PCT 8516.4000 · September 2026 · Imports
Smoothing irons, electric
Pakistan imported US$254,698 under PCT 8516.4000 in September 2026, on 40 declarations by 34 importers. China supplied 83.3%, followed by Saudi Arabia (0.2%). Most cargo loaded at Ningbo and Jebel Ali. Importers paid an effective 64.7% in duties and taxes, mostly sales tax. Average declared value: $9.65 per unit.
Import value
$255k
Rs 72.1m
Duties & taxes
64.7%
Rs 46.7m collected
Goods declarations
40
54 line items
Avg. unit value
$9.65 / unit
26,388 units (as declared)
Source countries
Duties & taxes actually paid
share of assessed value64.7%effective rate · Rs 46.7m paid on Rs 72.1m of goods
Sales taxRs 16.5m22.9%
Customs dutyRs 12.6m17.5%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 6.8m9.4%
Regulatory dutyRs 5.8m8.0%
Other leviesRs 3.5m4.8%
Additional customs dutyRs 1.4m2.0%
Additional sales taxRs 97,4740.1%
Ports of loading
Other
$59k23.4%
Transport mode
Sea$249k97.9%
Air$4k1.4%
Other$2k0.6%
Entry point in Pakistan
Related codes under heading 8516
16 codes- 8516.1090 Electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heaters $168k
- 8516.2900 Electric soil heating apparatus and space heating apparatus (excluding storage… $208k
- 8516.3100 Electro-thermic hair dryers $315k
- 8516.3200 Electro-thermic, other than hair dryers $118k
- 8516.3300 Hand-drying apparatus, electro-thermic $10k
- 8516.5090 Microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposes $40k
- 8516.6010 Of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) $49k
- 8516.6030 Of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) $54k
- 8516.6090 Of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) $417k
- 8516.7100 Coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposes $88k
- 8516.7200 Toasters, of a kind used for domestic purposes $5k
- 8516.7910 N.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes $253k
- 8516.7990 N.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes $68k
- 8516.8010 Electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545 $104k
- 8516.8090 Electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545 $735k
- 8516.9000 Parts, of heating resistors, of water, space and soil heaters, hair-dressing… $4.1m
About this PCT code
- Section
- XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment
- Chapter
- 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and…
- Heading
- 8516 · Electric water, space, soil heaters, electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus, hand dryers, irons…
- PCT code
- 8516.4000 · Smoothing irons, electric
Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) codes follow the international Harmonized System (HS): the first 2 digits are the chapter, 4 digits the heading, 6 digits the HS subheading and the last 2 digits Pakistan's national split. Figures cover September 2026 and come from customs declarations; values are customs-assessed values converted at Rs 283.18 per US$.