ISLAMABAD: Alibaba.com and UPS Pakistan on Thursday announced a new logistics partnership aimed at cutting delivery times, lowering shipping costs and improving shipment visibility for Pakistani exporters, as global demand grows for sports goods, apparel and other locally manufactured products.
The collaboration integrates UPS’s global delivery network with Alibaba.com’s logistics systems to provide exporters with faster door-to-door delivery, as quick as 2–4 days to the United States and 2–3 days to Europe, alongside exclusive, more transparent pricing slabs and real-time tracking through Alibaba.com’s TrackSmart system.
The initiative comes amid rising digital exports from Pakistan. Alibaba.com says the number of new Pakistani suppliers on its platform grew nearly 50 percent year-on-year between April and September, while monthly online order volumes increased by almost 150 percent over the past six months. More than 90 percent of Pakistani suppliers now use the platform’s Trade Assurance service to secure transactions.
“Our mission at Alibaba.com is to empower Pakistani SMEs to expand globally by reducing the friction in global trade,” said Summer Gao, Head of Global Supply Chain Services at Alibaba.com. “Collaborating with UPS Pakistan ensures exporters have access to world-class shipping solutions, helping them meet international demand with speed, reliability, and transparency.”
