Customs Information 

    Customs Hours 

       Sat-Mon 08:00 – 16:00 

Clearance Procedures 

    Approximate Clearance Time(Hrs) 

       Documents 4 

       Low Value 24 

       High Value 48 

Additional Information 

    1- Dutiable shipments with customs duty less or equal to 32 $ will be automatically cleared on the same 

       day of arrival, and in case the consignee refuses to pay, the charges will be automatically billed to 

       the origin entity. 

    2- The customs duties for dutiable shipments are a combination of: customs charge (0%-25% depending on 

       the commodity, 15% sales tax, 5% income tax) in addition to service fees, demurrage charges, and stamps. 

    3- Required papers for low values are an invoice and a HAWB copy, if the invoice is not attached to the 

       shipment, then it will be detained and cleared under the high value procedure. 

    4- Required papers for high values are an invoice, HAWB copy in addition to copies of N.T.N (national 

       tax number), Sales Tax Registration and Current Sales Tax Return (to be provided by the consignee). 

    5- Please note that non document (commercial or personal) shipments cleared or held in customs are almost 

       impossible to return in case of a misroute or an origin request due to the strict import regulations into 

       Pakistan, and if can be done, it will suffer severe delays in addition to many penalties depending on the 

       case. 

Commodity Information 

       National Tax Rate 15 

       Low Value Limit 150 USD 

       High Value Limit -1 USD 

    Non Dutiables 

       Airline tickets, validated 

       Annual reports 

       Checks, cancelled 

       Checks, payroll 

       Documents 

       Invoices 

       Manuscripts 

       Newspaper 

    Dutiables 

       Advertising 

       Blueprints/drawings 

       Brochures 

       Business cards 

       Catalogs 

       Checks, blanks 

       Checks, payroll 

       Checks, travellers 

       Computer printouts 

       Credit cards 

       Credit card blanks 

       Film, photos, slides 

       Foodstuffs, non-perishable 

       Magazines 

       Manuals 

       Parts, aircraft 

       Parts, computer 

       Parts, electronic 

       Parts, machine 

       Software/CD ROM 

       Tobacco 

       Diskettes(with data or blank) 

       Video tapes 

    Unacceptables 

       Translation of Holy Quran without Arabic text 

       Anti Islamic materials 

       Chemicals, pressured gases 

       Vetches, cannabis leaves, cocoa leaves, poppy straw, opium 

       Tires: retreated, pneumatic 

       Gambling equipment 

       Alcohol 

       Drugs, prescription 

       Passports 

       Fabrics 

       Clothing (of asbestos)