PCT 8518.1090 · September 2026 · Imports
Microphones and stands therefor
Pakistan imported US$196,790 under PCT 8518.1090 in September 2026, on 100 declarations by 57 importers. China supplied 64.7%, followed by Germany (12.8%). Most cargo loaded at Shekou and Nansha. Importers paid an effective 56.5% in duties and taxes, mostly sales tax. Average declared value: $2.03 per unit.
Import value
$197k
Rs 55.7m
Duties & taxes
56.5%
Rs 31.5m collected
Goods declarations
100
121 line items
Avg. unit value
$2.03 / unit
97,025 units (as declared)
Source countries
Duties & taxes actually paid
share of assessed value56.5%effective rate · Rs 31.5m paid on Rs 55.7m of goods
Sales taxRs 16m28.7%
Customs dutyRs 6.9m12.5%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 4.9m8.8%
Regulatory dutyRs 2.3m4.1%
Additional sales taxRs 1.4m2.5%
Other leviesRs 6,1250.0%
Ports of loading
Transport mode
Air$92k46.9%
Sea$70k35.5%
Dry port$35k17.6%
Entry point in Pakistan
Related codes under heading 8518
8 codes- 8518.1010 Microphones and stands therefor $4k
- 8518.2100 Single, mounted in their enclosures $551k
- 8518.2200 Multiple, mounted in the same enclosure $70k
- 8518.2990 Not mounted in their enclosures $535k
- 8518.3000 Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets… $1.9m
- 8518.4000 Audio-frequency electric $45k
- 8518.5000 Amplifier sets, electric sound $28k
- 8518.9000 Parts of the equipment of heading no. 8518 $163k
About this PCT code
- Section
- XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment
- Chapter
- 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and…
- Heading
- 8518 · Microphones and their stands, loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures, headphones and earphones…
- PCT code
- 8518.1090 · Microphones and stands therefor
Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) codes follow the international Harmonized System (HS): the first 2 digits are the chapter, 4 digits the heading, 6 digits the HS subheading and the last 2 digits Pakistan's national split. Figures cover September 2026 and come from customs declarations; values are customs-assessed values converted at Rs 283.18 per US$.