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Export and Logistics from Rize: İyidere Port, Storage Solutions & Trabzon Warehouse Connection

June 22, 20262 min520 words

Rize's logistics infrastructure, İyidere Logistics Port's regional impact, storage needs for tea and agricultural exports, and integration with Trabzon bonded warehouse services.

What Is Rize's Logistics Potential?

Rize is one of Eastern Black Sea's most important production centers. Supplying a significant portion of Turkey's tea production, Rize is also a regional leader in kiwi, fresh produce, and seafood exports. However, Rize's logistics infrastructure has not yet fully developed in proportion to its production capacity.

For this reason, producers and exporters in Rize largely rely on Trabzon's logistics infrastructure for customs storage and warehouse services.

İyidere Logistics Port: What Does It Mean for Rize?

FeatureDetail

Annual capacity13 million tons
ServicesGeneral cargo, bulk, container, Ro-Ro
Distance to Rize center~40 km
Distance to Trabzon~80 km

Regional Impact

  • • Reduced transport costs for Rize and surrounding provinces

  • • Direct maritime export capability

  • • Expected investments in warehouses and logistics centers around the port

    • Important: Even after İyidere Port becomes operational, Trabzon's bonded warehouse services will remain critical for Rize exporters, as customs storage, tax deferral, and transit trade require professional warehouse infrastructure.

    What Products Are Exported from Rize?

    ProductExport PotentialStorage Need

    TeaHigh — 65% of Turkey's productionDry, cool, humidity controlled
    KiwiHigh — Turkey's largest producerCold chain
    Fresh produceMedium-HighCold storage + fast shipping
    SeafoodHigh — Anchovy, troutDeep freezer (-18°C)
    HoneyMedium — Premium Anzer honeyTemperature controlled

    Why Do Rize Exporters Need Trabzon Warehouses?

    Distance Advantage

    RouteDistanceTime

    Rize → Trabzon~75 km~1 hour
    Rize → Istanbul~1,100 km~13 hours
    Rize → Mersin~1,200 km~14 hours

    Trabzon is the nearest fully-equipped logistics center to Rize.

    Key Benefits

  • • Professional Type A bonded warehouse storage

  • • Tax deferral advantages (VAT, customs duty)

  • • Trabzon Port connection (10 million tons/year capacity)

  • • Transit trade to Georgia, Russia, Central Asia

    • Ak Bonded Warehouse — Rize Exporters' Trusted Partner in Trabzon

  • • ✅ Only ~75 km from Rize

  • • ✅ Type A general warehouse license

  • • ✅ Experienced in tea and agricultural products

  • • ✅ Tax deferral and gradual nationalization support

  • • ✅ Fast export operations via Trabzon Port

    • Exporting from Rize? Meet Ak Bonded Warehouse in Trabzon.

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