Extract text from Customs manifests (IGM)
To convert IGM manifests to another format, you need Indian Customs EDI System or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Customs Manifest Data" file type, you need software like Indian Customs EDI System or a similar tool.
The .IGM file extension primarily represents an Import General Manifest file used by the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES). These files contain critical shipping cargo data required by port authorities for customs clearance. A smaller percentage of .IGM files are Indigo Renderer Material Files, which store 3D surface properties (like reflectance and texture) used by Indigo Renderer from Glare Technologies.
Users often need to convert Customs .IGM files to PDF, CSV, or XLSX because the original files are encoded in a strict Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) format. This raw text is unformatted and nearly unreadable for humans auditing shipping manifests. Similarly, 3D artists try to convert Indigo .IGM materials to standard formats like MAT to use them in other rendering engines like Blender or Maya.
However, .IGM files are extremely difficult to convert. The customs files rely on proprietary, strict fixed-width or custom XML/EDI schemas defined by the Indian government; altering a single character can invalidate the file. Standard document converters completely fail to parse the EDI syntax. Indigo material files are also closed-source and contain proprietary rendering algorithms that do not translate 1-to-1 to other 3D software.
Despite these strict limitations, you can use convert.guru as a pragmatic workaround. Just drag and drop your .IGM file to identify the exact format, view its raw structural data, and convert it when possible. Our system can inspect the file to extract plain text from manifests or embedded metadata from 3D materials, giving you access to the underlying information even if full visual conversion is blocked by proprietary limits.
Convert.Guru analyzes your IGM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted EDI, JPG, PNG, SDOCX, NAK, STF and GED files.
If you want to convert IGM file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Indian Customs EDI System or similar software from the "Customs Manifest Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to IGM, try Indian Customs EDI System or another comparable tool in the "Customs Manifest Data Storage" category.
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