The demand for export freight transport services from Uzbekistan continues to grow. According to the report from the logistics service ATI.SU, in the third quarter of 2026, requests for international goods transportation increased by 29% compared to the same period last year, while freight rates rose by 10%.
In the first nine months of the current year, the number of requests for export transportation increased by 11%, and this growth was maintained across all three quarters. The most significant increase was recorded on the route to Belarus, where the demand for cargo delivery jumped by 80%. The number of applications for shipments to Russia increased by a quarter.
The import freight transport market showed less stable dynamics. Since the beginning of the year, the total number of orders across all directions increased by 16%, but in the third quarter, this figure decreased by 8%. Activity noticeably dropped in July and August, but in September, the number of requests for import transportation increased by 39%.
For the Russian direction, the number of orders almost doubled in the first month of autumn. Nevertheless, due to lower activity in the two previous months, the quarterly figure for this route decreased by 4%. Import freight rates rose by only 2% over the year.
Domestic freight transport also demonstrated a positive trend. In the third quarter, requests for domestic cargo delivery within Uzbekistan increased by 12% compared to the second quarter.
ATI.SU notes that the presented figures reflect not only market conditions but also the expansion of the platform's user base. Uzbek carriers and clients are increasingly moving from manual procedures to digital services.
Farid Vakhidov, head of the ATI.SU representative office in Uzbekistan, explained the slowdown in activity on the Russian route during the summer due to the fuel crisis, which particularly affected imports from Russia. According to Vakhidov, the diesel fuel situation improved in September, which largely explains the sharp recovery in demand in this direction.
