ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 3. The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan has kicked off a project to give the Serhetabat customs post a facelift, which stands as one of the country’s key gateways on the Turkmen-Afghan border, Trend reports via the service.
Construction will be carried out by the Sapaly Geljek business entity from 2025 through 2027. The project involves a complete reconstruction of existing facilities, as well as the construction of several new buildings and infrastructure.
State-of-the-art apparatus, encompassing an advanced X-ray
vehicular examination framework, will be deployed, alongside the
implementation of a digital customs processing architecture to
optimize operational workflows.
Once everything is in the bag, the post’s operational throughput is
set to soar to 500 vehicles per day, marking a 2.5-fold jump from
its current capacity.
The Serhetabat customs post is pivotal in Turkmenistan’s
international trade ecosystem, functioning as a critical nexus for
transit cargo traversing the Lapis Lazuli corridor and various
other global logistics pathways that interconnect Central and South
Asia.
Turkmenistan possesses a minimum of seven principal land border crossings with its neighboring countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Afghanistan) and a maritime customs facility at the port of Turkmenbashi for ferry arrivals, beside supplementary internal customs establishments detailed on the Turkmenistan Trade Information Portal.
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