KASHGAR: As trade between Pakistan and China began via international road transport, the first convoy of cargo trucks is currently heading from China to Pakistan.
In partnership with the renowned Chinese corporation CEVA Logistics and the National Logistics Corporation of Pakistan, the first cross-border shipment of commodities started under the United Nations International Road Transport Convention.
This significant development took place on the 10th anniversary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. A ceremony was held at Kashgar Yuanfang International Logistics Port Company for the official launch of the TIR service.
Kashgar Customs, NLC, Municipal Committee officials, CEVA Logistics, and Cross-Border E-Commerce Association representatives attended the ceremony.
The speakers at the grand ceremony emphasized the significance of the TIR transport route connecting Islamabad and Kashgar. They outlined the plans for TIR-based cargo transit between the two states.
The project will offer a quick and secure land link between the landlocked Central Asian governments. The cross-border movement of TIR items will be enabled more quickly and safely due to coordinated and streamlined customs procedures at the crossings. Time and expenses both will be reduced as a result. Following the ceremony, the first cargo truck convoy headed into Pakistan.
