PCT 8515.3900 · September 2026 · Imports
For arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, other than fully or partly…
Pakistan imported US$249,475 under PCT 8515.3900 in September 2026, on 135 declarations by 93 importers. China supplied 68.4%, followed by Singapore (12.2%). Most cargo loaded at Shekou and Ningbo. Importers paid an effective 22.2% in duties and taxes, mostly sales tax. Average declared value: $3.83 per unit.
Import value
$249k
Rs 70.6m
Duties & taxes
22.2%
Rs 15.7m collected
Goods declarations
135
145 line items
Avg. unit value
$3.83 / unit
65,063 units (as declared)
Source countries
Other
$4k1.6%
Duties & taxes actually paid
share of assessed value22.2%effective rate · Rs 15.7m paid on Rs 70.6m of goods
Sales taxRs 12.7m18.0%
Additional sales taxRs 2m2.9%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 943,7021.3%
Ports of loading
Other
$70k31.1%
Transport mode
Sea$214k86.0%
Dry port$31k12.6%
Air$3k1.4%
Entry point in Pakistan
Related codes under heading 8515
7 codes- 8515.1100 Soldering irons and guns, whether or not capable of cutting $83k
- 8515.1900 Other than soldering irons and guns, whether or not capable of cutting $162k
- 8515.2100 For resistance welding of metal, fully or partly automatic, whether or not… $89k
- 8515.2900 For resistance welding of metal, other than fully or partly automatic, whether… $18k
- 8515.3100 For arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic… $20k
- 8515.8000 N.e.c. in heading no. 8515, whether or not capable of cutting $3.6m
- 8515.9000 Parts of the machines of heading no. 8515 $158k
About this PCT code
- Section
- XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment
- Chapter
- 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and…
- Heading
- 8515 · Electric (electrically heated gas) soldering, brazing, welding machines and apparatus, capable or not of…
- PCT code
- 8515.3900 · Welding machines and apparatus, for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, other than fully or partly automatic, whether or not…
Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) codes follow the international Harmonized System (HS): the first 2 digits are the chapter, 4 digits the heading, 6 digits the HS subheading and the last 2 digits Pakistan's national split. Figures cover September 2026 and come from customs declarations; values are customs-assessed values converted at Rs 283.18 per US$.