Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.’s subsidiary, Yamato Logistics India Pvt. Ltd. (YLI), has reportedly opened the largest overseas logistics base of the Yamato Group in Haryana, Northern India. The NH8 (Sidhrawali) Logistics Center, which opened on January 8, 2026, is set to meet surging manufacturing demand, further aiding manufacturers looking to expand production in India.
The strategically located NH8 Logistics Center is expected to provide high-quality, Japanese-standard contract logistics services. It aims to offer optimal logistics solutions to meet the needs of manufacturing customers aiming to expand production in India as well as emerging countries in the Middle East and Africa. Leveraging years of expertise in providing high-quality contract logistics service to Japanese manufacturing customers, YLI plans to solve issues throughout the global supply chain with the help of its global network.
Recent trends indicate that in addition to domestic demand, India’s role as the ‘factory of the world’ and an export base has been growing due to the restructuring of global supply chains and the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ initiatives. The broadening manufacturing sector, including the production of automobiles, electrical equipment, and semiconductors, has thus led to increasing logistics needs. In light of this, the NH8 Logistics Center comes as a much-needed addition in the face of a shortage of logistics infrastructure such as warehouses and transportation networks.
The NH8 Logistics Center boasts a total floor area of approximately 24,900 m2 and is located along a major highway from the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) through Mumbai to Bengaluru and Chennai. Given its proximity to industrial parks, assembly plants and suppliers, exploiting this strategic location, the NH8 Logistics Center will serve as a gateway warehouse and cross-dock terminal. Moreover, its accessibility to inland container depots and the airport positions it as an ideal transit hub as a logistics center within India and abroad.
An interesting aspect of the newly inaugurated center is its ability to store equipment that requires temperature control, such as circuit boards and precision equipment. In the future, YLI is set to promote green logistics by installing solar panels and introducing electric vehicles (EVs), thereby contributing to customers’ greenhouse gas reductions.
With India being one of the priority regions due to its rapid economic growth, the Yamato Group has positioned its global business as a growth domain under its Medium-Term Management Plan. YLI has been providing Japan-standard contract logistics services to the manufacturing industry, particularly to Japanese automakers, since its establishment in 2008.
One of YLI’s key strategies is just-in-time logistics, which contributes to the efficiency of factory production. The company collects parts required at production plants via milk run, sorts them, and delivers to production plants at the required time. This initiative is expected to help customers focus their resources on their core business and reduce workload at production plants.
YLI is also known for adopting advanced contract logistics operations with Japanese quality, continually improving productivity, work quality, and safety through Japanese-style Kaizen activities. Through the training of local employee leaders by experts from Japan, YLI aims to retain excellent personnel and keep their motivation high.
The company also offers packing services adapted to the local environment, providing optimal packaging to protect products from India’s high temperature, humidity, and vibration caused by long-distance transportation. In addition to carrying out complex operations such as transportation, loading, and installation of equipment and heavy machinery, it uses special rust-resistant sheets and packaging materials tailored to the product’s shape.