• The ICP Attari is located at about 30 Kms from the holy city of Amritsar in the State of Punjab on India-Pakistan Border. Wagha is the corresponding place in Pakistan. Attari is almost mid way between the two historical towns of Amritsar and Lahore in India and Pakistan respectively.
• The ICP Attari is spread over a total area of 118 acres.
• The Union Home Minister of India laid the Foundation Stone for the ICP was on 20.02.2010
• The ICP project was completed on 28.03.2012. The ICP was inaugurated jointly by the Union Home Minister of India and the Chief Minister of Punjab on 13.04.2012 in the presence of Commerce Minister of India and the Commerce Minister of Pakistan along with Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan.
• Facilities available at the ICP Attari are :

Name
(i)  Customs Processing	(xiii) Customs Service Building	(xv)  Weigh Bridges
(ii)  Immigration clearance	(ix)  Quarantine block	(xvi)  Security & Surveillance
(iii) Passenger Terminal	(x)  Port Health Unit	(xvii)  Jatha Shed
(iv)  Import Warehouse	(xi)  Area for loose Cargo	(xviii)  Banks/ATM
(v)  Export Warehouse	(xii)  Electric Sub Station	(xix)  Foreign Exchange Bureau
(vi) Cold Storage	(xiii)  Parking	(xx)  Cafeteria
(vii) Cargo Terminal Building	(xiv)  Rummaging Sheds	(xxi)  Toilet block

f.Trade

Pakistan allows the imports of only 138 items from India through road route of ICP Attari India . There is no restriction by Pakistan for imports from India by rail route at Attari except the items on negative list however India allows imports of all items from Pakistan through road route of ICP Attari except the items which are in the negative list.

The Trade statistics with number of cargo vehicles is as given below:

Trade Statistic of ICP Attari
Year	Trade			No. of Vehicles			Passengers
	Import (Rs. Cr.)	Export (Rs. Cr.)	Total	Import	Export	Total	Incoming	Outcoming	Total
2012-13	1748	3052	4800	34365	41747	76112	39229	37513	76742
2013-14	2053.7	3390.02	5443.72	39365	46039	85404	43402	42053	85455
2014-15	2367.94	2117.44	4485.38	46653	33067	79720	54559	51213	105772
2015-16	2414.08	1328.14	3742.22	39823	14580	54403	49987	50734	100721
2016-17	2907.36	1063.63	3970.99	46085	14224	60309	37476	37442	74918
2017-18	3403.95	744.20	4148.15	44890	3303	48193	37609	42705	80314
2018-19	3627.49	726.82	4354.00	46486	2798	49284	37032	40386	77418
2019-20	369.82	162.02	531.84	732	562	1294	7293	6029	13322
upto June 2019

g.Transit Trade with Afghanistan

Afghanistan origin goods are imported into India and cleared at ICP Attari. Afghanistan being a land locked Country, these goods transit over land through Pakistan. However Pakistan doesn't provide transit over land through its territory to goods imported by Afghanistan through ICP Attari .

h.Major Items of Export

(i)  Soya Bean	(vi)  Spares for Automotives
(ii)  Chicken Feed	(vii)  Biscuits
(iii)  Vegetables	(viii)  Newsprint
(iv)  Red Chillies	(ix)  Plastic Granules
(v)  Cotton	(x)  Fresh mutton

i.Major Items of Import

(i)  Gypsum	(vi)  Soda Ash
(ii)  Cement	(vii)  Dry Fruits
(iii)  POP(Plaster of Paris)	(viii)  Dry Dates
(iv)  Caustic Soda Flake/Liquid	(ix)  Coal
(v)  Glass	(x)  Rock Salt

j.Passengers

Most of the passengers using ICP, Attari for crossing the border are citizens from India and Pakistan. The main purpose for their visit being Business, Medical, Religious and Tourism. Third country nationals also use this facility for entry into India or exit from India. The number of passengers crossing the border in either direction at Attari is as given below:

Year	Incoming	Outgoing	Total
2013-14	43402	42053	85455
2014-15	54559	51213	105772
2015-16	49987	50734	100721
2016-17	37476	37442	74918
2017-18	37609	42705	80314
2018-19	37032	40386	77418
2019-20*	7293	6029	13322

*Upto June, 2019