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IOM Family Shelter Tent

Family shelter for IOM (International Organization for Migration) procurement — transit centres, return-and-reintegration programmes, IDP camp shelter, and seasonal-migration response. The same UNHCR FRT-compatible 16 m² and 23 m² canvas units BNC has built for thirty years, adapted to IOM's specific procurement and labelling requirements where they differ from UNHCR's.

Transit centres · return-and-reintegration · IDP camp · seasonal-migration response

Specification

IOM family shelter on the procurement sheet.

IOM procurement for family shelter typically draws on UNHCR's FRT specification with minor adaptations: IOM agency labels, country-office variations on packing (smaller bundle sizes for road consignment across rough terrain), and occasional spec deviations driven by the specific migration-corridor context. BNC manufactures the underlying canvas product to UNHCR FRT spec and adapts packaging and labelling per IOM PO.

Standard footprint
16 m² (4 m × 4 m) — UNHCR FRT-compatible
Larger variant
23 m² for larger households or communal use
Canvas
280 gsm fly + 410 gsm body, FR-treated, double-layer
Ground cloth
510 gsm PVC, fully welded
Frame
Galvanised steel ridge-pole + uprights
Packing
Configurable for road, rail, or air consignment
Agency labelling
IOM logo and PO references applied at factory on request
Lead time
14–35 days FOB Karachi depending on volume + customisation
What it means in the field

Why IOM family shelter is a related but distinct buy.

IOM's procurement context differs from UNHCR's in three practical ways. First, transit-centre shelter has a faster turnover — units pitch and strike more frequently than refugee-camp deployments. Second, return-and-reintegration programmes often distribute tents to individual households rather than camp managers, which pushes packing toward smaller, single-household bundles. Third, IOM's regional offices have specific routing and labelling rules that drive how a consignment is staged at origin.

The underlying canvas product BNC builds for IOM is the same FRT-spec tent it builds for UNHCR. The differences live in three layers above the canvas: packing density, agency labelling, and routing documentation. BNC's factory adapts each per PO at no premium over the underlying SKU; the agency label is applied during cutting, not after, so the label survives the tent's full operational life.

For IOM operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Gulf, and East Africa, BNC's Karachi origin is a logistics asset. The same routes UNHCR uses for FRT supply work for IOM: sea-freight via Karachi Port to Port Sudan or Mombasa, airlift via KHI to MENA hubs, overland via Torkham for Afghanistan return programmes.

Deployment context

Where IOM-routed family shelter has gone.

Afghan return programmes · multi-year

Family-shelter supply for IOM and partner-agency Afghan return-and-reintegration programming via overland Torkham consignments and inside-Afghanistan camp settings.

Pakistan IDP camp settings

IDP camp shelter supply during the 2010 + 2022 Pakistan flood responses where IOM coordinated alongside UNHCR Pakistan and partner INGOs.

Procurement enquiry

Quote on IOM family shelter — same Karachi business day.

Tell us volume, destination, IOM-specific deviations from UNHCR FRT spec, and packing requirements. We come back with price, lead time, and the relevant certifications.

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