NGO tent supplier. UNHCR FRT, ICRC, IFRC, IOM spec from one Karachi factory.
For NGO procurement officers, country-office logisticians, and humanitarian framework-agreement leads sourcing tents and tarpaulins: BNC has been a direct supplier to UNHCR, UNICEF, ICRC, IFRC, IOM, Oxfam, ADRA, MdM, Muslim Aid, Save the Children and the Red Cross/Red Crescent national societies for over thirty years. Direct procurement, not via traders.
The production line behind every humanitarian PO.
Six sewing lines run in parallel. three of them dedicated to humanitarian SKUs (UNHCR Family Relief Tent, ICRC standard tent, IFRC plastic-sheeting, winterized variants, school and hospital tent). Daily output 400–600 tents standard mix; surge capacity logged at roughly 12,000 small tents and 2,500 large frame tents per month during the 2023 Türkiye-Syria response. Karachi airport sits twenty minutes from the factory. Saudia Cargo, Turkish Cargo and DHL Aviation all carry scheduled freight, which is how 24–72 hour airlift becomes a real promise instead of a brochure line.
ISO 9001 certification is in process via a partner-manufacturer authorization route. the fastest path that doesn't slow active production. Capability statement and prior-delivery references available on supplier-qualification request. NTN 4165965-1 (Pakistan tax registration). The factory has been audited by ICRC, UNHCR and at least one INGO procurement team over the past decade.
UNHCR FRT · ICRC · IFRC · IOM · UNRWA shelter spec.
The four humanitarian standards that govern most of global shelter procurement. BNC manufactures to each. Specifications below are the published versions. country-office variants and emergency-cluster overrides accepted on the production order.
Cotton canvas 380 GSM, water/rot/fungus treated, ridge pole + A-frame, capacity 5–6 persons. PE ground sheet optional. Winterized variant adds thermal liner and stove jack for sub-zero deployments.
Cotton canvas 380 GSM water/rot/fungus-proof, center pole, single fold, single fly. Iron hammer + poles + pegs + pins + repair kit included as part of the standard pack-out.
Unified humanitarian plastic-sheeting specification. 4×6 m, 200 g/m², 500 N tensile both axes, fire-retardant per EN 13823+A1. The default tarpaulin for stockpile rotation across the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement and major INGOs.
Cotton canvas 350 GSM white, galvanized steel frame, roll-up walls for ventilation, translucent roof panels for natural light, capacity 30–40 students. The canonical SKU for camp-school continuity programs.
Other standards on request: WFP field shelter · UNDP crisis stockpile · NRC supply spec · DRC standard · IRC Sudan country office variant.
SKUs available from the Karachi line.
Eight humanitarian-spec SKUs from the same Karachi line. Pre-positioning stock for emergency response and stockpile rotation both supported.
| SKU | GSM / fabric | Standard size | MOQ | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee Family Tent · UNHCR FRT | Cotton 380 GSM treated | 4 × 6 × 2.8 m | 50 | 10–14 days |
| Relief Tent · UNHCR/ICRC/IFRC | Cotton 380 GSM treated | 4 × 4 × 2.7 m | 50 | 10–14 days |
| Winterized Relief Tent (UNHCR winter spec) | 380 GSM + thermal liner | 4 × 6 × 2.8 m | 100 | 18–24 days |
| Emergency Disaster Tent (rapid-deploy) | Cotton 350 GSM treated | 3 × 4 × 2.5 m | 100 | 10–14 days |
| Hospital / Medical Tent | Cotton 380 GSM white | 6 × 12 × 3.5 m | 20 | 18–24 days |
| School / Classroom Tent (UNICEF spec) | Cotton 350 GSM white | 5 × 8 × 3 m | 30 | 14–21 days |
| IFRC plastic sheeting | HDPE/PE 200 g/m² FR | 4 × 6 m | 200 | 10–14 days |
| Bathroom / sanitation tent | Cotton 280 GSM treated | 1.2 × 1.2 × 2.2 m | 100 | 10–14 days |
Custom specs (GSM, dimensions, colour, branding) accepted on every SKU. see custom manufacturing.
Direct procurement to eleven agency families across thirty years.
These are not endorsers and not partners. they are past customers who placed POs directly with BNC, mostly across multiple emergency cycles. Pakistan Red Crescent, Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay), and NDMA Pakistan are also long-running buyers. Per-PO references kept confidential and shared only on supplier-qualification request.
Agency-specific procurement pages.
In an emergency, the registry is downstream. The stock and the relationship are upstream.
A common misconception is that humanitarian procurement runs on UNGM and supplier registries first, and on direct relationships second. In emergency procurement it's the reverse. The country-office logistician who has thirty days to land 150,000 square metres of family-tent canvas in a port that's been over-promised by twelve other suppliers does not start with a directory search. They call the manufacturers they already trust, and place the order with whoever tells the truth about what's on the cutting floor today.
That is the channel BNC has lived in since 1994. Most of our orders, across most years, do not begin with a published tender. they begin with a procurement officer in Geneva, Copenhagen, Budapest or Dubai opening a thread on a number that has not changed in two decades and asking what is on the cutting floor right now.
Registry presence still matters for non-emergency procurement (planned stockpile renewals, multi-year framework agreements, regional warehouse contracts) and we are working through UNGM, IFRC framework, and country-level supplier rosters in parallel. But for the urgent calls that built this company, what matters is the relationship and the canvas.
Karachi airport + Karachi Port · 24–72 hour airlift to emergency zones.
Saudia Cargo, Turkish Cargo and DHL Aviation all run scheduled freight from Karachi airport. Container loadings handled at Karachi Port for non-emergency lots. The 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake response had a PO placed within 48 hours and containers wheels-up inside 72.
- MENA (Dubai / Jeddah / Aqaba)
- 14–18 days sea · Saudia/Emirates cargo airlift available
- East Africa (Mombasa / Djibouti)
- 18–24 days sea · Turkish Cargo airlift via IST
- South Asia (Colombo / Chittagong)
- 7–10 days sea · feeder service from Karachi Port
- Europe (Antwerp / Rotterdam)
- 22–28 days sea · airlift via DHL Aviation on emergency lots
- Incoterms
- FOB Karachi · CIF destination · DDP for repeat buyers
MOQ + pricing band
Humanitarian batches at 200-unit and 1,000-unit tiers carry their own pricing structure (lower margin than commercial wholesale; the volume justifies it). Multi-year framework-agreement quotes locked at year-1 prices with index-linked escalation for years 2–3.
| Order tier | Pricing band |
|---|---|
| 50 units (in-stock SKU) | Wholesale entry |
| 200 units (custom spec) | Tier A |
| 500–999 units | Tier B (-8 to -12%) |
| 1,000+ (exclusive territory) | Tier C · quote-in |
Cotton-canvas and PVC feedstock costs move with input markets. We don't publish absolute prices because a 30-day-old number lies more than it informs. Request a quote and we'll lock for 30 days from issue.
Common questions before the first PO.
Same factory. Same number. Capability statement in one business day.
Send the spec (UNHCR FRT / ICRC / IFRC / IOM / country-office variant), the volume, and the destination. We come back with capability statement, factory photos, sample lead times, and a price quote inside one business day in Karachi. For emergency lots, the 24-hour clock starts the moment the email lands.
Rayhan Ahmad · Managing Director · +92 300 823 9990 · rayhan@bnctents.com / info@tentsplace.com