Iconic

Freight forwarding and customs clearance in Iraq

Iconic is a logistics operator working across Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, with branches in Erbil and Baghdad. The company started operating in 2010 and today the Iconic brand is owned by Aykonat Al Khalij, which continues to run the business under that name. Its activity covers air, sea and land freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and end-to-end supply chain management for international and local clients.

Freight services

• Air freight: time-critical cargo, charters and priority shipments handled through Baghdad (BGW), Erbil (EBL), Sulaymaniyah (ISU) and Basra (BSR) airports.
• Land freight and heavy transport: cross-border trucking linking Iraq with Turkey, Jordan, the GCC and Europe, including oversized cargo, heavy-lift movements and temperature-controlled transport.
• Sea freight and project cargo: services via Umm Qasr Port covering break-bulk, out-of-gauge (OOG), bulk and reefer shipments.
• Supply chain management: sourcing, procurement, warehousing and distribution with origin-to-destination visibility.

Customs and border operations

The company handles customs brokerage and documentation at Iraqi entry points including Umm Qasr Port, Safwan (Kuwait border), Arar (Saudi Arabia border) and Trebil (Jordan border), as well as the Ibrahim Khalil crossing with Turkey and the Syrian-Iraqi land borders at Al-Walid, Rabi'aa and Al-Qaim. It processes declarations through ASYCUDA systems and obtains local compliance certificates. It also manages transit through regional hubs such as Mersin, Iskenderun, Istanbul and Izmir in Turkey, Tartus and Latakia in Syria, Aqaba in Jordan and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Project cargo and specialised sectors

Iconic manages out-of-gauge and heavy-lift project cargo with heavy trucking fleets, route surveys, police or security escorts and route clearance across governorates including Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Baghdad and the Basra oilfields. For the oil and gas sector it handles dangerous goods, chemicals and rig moves under HSE standards. It also provides cold-chain and dry cargo transport for FMCG and humanitarian organisations, and a land-based express minivan service linking the EU and Turkey to Iraq for urgent medical and industrial cargo.

Network and coverage

The company reports offices in Iraq and abroad, with planned expansion into the UAE and China. Its stated coverage spans Federal Iraq, the Kurdistan Region and trade corridors to Europe, Asia, Turkey, the Levant and North America.