ICD/ Public bonded warehouse/ Container Rail Terminal 'SICAL SATTVA' Inland Container Depot will help all the trade and industry in and around Arakkonam to get the documents processed at Arakkonam and get their Containers stuffed examined and sealed at Arakkonam itself. Presently they are getting their export processed at Chennai. The exporters are to benefit in a big way from these facilities developed at their doorsteps. In case of Import, the containers from the gateway ports can be brought directly to the Inland Container Depot and the processing of the bill of entry, customs examination and payment of duty can be done in Arakkonam itself thus saving a lot of time and expenses to the importers. The Importers will have an additional advantage of keeping the goods under the Public Bonded warehouse thus saving additional handling, transportation and creation of bonded storage area. This will also help the Importers to clear the cargo in piecemeal to reduce the financial strain on transport and time We have developed infrastructure for operating ICD in our own land at Melpakkam, Arakkonam, along with warehousing facility and office building, for storage of import/export/bonded goods and open area for storage of loaded containers and materials like scrap, etc. The area has been notified by Notification No. 06/2004 and Public Notice No. 07/2004 issued by The Commissioner of Customs, Trichy, with effect from 18th February, 2004 SATTVA INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT, Melpakkam, Arakkonam is also notified by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Cuddalore, for storing of Bonded cargo before payment of duty. SATTVA INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT, Melpakkam, Arakkonam is also declared vide Notification No. 1/2004 Customs (NT) dated 2 January, 2004, issued by Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, under Section 7, as a Customs Station (ICD) for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods.    Handling of maize at melpakkam,Arakkonam Location Vantage Point on Arakkonam-Sholingur Road - 2.5 Kms. from Arakkonam. 79 Kms Distance from Chennai Port