TNT Express has entered into a partnership agreement with Baghdad's largest courier company, IKE Express, to provide door-to-door delivery services to and from Iraq.
TNT Express is the first international express company to link up with an Iraqi national operator since the lifting of UN sanctions and the partnership will provide more reliable services for customers in the region.
A new daily TNT Express road service from across the border in Amman, Jordan, is now carrying documents, parcels and airfreight into Baghdad with operations expected to extend to Basra as well as other Iraqi cities in the next few months.
Alan Jones, group managing director TNT Express, said: "TNT Express now offers the fastest and most reliable door to door express delivery services to and from Iraq.
"Our global service combined with the local knowledge and expertise of IKE Express in Iraq provides an important competitive advantage. We are providing a vital service by delivering urgently needed goods and this will help the Iraqi economy to recover from the UN sanctions that have been applied for many years."
