Turkmenistan is one of the most difficult markets to access in Central Asia: strict import regulations, limited border crossings and a choice of route that, since 2022, is also a sanctions question. Speed Logistics organises transports from Germany to Aşgabat and Türkmenbaşy as a complete handling – around 5,500 kilometres, transit time 14–18 days depending on the route, including export, transit and import documentation.
You send us the type of goods, quantity and destination address; we check feasibility and routing options and prepare a fixed-price quote for the seamless chain from EXW to delivery in Turkmenistan – with a dedicated contact throughout the transit time.
Choice of route and the sanctions situation
The traditional land routes to Turkmenistan run through Russia or Iran – both subject to far-reaching sanctions regimes of the EU or international partners. In concrete terms: transit through Russia is prohibited for numerous categories of goods, and Iran routes are only permissible for non-listed goods and parties. We therefore check every enquiry before acceptance against the current EU sanctions and dual-use lists and move only permissible goods on permissible routes. Wherever sensible, we use the Middle Corridor: through Türkiye and the Caucasus to Baku and by Caspian ferry to Türkmenbaşy – fully without Russian or Iranian territory. This route is somewhat longer, but compliance-secure and plannable.
Services for your Turkmenistan transports
- Full and part loads by curtain-sider or box trailer via the Central Asia corridor
- Project logistics for oil, gas and infrastructure projects including a loading concept
- Complete customs handling: export declaration, TIR carnet/transit procedure, coordination of the import in Turkmenistan
- Air freight option to Aşgabat for urgent and high-value shipments
- Sanctions and export-control screening of every shipment before order acceptance
Customs and import: thorough preparation pays off
Turkmenistan requires complete, consistent documents: commercial invoice, packing list, proof of origin and, depending on the goods, additional certificates. We clarify import permits and the coordination with the Turkmen consignee or its broker before loading – rectifications at the border quickly cost a week on this lane. We handle the German export declaration and the transit procedures through all intermediate states in full.
Typical goods
In demand above all are machinery and spare parts for the gas and oil industry, construction and infrastructure technology, and equipment for the textile industry. For plant components we prepare loading and securing concepts and phase partial deliveries according to project progress – on time to Aşgabat, Türkmenbaşy or directly to the project site.
How your Turkmenistan transport works
Every order begins with the feasibility and compliance check: we screen the type of goods, consignee and route against the current sanctions and export-control lists. Only then do you receive our fixed-price quote with a realistic transit time and a clearly named routing. Once the order is placed, we check the documents, collect the goods and handle the export; we accompany the main leg with regular status reports to your dedicated contact.
We coordinate the import into Turkmenistan with the consignee and its broker – including the permits cleared in advance. Your shipment thus arrives without surprises: most delays on this lane arise from incomplete preparation, not from the route itself. For follow-up shipments we use the documented clearance experience of the first loading – which noticeably shortens the lead time.