PakTradeStats
PCT 8311.1000 · September 2026 · Imports

Coated, of base metal, for electric arc-welding

Pakistan imported US$990,857 under PCT 8311.1000 in September 2026, on 72 declarations by 52 importers. China supplied 56.9%, followed by Philippines (18.4%). Most cargo loaded at Xingang and Manila. Importers paid an effective 64.3% in duties and taxes, mostly sales tax. Average declared value: $1.12 per kg.

Import value
$991k
Rs 280.6m
Duties & taxes
64.3%
Rs 180.5m collected
Goods declarations
72
106 line items
Avg. unit value
$1.12 / kg
885,994 kg (as declared)

Source countries

1
$564k56.9%
2
$182k18.4%
3
$15k1.5%
4
$2k0.2%
5
$2k0.2%
Other
$225k22.8%

Duties & taxes actually paid

share of assessed value
64.3%effective rate · Rs 180.5m paid on Rs 280.6m of goods
Sales taxRs 66.5m23.7%
Customs dutyRs 56.1m20.0%
Regulatory dutyRs 26.9m9.6%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 13.4m4.8%
Additional sales taxRs 11m3.9%
Additional customs dutyRs 5.6m2.0%
Other leviesRs 958,5830.3%

Ports of loading

1
$215k21.7%
2
$182k18.4%
4
$106k10.7%
5
$23k2.4%
6
$12k1.2%
Other
$309k31.2%

Transport mode

Sea$977k98.6%
Air$14k1.4%
Other$4950.1%

Entry point in Pakistan

1
$833k84.0%
2
$13k1.3%
3
$4100.0%
Other
$145k14.6%

Related codes under heading 8311

3 codes

About this PCT code

Section
XV · Base metals
Chapter
83 · Metal, miscellaneous products of base metal
Heading
8311 · Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides, of a kind used for soldering…
PCT code
8311.1000 · Electrodes, coated, of base metal, for electric arc-welding

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$.