Heading 8523 · September 2026 · Imports
Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for…
Imports under heading 8523 reached US$12.7 million in September 2026, from 230 importers. China was the largest source with 69.4%. Importers paid an effective 25.9% in duties and taxes.
Import value
$12.7m
Rs 3.6bn
Duties & taxes
25.9%
Rs 932.4m collected
Goods declarations
656
1,020 line items
Importers
230
distinct importers
PCT codes under this heading
8-digit codesOther
$11k0.1%
Source countries
Other
$2.6m20.1%
Duties & taxes actually paid
share of assessed value25.9%effective rate · Rs 932.4m paid on Rs 3.6bn of goods
Sales taxRs 595.4m16.5%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 220.5m6.1%
Customs dutyRs 71.1m2.0%
Additional sales taxRs 29.3m0.8%
Regulatory dutyRs 16.1m0.4%
Additional customs dutyRs 5,4420.0%
Other leviesRs 3,1390.0%
All PCT codes under heading 8523
12 codes- 8523.4110 Unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 $3k
- 8523.4910 Recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 $6.8m
- 8523.4990 Recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 $20k
- 8523.5110 Solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding… $17k
- 8523.5120 Solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding… $1k
- 8523.5190 Solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding… $810k
- 8523.5210 Smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 $594k
- 8523.5220 Smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 $13k
- 8523.5290 Smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 $1.6m
- 8523.5910 Other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter… $2.0m
- 8523.5990 Other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter… $840k
- 8523.8090 Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of… $27k
About this heading
- Section
- XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment
- Chapter
- 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and…
- Heading
- 8523 · Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of…
Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) codes follow the international Harmonized System (HS): the first 2 digits are the chapter, 4 digits the heading, 6 digits the HS subheading and the last 2 digits Pakistan's national split. Figures cover September 2026 and come from customs declarations; values are customs-assessed values converted at Rs 283.18 per US$.