The ‘Private Inland Container Depots’ (Private Off-Docks) in Bangladesh are Customs Bonded Premises which conforms to the governing rules and regulations delineated by the 'Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association' (BICDA). These ‘Private Inland Container Depots’ (Private Off-Docks) handle almost 95% of the export volumes of the country. An interesting fact is that ‘Private Inland Container Depots’ (Private Off-Docks) do not provide any Maintenance & Repairing (M&R) Services of the container. Carriers appoint their nominated container Maintenance & Repairing (M&R) Service Vendors to perform Maintenance & Repairing (M&R) activities of their container inside the premises of the ‘Private Inland Container Depots’ (Private Off-Docks).

The facilities that Custom Bonded ‘Private Inland Container Depots’ (Private Off-Docks) provide to their customers are as follows

• Import Laden Container Storage Facility
• Import Cargo Devanning/Delivery Facility
• Empty Container Storage Facility
• Customs Clearance and Forwarding Facility
• Cargo Consolidation and Desegregation Facility
• Warehousing Facility
• Cargo Freight Station (CFS) Services and Export Cargo Stuffing Facility
• Container Handling (Movement) Facility