Bengal chamber opens branch in Siliguri

The Bengal Chamber of Commerce on Thursday opened a branch in Siliguri in north Bengal to facilitate hassle-free export of goods to neighbouring countries.

As the city has emerged as a hub of trade and commerce, the new office will from now on issue the certificate of origin for export, which till now had to be obtained from the main office in Kolkata.

The travel to Kolkata to procure the certificate would often result in the delay of export of goods to countries like Nepal and Bhutan, Bengal Chambers of Commerce president Ambarish Dasgupta told the inaugural function attended by prominent local businessmen like K K Mittal of the PCM Group.