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Origin country · September 2026 · Imports

What Pakistan imports from China

Pakistan imported US$2.11 billion from China in September 2026, 32.2% of all imports, on 40,300 declarations by 10,292 importers. The largest product was electrical apparatus, photosensitive semiconductor… (PCT 8541.4300). Busiest ports of loading: Shanghai and Ningbo.

Import value
$2.11bn
Rs 599bn
Duties & taxes
30.0%
Rs 180bn collected
Goods declarations
40,300
139,161 line items
Importers
10,292
distinct importers

Top products

PCT codes
1
8541.4300Electrical apparatus, photosensitive semiconductor devices…
$89.8m4.3%
2
8517.1310Telephone sets, smartphones for cellular or other wireless…
$82.4m3.9%
3
7208.9090Iron or non-alloy steel, flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width…
$46.8m2.2%
4
5402.3300Yarn, synthetic, filament, monofilament (less than 67…
$43.3m2.1%
5
8703.6031Vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston…
$42.7m2.0%
6
8507.6000Electric accumulators, lithium-ion, including separators…
$35.8m1.7%
7
8702.4090Vehicles, public transport type (carries 10 or more persons…
$32.2m1.5%
8
8504.4090Electrical static converters
$29.9m1.4%
9
8703.8090Vehicles, with only electric motor for propulsion
$29.5m1.4%
10
8703.4031Vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston…
$27.0m1.3%
11
7208.3990Iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, without patterns in relief…
$26.6m1.3%
12
8517.1390Telephone sets, smartphones for cellular or other wireless…
$26.4m1.3%
13
5407.5200Fabrics, woven, containing 85% or more by weight of textured…
$25.6m1.2%
14
6001.9290Fabrics, pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of…
$19.7m0.9%
15
5503.2010Fibres, synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded…
$19.2m0.9%
16
4011.2091Rubber, new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries
$17.9m0.9%
17
8517.6290Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base…
$17.8m0.8%
18
8529.9090Reception and transmission apparatus, for use with the…
$17.0m0.8%
19
5402.4700Yarn, synthetic, filament, monofilament (less than 67…
$15.2m0.7%
20
2902.5000Cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene
$13.2m0.6%
Other
$1.46bn68.9%

Product chapters

1
85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound…
$467m22.1%
2
87Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and…
$256m12.1%
3
84Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear…
$235m11.1%
4
72Iron and steel
$175m8.3%
5
54Man-made filaments, strip and the like of man-made textile…
$117m5.5%
6
29Organic chemicals
$115m5.4%
7
39Plastics and articles thereof
$98.3m4.7%
8
55Man-made staple fibres
$79.4m3.8%
9
40Rubber and articles thereof
$43.7m2.1%
10
60Fabrics, knitted or crocheted
$41.7m2.0%
Other
$485m22.9%

Ports of loading

1
Shanghai
$540m25.9%
2
Ningbo
$341m16.4%
3
Shekou
$255m12.2%
4
Qingdao
$217m10.4%
5
Bayuquan
$65.1m3.1%
6
Caofeidian
$48.4m2.3%
7
Xiamen
$42.3m2.0%
8
Wuhan
$39.2m1.9%
9
Kunming
$36.9m1.8%
10
Wuhu
$35.4m1.7%
Other
$463m22.2%

Entry point in Pakistan

1
Karachi
$1.85bn87.6%
2
Lahore
$130m6.1%
3
Port Qasim
$59.0m2.8%
4
Sost (China border)
$26.8m1.3%
5
Peshawar (Azakhel)
$20.5m1.0%
6
Islamabad
$14.3m0.7%
7
Karachi EPZ
$3.6m0.2%
8
Quetta
$993k0.1%
Other
$7.0m0.3%

Transport mode

Sea$1.85bn87.3%
Air$167m7.9%
Dry port$66.7m3.2%
Land border$26.8m1.3%
EPZ$7.9m0.4%

Duties & taxes actually paid

share of assessed value
30.0%effective rate · Rs 180bn paid on Rs 599bn of goods
Sales taxRs 100bn16.7%
Customs dutyRs 32.3bn5.4%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 22.4bn3.7%
Regulatory dutyRs 8.9bn1.5%
Additional sales taxRs 5.9bn1.0%
Additional customs dutyRs 3.4bn0.6%
Other leviesRs 2.8bn0.5%
Federal excise dutyRs 2.2bn0.4%
Anti-dumping dutyRs 1.5bn0.3%