Skip to main content
Latest news
Thumbnail

Pakistan Closes Border To Cotton Exporters

Officials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday that Pakistan has imposed new laws and conditions for accepting imports of cotton to Pakistan. 

Meanwhile, a number of Afghan cotton exporters said that dozens of vehicles have been prevented from crossing the border with cotton in the past 20 days. They said that the drivers have since turned back and are now offloading cotton in Kabul and storing it at a warehouse. 

The businessmen in the cotton export sector said Pakistan has stopped all cotton trade across the border.  

“We have lots of problems, we have turned back dozens of trucks full of cotton to the country and lost a lot and we don’t know what to do,” said Mujibullah, a businessman, adding that government has done nothing to help.  

In addition, a number of Afghan economists said numerous cotton processing companies have started up in the country on the back of an increase is cotton cultivation. They said the decision by Pakistan to stop the cotton from being taken across the border will have a serious impact on Afghan businessmen. 

The ministry of commerce and industry admits that Pakistan has introduced new regulations on importing cotton. 

However, Musafer Qoqandi, spokesman for the ministry of commerce and industry said the ministry will soon solve the problems. 

“We have also begun discussions with the private sector on how to work on a fundamental solution to the problem with Pakistan, we know that this new procedure is very difficult and it is impossible to take our cotton to Pakistan,” said Qoqandi. 

According to the information provided, Afghanistan annually produces more than 60,000kg of cotton, a large portion of which is exported to Pakistan.

A number of businessmen are worried about the challenges they face and said the Afghan government has so far failed to resolve its trade and transit issues with Pakistan.

Pakistan Closes Border To Cotton Exporters

The Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry confirmed Pakistan has enforced new regulations on the cotton industry and has stopped the import of Afghan cotton.

Thumbnail

Officials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday that Pakistan has imposed new laws and conditions for accepting imports of cotton to Pakistan. 

Meanwhile, a number of Afghan cotton exporters said that dozens of vehicles have been prevented from crossing the border with cotton in the past 20 days. They said that the drivers have since turned back and are now offloading cotton in Kabul and storing it at a warehouse. 

The businessmen in the cotton export sector said Pakistan has stopped all cotton trade across the border.  

“We have lots of problems, we have turned back dozens of trucks full of cotton to the country and lost a lot and we don’t know what to do,” said Mujibullah, a businessman, adding that government has done nothing to help.  

In addition, a number of Afghan economists said numerous cotton processing companies have started up in the country on the back of an increase is cotton cultivation. They said the decision by Pakistan to stop the cotton from being taken across the border will have a serious impact on Afghan businessmen. 

The ministry of commerce and industry admits that Pakistan has introduced new regulations on importing cotton. 

However, Musafer Qoqandi, spokesman for the ministry of commerce and industry said the ministry will soon solve the problems. 

“We have also begun discussions with the private sector on how to work on a fundamental solution to the problem with Pakistan, we know that this new procedure is very difficult and it is impossible to take our cotton to Pakistan,” said Qoqandi. 

According to the information provided, Afghanistan annually produces more than 60,000kg of cotton, a large portion of which is exported to Pakistan.

A number of businessmen are worried about the challenges they face and said the Afghan government has so far failed to resolve its trade and transit issues with Pakistan.

Share this post