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Textiles, Apparel, Footwear and Travel Goods
Pakistan
Last updated on 05/18/2011
If you have any questions about the following information, please contact Donald Niewiaroski at the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel at 202-482-4058 or click here for e-mail access.
**The following information is provided only as a guide and should be confirmed with the proper authorities before embarking on any export activities.** |
Import Tariffs - Pakistan
Import tariffs are ad valorem levied on the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value of the goods.
Pakistan: Tariffs (percent ad valorem) on Textiles, Apparel, Footwear and Travel Goods
| HS Chapter/Subheading | Tariff Rate Range (%) |
| Yarn | | |
| -silk | 5003-5006 | 0 - 5 |
| -wool | 5105-5110 | 0 - 10 |
| -cotton | 5204-5207 | 5 - 25 |
| -other vegetable fiber | 5306-5308 | 5 - 10 |
| -man-made fiber | 5401-5406/5501-5511 | 0 - 10 |
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| Woven Fabric | | |
| -silk | 5007 | 15 |
| -wool | 5111-5113 | 15 |
| -cotton | 5208-5212 | 15 - 25 |
| -other vegetable fiber | 5309-5311 | 15 - 25 |
| -man-made fiber | 5407-5408/5512-5516 | 15 |
| Knit Fabric | 60 | 20 - 25 |
| ......................... | | |
| Non Woven Fabric | 5603 | 15 - 20 |
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| Industrial Fabric | 59 | 5 - 25 |
| ........................ | | |
| Apparel | 61-62 | 5 - 25 |
Home Furnishings
including: bed, bath, kitchen linens, etc.................. | 63 | 5 - 25 |
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Carpet
Footwear
Travel Goods | 57
64
4202 | 5 - 25
20 - 25
25 |
For more detailed tariff information, see the Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan or the Current Situation of Schedules of Members on the World Trade Organization website.
Duty Exemption-- An exemption of customs duty payment is available on the import of thread, polyester, woven cotton, synthetic lining, wadding and interlining materials. The exemption is subject to the condition that the manufacturers of textile products export the finished products of these raw materials. The exemption is also applicable on the import of plain and quilted lining materials; thread, synthetic nylon, polyester, braided cotton or combination; all kinds of wadding materials, including acrylic wadding; interlining materials, woven and non-woven, fusible and non-fusible; thermoplastic counter and toe puff material, stiffeners, cut or in sheets or rolls; synthetic lining, including artificial leather lining and fabric lining and plastic wrapping and shrunk film for packing.
Additional Import Taxes and Fees--All importers are required to pay the following taxes on imported goods: a 1 percent charge on the c.i.f. value of imported goods, to which total is added another 1 percent handling charge. A 17-percent VAT (value-added tax) is applied on the c.i.f. value
The income withholding tax (WHT), which is collected at source, is sometimes readjusted subsequently upon filing of returns; where this is not the case, it represents final income tax payment on the transaction, and therefore is not really an income withholding tax. Commercial importers pay WHT on clearing imports at the general rate of 5% of the tax- and tariff-inclusive value of the goods. Some imports (such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics - excluding cotton), are levied at concessionary rate of 1%, usually if there is no local production. However, the 2007/8 Budget extended the 5% WHT to imported polyester filament yarn.
Temporary Imports/Samples--Import regulations permit temporary duty-free entry of legally importable items by foreign companies (e.g., commercial samples) provided that a bank guarantee or indemnity bond equivalent to the value of the item is provided to Customs to ensure that the items will be re-exported. Applicable import fees must be paid, but will be refunded on re-export. Similarly, domestic industrial firms may import items for test, trial, and re-export, subject only to the payment of a refundable import fee. Pakistan accepts ATA Carnets as a means of temporary importation for the use of exhibitions and fairs. Carnets are not accepted for general importation of commercial samples.
ATA Carnet--An ATA Carnet or "Merchandise Passport" is a document that facilitates the temporary importation of products into foreign countries by eliminating tariffs and other import taxes or charges normally required at the time of importation. For more information or to apply for an ATA Carnet, see the United States Council for International Business website.
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Import Documentation/Procedures (Pakistan)
Certificate of cleanliness--Used clothing should be accompanied by a certificate of cleanliness signed by a physician, with the letters M.D. following the signature.
For more information on local customs rules and regulations:
Federal Board of Revenue - FBR
For information on common export documents, such as transportation documents, export compliance documents, certificates of origin, certificates for shipments of specific goods, temporary shipment documents, and other export-related documents, see the Export.gov webpage on Common Export Documents.
For more information on import procedures and documentation requirements, see the Country Commercial Guides (CCG) in the U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library (enter your country of interest in the "country" field, and enter "Country Commercial Guide (CCG)" in the "Report Type" field. Some market research reports are available only to U.S. companies and U.S. students/researchers that are registered with Export.gov. |
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Import Restrictions (Pakistan)
No information is currently available on any bans, quotas, or other restrictions.
U.S. Export Restrictions:
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, and international narcotics traffickers and their agents in accordance with U.S. foreign policy and national security goals. The OFAC website includes summaries of sanctions programs for various countries and the “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” (SDNs) list of entities and individuals with whom U.S. persons may not conduct business and whose property must be blocked if under the control of a U.S. person.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the U.S. Department of Commerce is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which regulate the export and re-export of most commercial items. BIS maintains the Denied Persons List, which consists of individuals, and companies that have been denied export and re-export privileges by BIS, and the Entity List, which consists of foreign end users who pose an unacceptable risk of diverting U.S. exports and the technology they contain to alternate destinations for the development of weapons of mass destruction |
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Standards - Pakistan
Labeling - Pakistan
Every article, label, or wrapper bearing any English words also must bear an adequate, indelible indication of the country of origin, such as “Made in U.S.A.,” adjacent to and in letters as large and as conspicuously as the other English trademark or other English words. If more than one language is used on the article, the mark of origin should be repeated in all the languages. Goods or packages entirely unmarked require no marks of origin.
The following goods must be marked “Made in Pakistan,” as specified, when packed, processed, or assembled in Pakistan, regardless of whether the assembled product was made wholly or partly of foreign parts or whether the item is for wholesale or retail trade. However, if the processing involved only packing, embellishing, bottling, or labeling, etc., the words “Packed in Pakistan” or “Containers or coverings made in Pakistan” should appear on the label instead.
In addition to the above, the minimum size of the lettering indicating place of origin or name and address of the manufacturer must be as big as the letters in the name of the product or the trade description of the goods. In all cases, the required labeling must be in Urdu or English and must appear on the same label as the brand name and trade description.
Textile piece goods, dyes, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals also are subject to special labeling regulations. For cotton yarn, man-made fibers, and yarns, the label must be on each bundle; and for woolen fabrics, including woolen carpets manufactured in a factory whose plant and machinery is powered by electricity, steam, or natural gas, the labeling must be done directly on the goods.
For more information, contact:
Pakistan Standards Institution
Karachi
Tel: 92-21-9215106 |
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Ministry of Commerce
Government Procurement-- See Global Procurement Opportunities for U.S. exporters.
Pakistan uses an open procurement process, although bidders have to register with the government to be awarded contracts. The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority is an autonomous body responsible for prescribing regulations and procedures for public procurement by public sector entities and for monitoring procurement by such organizations.
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