At the same time, the logistics industry is considered as one of the important circles of e-commerce, but it is a high-risk and costly industry, the development of which requires heavy investments. Activists in the field of logistics believe that almost 90% of Iran’s logistics market is not systematic and traceable, and private logistics companies cannot develop under the shadow of cheap mail.
According to Iran digital economy annotation, always in the last month and last days of the year, transport companies are faced with heavy traffic of moving parcels. Some of these transfers are carried out by the National Post Company and others by online or offline transport platforms, but the major part of this market is still not online and according to logistics activists, almost ninety percent of Iran’s logistics market is not systematic and trackable, and statistics There is no accurate information about shipment movements in traditional freight markets. In fact, a significant part of the logistics industry is a gray area that cannot be monitored.
The average daily delivery of parcels in National Post Company is between 500,000 and 600,000 parcels, and this number reaches one million items on peak days in National Post Company. In the largest private sector company, Tipax, this number is about 100,000 shipments per day, and only 5-10% of the market is in the hands of official companies, of which 80% is in the hands of the National Post Company.
Meanwhile, logistics is one of the important links of e-commerce, and its development can directly enable the development of e-commerce, and on the other hand, any type of delay in it leads to the setback of this type of business. Statistics have shown that delays and any disruptions in the logistics process that lead to delays and problems in delivering goods to users discourage users from online shopping, and this is exactly the weakness that can affect Iran’s digital economy.
Under the shadow of the post
The development of private postal companies is one of the solutions that can cause the growth of the logistics industry, none of which have been able to grow under the shadow of the prices of the National Post Company. In fact, the private sector will never be able to compete with a state-owned company and its mandated price with annual losses of one thousand billion tomans, and due to the risks that exist in the Iranian market, the possibility of return of investment in these companies is very low.
In fact, solving this problem requires a larger policy so that both the National Post Company can develop and a fairer competition is provided for the private sector. Experts say that in order to solve this issue, the government should avoid strict control and strict intervention (over regulated) so that service providers in this gray space are encouraged to get licenses. But neglecting these issues and the lack of focus in this sector has made Iran’s market share much lower compared to neighboring and East Asian countries, and if the digital economy is to be developed, the policies of this market need a serious review and major investment.
The future is probably bright
With all the criticisms and challenges facing Iran’s logistics industry, some players in this industry consider 1403 to be an important year for the logistics industry. The newly formed flows in the ecosystem, such as Golrang Industrial Group’s investments in logistics companies such as Alopeyk and Tapsi, and the new strategies of Digikala and Snapp in the retail industry, are the main factors of the optimism of the activists in this field towards the logistics industry. They believe that changing the layouts and developments that are taking place in Iran’s large retail technology companies will definitely bring a positive result for Iran’s logistics market.
On the other hand, the existence of 400,000 to 500,000 online businesses in the country, which need an IT platform and logistics service for development, along with becoming more technology-oriented, will definitely create a different future for this industry.
But in the end and in a situation where traditional logistics companies are facing more challenges in supplying equipment and vehicles, and in contrast to technology-oriented companies, they suffer from a lack of skilled manpower and immigration, it is not easy to judge the future of this industry.
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