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About Us

Welcome To Icon Trading and Forwarding Company

inbound cargo company from worldwide to Afghanistan

About Us

<p style=”display=none;”>inbound cargo company from worldwide to Afghanistan</p>Icon Trading Company was founded in 2011 and is a privately owned company in Pakistan with its offices located in Afghanistan too. Experienced and highly qualified employees is our core competence, <p style=”display=none;”>inbound cargo company from worldwide to Afghanistan</p>who dedicate their time in delivering the best services to our clients throughout the world in a variety of fields, ranging from logistics and freight forwarding, trading of supplies, construction of commercial projects as well as providing consultancy services.<p style=”display=none;”>inbound cargo company from worldwide to Afghanistan</p>

Icon Trading Company was founded in 2011 and is a privately owned company in Pakistan with its offices located in Afghanistan too. Experienced and highly qualified employees is our core competence, who dedicate their time in delivering the best services to our clients throughout the world in a variety of fields, ranging from logistics and freight forwarding, trading of supplies, construction of commercial projects as well as providing consultancy services. With the responsibility of your work, we guarantee to give you more than satisfactory services with a dedicated project management team to advise, coordinate and execute your project from inception to completion.

We specialize in inbound cargo from worldwide to Afghanistan and vice-versa, and our base in Afghanistan helps us execute projects better than anyone else in the industry.  We also provide services in terms of export needs and air freight shipments. Icon Trading also offers secure storage facilities at all major points in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Our warehouses are amongst the safest places to deposit your goods backed by round-the-clock security guards.

Our History

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inbound cargo company from worldwide to Afghanistan

OUR CORE SERVICES FOR LOCAL CUSTOMERS (PAKISTAN) INCLUDE:

We have our own offices in Lahore – {Lahore Dry Port & Wagah Border(PAK)}, Karachi – {all 3 major Ports (PAK)}, Peshawar – {Torkham Border (PAK)} & Kabul (Afghanistan) for a better management of our resources, we provide one window operation of all freight forwarding services under one roof.  Keeping the convenience of the clients in mind, our company has always provided extensive door-to-door and port-to-door services, encompassing the following:

 

  • Sea Freight Import / Export FCL/LCL
  • Custom Clearance at Karachi Port (KICT, PICT & QICT)
  • Own Custom Clearance facility.
  • Delivery of Cargo from Port to door.
  • Air Freight /Ocean Freight
  • Custom Clearance facility at Wagah Border (Pakistan, Indian & Afghan Cargo). Moreover we are handling Indian Cargo at Lahore Dry Port arriving by train.
  • Heavy Cargo / Projects (Power Dam & Wind Energy Projects)
  • Local Pick-Up / Local Trucking
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Consignment Monitoring
  • Handling of Cargo by Train (within Pakistan)
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Security Escort

Globalization has impacted us in several ways, transforming world into a global village. This requires businesses to work in coordination with businesses located in another part of the world. We understand that such a progress requires an efficient and effective network of logistics which is why we are here to assist our clients in the transportation and management of cargo for any of industrial, business or domestic purpose.

. We’re a team of experts who are capable of handling all kinds of Over Dimension Cargo (ODC), heavy load cargo and steam boilers. Our core clients are engineering companies involved in such kind of equipment.

  • We are one of the leading clearing & forwarding agents in Karachi who are handling custom clearance of Perishable Items such as, frozen fish (Vietnam), frozen fries (USA & Europe), apples (from China, Australia, New Zealand & Holland), ginger, garlic, potatoes, tomatoes, mangoes, coconuts (India & Sri Lanka), grape fruits, Grapes, pomegranates, Kinnos (Mandarin), herbs, rice, wheat, sugar & many other items.
  • Due to the energy crisis in the country, we are also providing logistics services to Power Generation industries.  We provide logistic services to the various companies who are involved in constructing of Dams, Solar energy projects, windmills and other alternative resources for the energy sector.
  • We are catering major Wood importers of the market by providing them Custom Clearance & transport services
  • Textile industries have availed our services too for the transportation of their cloth and apparel from Pakistan to various countries like USA, UK, Canada, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
  • We are also supporting the Marble & Granite industry by providing them custom clearance & transportation facilities from Karachi port to the final destination at their warehouses.

We are not only restricted in the handling of aforesaid products, but also providing custom clearance facilities for Iron, stainless steel, industrial raw material, poultry products & feed, glassware, ceramic & Edible oil.

OUR MAIN SERVICES FOR AFGHANISTAN VIA PAKISTAN / VICE VERSA

Based on the principle of “Pursuit of Perfection”, the business wishes to provide the best not just to the locals but also to its valued customers from around the world with an unmatched speed and quality of services beyond freight only. Our team of professionals designs a customized program that suits you the best economically.

The specialization of Icon Trading for over the past seven years has been Pak-Afghan transit trade (ATT). The strategic location of Pakistan on the map and our firsthand knowledge of handling logistic services for Afghanistan give us the competitive edge over several other businesses in the market. Backed up by a network of well-informed agents in the field, our resources allow us to provide economical and reliable services across the border we share with Afghanistan. From the bulkiest cargo to even the smallest item, often crucial to the success of an operation, is delivered with great responsibility at the right place and on the right time.

We deliver cargo to and fro Afghanistan, handled by the highly trained and experienced staff at ICON. There is no operational rail network in Afghanistan therefore all trade is conducted via the land route (via trucks) both inland and outland. With our teamwork we are able to provide one window operation with highest level of logistics and freight forwarding services and the entire procedure is taken care of from the door step anywhere in Afghanistan and around the world (via Pakistan). The following precise services are provided once the cargo reaches the port in Karachi:

  • Custom Clearance at Karachi Port (KICT, PICT & QICT)
  • Handling of Cargo at Port
  • Custom Clearance at Border (Torkham & Chamman)
  • Arrangement / Preparation of ILM-O-KHABER, Barsazi, Sharwali  at Border
  • Exemption Preparation in Afghanistan (Exempted Cargo for Afghanistan)
  • Custom Clearance at Afghan Customs (Gumruk)
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Arrangement of Security Escort / Marshals
  • Inland Transportation (within Afghanistan)
  • Arrangements made  (Security Convoy) for the movement of cargo in the critical areas of Afghanistan
  • Handle Project Cargo. (Out of Gage cargo, Flat Racks, Porta Cabins etc)