Customs nod puts Kerala’s Vizhinjam on course to become another gateway for India’s exports and imports

3 min readThiruvananthapuramUpdated: Jul 25, 2026 12:16 PM IST Built at a cost of around Rs 8,900 crore under public-private partnership (PPP) mode, the Vizhinjam transshipment port is operated by the Adani Group, with the Kerala government holding the majority stake. (Photo Credit: X/PortOfVizhinjam) The Vizhinjam International Transshipment Seaport has been notified as a customs port, paving the way for export and import (EXIM) cargo operations at a facility that has so far functioned exclusively as an international transshipment hub. With the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs notifying the port as a customs port, Vizhinjam is expected to emerge as another gateway for India’s exports and imports. Besides boosting container movement, the country’s first international deepwater t