As freight operators in Georgia have reported, air cargo volumes decreased in 2025, while road and rail freight strengthened.
According to Giorgi Zumbadze, Managing Partner at SKYLOG, changes in the operations of the Chinese e-commerce platform TEMU caused the decline in air cargo by a surge in demand for charter flights.
Meanwhile, road transportation grew by around 100%, as well as rail and maritime shipments. This made total cargo volumes rise significantly compared to 2024.
The problem is that Georgian freight companies lose control over the flow of air cargo. Chinese logistics agents now deliver parcels to destination countries, including Georgia and Armenia.
According to Zumbadze, Georgian airlines and logistics firms’ air freight activity won’t recover in 2026 due to the permanence of the structural shift in e-commerce logistics.
NH Logistics GEO has been offering IOR Importer of Record and EOR Exporter of Record services since 2001 and is a market leader in Georgia and Eurasia, supporting many clients with their import/export shipments.
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