than By doing so BIEC has raised the bar The hall complies with international stan dards and meets the exacting requirements of visitors and exhibitors In addition it will al low BIEC to host other kinds of events such as major conferences Plus India s largest columnless exhibition hall has already been awarded Gold ratings by both the Indian Green Building Council IGBC and US Green Building Council USGBC Anbu Varathan is also convinced that the new Hall 4 is set to ignite growth in exhibi tions in India The CEO proudly singles out the features of the 75 x 235 metre hall They include additional entry and exit gates for cargo movement on all sides of the hall This facilitates quicker movement of cargo trucks and reduces the set up time for show organisers explains Varathan The hall also boasts new amenities for the guest s conven ience such as a special ly designed air condi tioning system Five toi let blocks for ladies and gents are spread out on both sides of the hall at equidistance reducing walking time for visitors and exhibitors Six visitor entry and exit gates ensure smoother footfall and greater flexibility of movement The same ap plies to the ceiling height of up to 18 metres in the centre enabling a wide range of stand constructions In terms of safety and fire pro tection hall 4 in Bangalore complies with the latest international construction requirements www biec in PB 54 TradeFairs Internation al 3 2017 INTERNATIONAL Ph ot o B IE C Trade show transport to India What has changed what do you need to look out for Logistics ex pert Ravinder Sethi of R E Rogers India has the details Alongside the relevant lead times theright documents are essential This in cludes the so called ATA Carnet a cus toms document that facilitates the tempo rary import of trade fair goods But in the absence of the ATA Carnet imports of this kind can also be handled via a Free Trade Warehousing Zone With the necessary doc uments you even ought to be able to sell these goods at the fair Further important documents include customs declaration s a catalogue of the items shipped and a copy of the insurance policy The necessary way bills for transport by land sea or air are also important Customs clearance also requires various forms of documentation Good news for all event organisers exhibitors and freight forwarders The infrastructure in India has been improved especially the harbours and airports which makes freight handling easi er Many institutions have now been priva tised and services have improved consider ably Nevertheless one should still include time buffers for sea freight for example in order to be on the safe side in the case of port congestions Road conditions are also improving with the introduction of many freight corridors across the country The im port of some goods is prohibited Apart from drugs the import of radio telecommunica tions including radar is banned In addition the import of chemicals animals arms and flying objects is restricted Finally on 1 July the launch of a single Goods and Services Tax GST simplified the tax system GST unites the country with a single tax regime www rogersworldwideindia com BIEC Die neue Halle 4 könnte weiteres Messe wachstum entfachen BIEC The new hall 4 is set to ignite growth in exhibitions Ph ot o IE LA

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