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Jun 21 2022

Connecting South and Central Asia with TIR

New TIR corridors have opened new opportunities for road transport operators across South and Central Asia. We talked to Yonus Ali Siddiqui, Director of Regional Trade for Pakistan logistics company TCS.

Tell us about your business

TCS is one of the largest express and logistics companies in Pakistan. We started in 1983 with 12 depots and 25 orders. Now we have more than 970 express centres, a fleet of over 4,500 vehicles and we are active in 220 destinations across the world.

With international gateways in Karachi and Lahore, our regional hub in the UAE and growing partnerships in China and the world, we are focused on enabling and enhancing trade and commerce in Pakistan and beyond.

TCS was the first company in Pakistan to receive a TIR license in 2018. Since then, we have used TIR to deliver goods to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

 

Why did you choose to focus on the corridor to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan is the largest economy in Central Asia, and it has the largest population in the region. We think that there is an immense opportunity at the moment to grow the market exponentially. This will create new export markets for Pakistani businesses.

Indeed, Uzbekistan has great geopolitical importance in the region as a gateway to Central Asia and the Middle East. Read more

 

Source: IRU