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LAHORE:
The Ministry of Commerce has formally sought the intervention of aviation authorities over complaints from meat exporters concerning further logistics expenses imposed on export consignments, marking a major growth in an ongoing dispute that business representatives warn may disrupt Pakistan’s meat exports.
In an official letter dated March 17, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce requested the director basic of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) in Karachi to look into the problem of “unauthorised further expenses” reportedly being levied by cargo dealing with firm Gerry’s Dnata on meat export shipments.
The communication adopted a grievance submitted by the All Pakistan Meat Exporters and Processors Affiliation (APMEPA), which raised issues that the newly imposed expenses had been rising export prices and affecting the business’s competitiveness in worldwide markets.
In accordance with exporters, Gerry’s Dnata not too long ago launched a further cost of Rs50 per kg on meat exports and warned that consignments wouldn’t be processed for cargo until the cost was made.
Business representatives say the extra levy interprets into roughly $180 per ton, a value escalation that would considerably impression exporters working in extremely aggressive international markets.
Officers within the Ministry of Commerce famous within the letter that the Prime Minister’s Committee on Export of Surplus Meals Objects to GCC nations had been knowledgeable throughout a gathering on March 15 that the extra expenses had already been withdrawn.
