the one constant we’ve relied on. Their expertise, strong on-ground relationships, and ability to keep equipment moving smoothly have made a real difference. What truly sets them apart is their commitment. They treat every project as their own and stay involved until the very end. We can recommend Bali And Company without hesitation — they’ve earned our trust through years of consistent, thoughtful work.

Pravesh Sahni

Founder - India Take One Production

Across projects such as Viceroy’s House, Bride and Prejudice and Beecham House, filming across multiple regions in India with complex logistics and tight schedules, Bali And Company has been has been a consistently reliable partner. From handling period equipment and large-scale shipments to navigating permissions at heritage locations, they brought clarity and discipline to every stage. Beyond technical competence, they understand what delays mean to a production and how critical clear communication is when filming far from home. Their support has been central to how smoothly our India shoots have run.

Deepak Nayar

Producer - IMDb

Productions like The Amazing Race demand flawless logistics, with equipment and crews moving between cities overnight and no margin for error. Bali And Company has handled this pressure with calm precision season after season, anticipating challenges and ensuring everything is in place before it’s needed.Across other sensitive and fast-paced projects as well, they’ve shown consistency, discretion, and reliability. It’s rare to find a logistics partner who can keep pace with the unpredictability of television, and that is why we’ve continued working with Bali And Company for many years.

Madhurima Sen Bose

Director - Earthcare Productions

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frequently asked questions

Your Most Asked Questions, Answered

A quick guide to the questions we receive most frequently from clients across industries.
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Do you manage both the port and ICD processes?
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Can you integrate rail and road into one movement plan?
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Do you handle first-mile and last-mile trucking?
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Can LCL cargo move by rail?
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Does multimodal movement reduce cost?
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How do you reduce delays during inland movement?
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Do you support rail movements into Delhi NCR ICDs?
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Can you handle time-sensitive or urgent movements?
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Can you assist even if we only need rail or only need road?
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Do you manage container return after delivery?
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Can multimodal be part of a full door-to-door plan?
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