Your cargo has landed. The duty is due today.
Customs will not release a single container until the full duty is paid — and most of that money comes back to you later as input tax credit. Recoverable is not the same as available. Saarthi Credit clears the last mile so your shipment moves on time.
The duty is not the cost. It is the wall.
On a full container load, duty and port charges commonly run a quarter to a third of cargo value. Basic Customs Duty and Social Welfare Surcharge are real costs. The IGST at 18% is not — it returns as input tax credit. But all of it has to be found on the day, before the gate opens.
Illustrative breakdown on a cargo assessed at ₹2.6 crore. Actual duty varies by tariff heading.
Pay it, or fund it
Duty Payment
We pay the customs challan on your behalf and you settle with us the same day. No credit, no security, no delay.
- For importers whose ICEGATE registration is not yet live
- For consignments that need clearing today, not next week
- Flat fee, disclosed upfront
- Proof of remittance to customs, every time
Duty Finance
We fund the duty and port charges, secured on the cargo itself, and you repay when the goods sell.
- Funding released against an assessed Bill of Entry
- Secured on the consignment, not on your property
- Seven to forty-five days, sized to your sale cycle
- Stock released against payment, tranche by tranche
Four steps, one working day
- 01
You call, cargo already landed
Bill of Entry assessed, challan live on ICEGATE, containers standing at the CFS.
- 02
We verify and sanction
We check the assessment, your GST filing status and the container list against the shipping documents.
- 03
The challan is paid
Funds go to customs against your Bill of Entry. Out of charge follows and the cargo releases.
- 04
You repay
Same day for Duty Payment. On sale for Duty Finance, with stock released as you pay.
Working at Indian container ports and CFS locations
Built for the moment the problem actually appears
We arrive after the cargo has landed
Most trade finance has to be arranged before a vessel sails. Ours does not. We can take on a shipment that is already standing at the port, because that is when importers discover the gap.
The money never passes through your account
Funds go from us to customs against your Bill of Entry. You get the payment reference, and the goods clear. Nothing to route, nothing to reconcile.
Your documents stay in your name
The Bill of Entry, the assessment and the out of charge remain yours. We never become importer of record, so your input tax credit is untouched.
We work through your CHA
Your customs house agent already knows the file. We plug into that relationship rather than asking you to explain the shipment twice.
Have a consignment waiting?
Send us the Bill of Entry number and we will come back the same working day.