Canonical: https://unicorncurrencies.com/industries/freight-forwarding/pakistan/

# Intelligence: Freight Forwarding in Pakistan

## Industry Context

- **Payment pressure:** Multi-currency payments to agents worldwide; Demurrage and detention costs from delays

- **Operational control:** container tracking (saves £5k-10k annually); 48-72h demurrage alerts prevent penalties

## Country Context

- **Use case:** Pay Pakistani suppliers for textiles, leather, surgical instruments, rice

- **Settlement:** T+0 (2.3s avg within Unicorn network)

- **Banking:** **IBAN** (24-character IBAN (Pakistan PK format))

- **Regulatory:** State Bank of Pakistan FX regulations; Pakistan Customs documentation

## Key Industries in Country

- Textiles

- Leather

- Surgical Instruments

- Agriculture

- Cement