The import declaration, filed on ICEGATE against the customs station where the goods arrive.
Indian Customs port code · ICEGATE
INKAT1 is the customs location code for Vill.Kattupalli, Tal.Ponneri, Dist.Tiruvellore: the sea port listed by ICEGATE under category SEA, live on ICEGATE 2.0 since 8 December 2022. Search a port code or station name below, or copy the code for your filing.
This code
IndiaLocation code KAT1 = sea
Vill.Kattupalli, Tal.Ponneri
Category SEA · Dist.Tiruvellore 601120 · Tamil Nadu
The code
The customs station this code identifies, as listed in the ICEGATE 2.0 live locations list, and the fields you will be asked for on ICEGATE.
INKAT16 characters: IN + KAT + 1KATThe three-letter station identifier inside the codeHow to read it
Every Indian Customs location code follows the same shape: the country, a three-letter station identifier, and one character for the kind of station.
India. Every customs location code in the ICEGATE list starts with IN.
The station identifier inside INKAT1. Other stations in the same list use their own three letters, for example NPT for Nagapattinam Port.
A final 1 marks a sea port in this list. Air customs stations end in 4 and inland container depots in 6.
| Ends in | Kind of station | In the list |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sea port | 62 codes |
| 4 | Air customs station | 30 codes |
| 6 | Inland container depot | 121 codes |
| B | Land customs station | 40 codes |
| 2 | Land customs station | 7 codes |
Where you use it
The port code names the customs station where goods are cleared. It appears on the customs filings below, and on export invoices.
The import declaration, filed on ICEGATE against the customs station where the goods arrive.
The export declaration, filed on ICEGATE, names the customs station of export by this code.
The port code also appears on export invoices, naming the station the goods leave through.
Shared code
Two other stations on this site use the same code, INKAT1. The code identifies one customs station; container freight stations under it are shown from Patron's port records.
INKAT1Container freight station, Tamil Nadu · from Patron's port recordsINKAT1Container freight station, Tamil Nadu · from Patron's port recordsListed here: 2 container freight stations.
Also see
Six other customs stations in Tamil Nadu have their own codes. Each is shown with its address and the date it went live on ICEGATE 2.0, as the same list records them.
INNPT1C H, No 4 Firstline Beach Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu · SEA · live on ICEGATE 2.0 from 24 November 2022INTUT1Custom House, Harbour Estate, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu · SEA · live on ICEGATE 2.0 from 22 December 2022INMAA4ACC Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · AIR · live on ICEGATE 2.0 from 29 December 2022INCJB4ACC Coimbatore Civil Aerodrome Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · AIR · live on ICEGATE 2.0 from 8 December 2022INIXM4Madurai Air Cargo Complex, Madurai, Tamil Nadu · AIR · live on ICEGATE 2.0 from 8 December 2022INTRZ4Tiruchirapalli Air Cargo, Tamil Nadu · AIR · live on ICEGATE 2.0 from 8 December 2022Listed here: 4 air customs stations and 2 sea ports. Use the search above for any other station in India.
Questions
INKAT1. It is the code for the sea port at Vill.Kattupalli, Tal.Ponneri, Dist.Tiruvellore, Tamil Nadu, listed by ICEGATE under category SEA. Use it wherever a filing asks for the port or customs station of import or export.
Sea port. In the ICEGATE list, codes ending in 1 are sea ports, 4 air customs stations, 6 inland container depots, and B or 2 land customs stations.
On the Bill of Entry for imports and the Shipping Bill for exports, both filed on ICEGATE, and on export invoices.
About this page
The code, station name, category, state and live date on this page are taken as published from the ICEGATE 2.0 live locations list, the official ICEGATE document. Data compiled: 16 October 2026.
This is reference information for filing and documentation. It is not advice on customs duty, GST or export incentives, and the official ICEGATE list prevails if the two ever differ. A changed entry in the official list re-opens this page for checking.
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