qs-iconv bridges the gap between qs (a query string parser/stringifier) and iconv-lite (a character encoding converter). This package enables qs to handle non-UTF-8 encoded query strings gracefully. By utilizing iconv-lite for encoding conversion, it allows developers to parse and stringify query strings in encodings like GBK or Shift_JIS, which standard qs cannot process directly, preventing encoding-related issues in applications.