The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has stepped in to address the prolonged congestion affecting nearly 500 containers of Vietnamese tea exports currently stuck at Karachi Port in Pakistan, seeking urgent solutions to minimize losses for exporters. According to the Foreign Market Development Department, the Ministry took swift action following an urgent petition from the Vietnam Tea Association and affected businesses. Relevant agencies have been mobilized to determine the causes and propose effective measures. Reports from the Vietnam Trade Office and Embassy in Pakistan indicate that the primary reason behind the backlog is a breakdown in road transport between Pakistan and Afghanistan, triggered by Pakistan’s recent tightening of transit control measures. Most of the Vietnamese tea shipments were contracted for export to Afghanistan through Karachi Port, relying on Pakistan as a transit hub. Crucially, this is not a Vietnam-specific issue. The port congestion is widespread, affecting both Pakistan’s own import and export activities as well as those of other countries using the port for transit.
Published: December 25, 2025 5:45 pm
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