Inland container depot

An inland container depot (ICD), also called a dry port, is a customs-notified facility away from the seaport that handles, stores, and clears containerized cargo as if it were a port. It offers stuffing and unstuffing, customs examination and clearance, container storage, and rail or road links to the gateway port, so importers and exporters in the hinterland avoid trucking boxes to a congested coast. Containers move between the ICD and the port under bond, typically by block train. An ICD shifts dwell and customs work inland, easing port congestion and extending the gateway’s catchment.