ISLAMABAD: Pakistani mangoes will reach China by land this year for the first time.
Tayyab Khan, CEO of logistics company Sadeqin Shipping Line, told China Economic Net that they are planning to export Pakistani mangoes to Xinjiang by land after June 10 this year. It will take about six days to deliver mangoes from Multan to Tashkurghan, he said.
After successfully sending the first cargo of containerized seafood by land from Karachi to Kashgar, China last week, Karachi-based logistics enterprise Chonsa mangoes were transported from Multan, Pakistan’s major mango-producing city, to Tashqarghan via the Karakoram Highway and to other cities.
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“Currently we have some customers who need to export 2000 tonnes of mangoes to Kashgar and Urumqi but once it starts, I hope they will export more,” Tayyab Khan said.
According to China Economic Net, the logistics-minded businessman noted that mangoes will be transported by refrigerated containers that can provide a temperature-controlled environment between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius.
Within this range, all items like vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, and chicken will be covered, Tayyab Khan added, adding that the journey from Multan to Tashqarghan, including customs clearance time at Sost and Tashqarghan, takes about 6 days.
According to China Economic Net, apart from mangoes, cherries from Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan are also expected to arrive in Xinjiang. This year, we also have a request from Gilgit-Baltistan to export cherries to the Xinjiang region.
Tayyab Khan said that vehicles and containers are already being placed in the cherry-producing area to accommodate the commodity. According to China Economic Net, Khan noted that his operations will soon expand to other parts of China, particularly Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
