• Located at India-Bangladesh Border in the close vicinity of Agartala, the capital city of State of Tripura, India. This is the only ICP located in the capital city of any state and that too within the municipal area.
• Total ICP Land area 11.72 acres.
• Akhaura is the corresponding place in Bangladesh side.
• Foundation stones laid by the Union Home Minister on 17.05.2011.
• Inaugurated by the Union Home Minister on 17.11.2013.
• Facilities available at the ICP Agartala include:

Passenger Terminal	Cargo Building
Warehouses	Warehouses
Inspection Shed	Plant Quarantine
Health	Parking Facilities
Loose Cargo Area	Driver Rest Area, etc.

g. Agartala ICP is a most important trade route for Bangladesh, through which cross-border movement of people and goods take place. The value of imports through this Check-post has been more than Rs. 110 Crores per annum and main items of import are Crushed Stone, Lay Flat Tubes, Float Glass, Cement, etc.Out of these items,Stone Chips is the predominant item handled at Agartala. Main items of export which hitherto have been nominal (about Rs. 1 crore) are Bamboo, Dry Fish, Dry Chilli. The annual Customs revenue realization is around Rs. 5.5 Crores.

h. The annual passengers movement (Incoming and Outgoing) is around forty thousand. It is hoped that operationalization of the new ICP will give an impetus to enhanced trade.

i.The trend during the year 2013-14 indicate decline in the volume of trade transacted.

j. Tripura is ideally located to become the ‘Gateway to North East India’.