PCT 8518.5000 · September 2026 · Imports
Amplifier sets, electric sound
Pakistan imported US$28,420 under PCT 8518.5000 in September 2026, on 27 declarations by 25 importers. China supplied 81.7%, followed by United Arab Emirates (7.8%). Most cargo loaded at Shekou and Dubai. Importers paid an effective 59.9% in duties and taxes, mostly sales tax. Average declared value: $11.07 per unit.
Import value
$28k
Rs 8m
Duties & taxes
59.9%
Rs 4.8m collected
Goods declarations
27
38 line items
Avg. unit value
$11.07 / unit
2,567 units (as declared)
Source countries
Duties & taxes actually paid
share of assessed value59.9%effective rate · Rs 4.8m paid on Rs 8m of goods
Sales taxRs 1.8m22.4%
Customs dutyRs 1.5m18.7%
Income tax (withholding)Rs 727,7169.0%
Regulatory dutyRs 321,9194.0%
Additional sales taxRs 300,9983.7%
Additional customs dutyRs 160,9612.0%
Ports of loading
Transport mode
Sea$18k61.8%
Air$10k36.7%
Other$4441.6%
Entry point in Pakistan
Related codes under heading 8518
8 codes- 8518.1010 Microphones and stands therefor $4k
- 8518.1090 Microphones and stands therefor $197k
- 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
- 8518.9000 Parts of the equipment of heading no. 8518 $163k
About this PCT code
- Section
- XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment
- Chapter
- 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and…
- Heading
- 8518 · Microphones and their stands, loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures, headphones and earphones…
- PCT code
- 8518.5000 · Amplifier sets, electric sound
Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) codes follow the international Harmonized System (HS): the first 2 digits are the chapter, 4 digits the heading, 6 digits the HS subheading and the last 2 digits Pakistan's national split. Figures cover September 2026 and come from customs declarations; values are customs-assessed values converted at Rs 283.18 per US$.