Patna Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate : LAND CUSTOMS STATIONS
Sikta
District West Champaran, Bihar
India - Nepal
It has been notified as Land Customs Station vide Notification No. 28/2016-Customs (NT) dated 18.02.2016 by amendment to Notification No.: 63/94-Customs (NT) dated 21.11.1994.
LCS Sikta is situated at Indo-Nepal Border in West Champaran District. The corresponding Nepali counterpart town is Viswa Bazaar.
Although EDI systems are installed at the LCS but it is not functional on account of the fact that corresponding Nepali town does not have UNLOC code for trade and transport. It is important here to mention that that the UNLOC is mandatory for the working of any type of trade and transport from a location otherwise the EDI system will not be effective.