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Notification says new transit routes announced under order; Gwadar, Karachi and Taftan designated for cargo movement
The government has notified the Transit of Goods Order 2026, formally allowing the transportation of goods to Iran through Pakistan under a defined legal and regulatory framework, a notification said on Sunday.
Issued under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950, and in pursuance of the 2008 Pakistan-Iran agreement on international transport of passengers and goods by road, the order has come into force immediately.
“The Transit of Goods through the territory of Pakistan Order 2026 shall come into force at once,” the notification stated.
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According to the notification, new transit routes had been announced under the order, with Gwadar, Karachi and Taftan designated for transit cargo movement.
The order defined transit as the movement of goods through Pakistan as part of a journey that began and ended outside the country, and transit transport corridors as specified routes for such movement.
It also defined cross-stuffing as the transfer of goods between containers or modes of transport in accordance with customs regulations, and customs security as an en-cashable financial guarantee equivalent to applicable import levies.
The scope of the order applied to goods consigned from third countries and destined for Iran via Pakistani territory.
Multiple transit corridors have been designated for cargo movement, including routes linking Gwadar to Gabd; Karachi and Port Qasim through coastal and inland corridors such as Ormara, Pasni and Khuzdar to Taftan; and additional routes passing through Turbat, Hoshab, Panjgur, Quetta, Nokundi and Dalbandin.
The notification stated that transit cargo would be regulated under the Customs Act, 1969, and relevant rules and procedures of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), with submission of financial guarantees made mandatory for transit consignments.
The Ministry of Commerce said goods originating from third countries and destined for Iran would be allowed to pass through Pakistan under the new arrangement.
It added that Gwadar port had also been assigned a role for commercial transit operations under the updated framework. The order formalised a structured mechanism for transit trade through designated land and seaport routes.
