If you run a wholesale, retail or manufacturing business in Karachi, Lahore or anywhere else in Pakistan, you’ve probably bought Chinese goods through a local importer at some point. Importing directly cuts out that margin, but it also means you deal with the registration, payments, freight, duties and customs yourself.
China is the obvious place to start. Pakistan imported about $19.5 billion of goods from China in the fiscal year to June 2026, according to State Bank of Pakistan figures reported by Dawn. In the year before, China accounted for more than a quarter of all import payments made through Pakistani banks.
This guide walks through the seven steps of a direct import from China to Pakistan, where each one tends to go wrong, and what a real shipment of earphones costs once every duty and tax is added.
How to Import from China to Pakistan: 7 Steps at a Glance
- Register as an importer. Get your NTN and sales tax registration, then subscribe to Pakistan Single Window (PSW).
- Choose your products and check the rules. Confirm the item isn’t banned or restricted and find out which approvals it needs, such as PSQCA or PTA.
- Find and verify a supplier. Shortlist on B2B platforms, check the business license, approve a sample and arrange an inspection before shipment.
- Pay the supplier through your bank. Use a letter of credit, advance payment or another mode your bank processes under State Bank rules.
- Ship the goods. Choose sea, air, road or express, and insure the cargo with an insurer operating in Pakistan.
- Work out duties and taxes. Look up your product’s PCT code and add up customs duty, additional and regulatory duties, sales tax and income tax.
- Clear customs and collect. A licensed customs agent files the goods declaration through PSW, you pay the duties, and the goods are released.
Most first-time problems happen at steps 2, 4 and 6: an approval nobody applied for, a payment that doesn’t match the paperwork, or a duty bill much higher than expected.
Step 1: Register as an Importer in Pakistan
To import goods commercially, you need three registrations:
- National Tax Number (NTN) from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), through its IRIS portal.
- Sales tax registration. FBR lists “all importers” among the persons required to register for sales tax.
- A PSW account. The State Bank’s import rules require importers to register with Pakistan Single Window, the system used to file customs declarations and link them to your bank. You’ll need your CNIC, NTN and, for a company, the SECP registration number. PSW charges a one-time subscription fee of PKR 500, verifies your identity biometrically through NADRA e-Sahulat, and the subscription runs for two years before it has to be renewed.
You then register as a trader in PSW and link your bank. No separate WeBOC user ID is needed.
No NTN yet? What you can and can’t do
Small parcels are not a way around registration. Duty relief on goods sent by post or courier only applies to consignments worth up to PKR 1,000 under section 19C of the Customs Act, and Pakistan’s e-commerce import rules cover goods for personal use, not stock for resale.
That leaves two practical options while your registrations are pending:
- Buy from a registered importer in Pakistan. You pay a margin, but the goods are legally imported and you receive a local sales tax invoice.
- Use a service that imports in its own name and delivers to you. This is how most “DDP to Pakistan” offers work. It’s fine for a trial order, but the declaration isn’t in your name, so you can’t claim the import sales tax as input tax (more in Step 5).
Don’t borrow another company’s NTN or PSW login. PSW’s terms don’t allow third-party access, and every declaration under that NTN is that company’s legal responsibility.
Step 2: Choose Your Products and Check Import Rules
What sells well
Pakistan’s biggest imports from China are electrical equipment and machinery, followed by iron and steel, organic chemicals, synthetic yarns and plastics (2024 figures compiled by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry). Demand there is proven, and so is the competition. Run any product through three filters before you contact suppliers:
- Freight against value. One cubic metre of earphones is worth far more than one cubic metre of plastic storage boxes, but both cost the same to ship by sea. Bulky, cheap goods lose their margin in freight.
- Duty and tax level. Two electronics can carry very different tax bills (see Step 6).
- Approvals. PSQCA or PTA clearance adds time and paperwork to every shipment.
Is your product allowed?
The Import Policy Order, 2022 sets what can be imported: Appendix A lists banned goods, Appendix B goods allowed only under conditions such as quarantine or testing, and Appendix C restrictions on used goods. It changes often. The government made 80 amendments in July 2026 alone, mostly adding or removing HS codes, so check your code against the current version, not a list copied into a blog in 2022.
Extra approvals by product
These are the requirements that most often catch new importers:
| Product | What applies | Who manages it |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile phones and SIM-enabled devices | The model must already be type-approved; commercial shipments need a DIRBS Certificate of Compliance, and every IMEI is checked | PTA and Customs |
| Headphones and earphones, portable lithium-ion batteries, kettles, irons, LED lamps and other listed electrical goods | Must meet mandatory Pakistan Standards; conformity is shown through a licence or a consignment-level assessment, and goods can be inspected after arrival | PSQCA |
| Televisions | Mandatory energy performance and star-rating standard (PS 5422) | PSQCA |
| Refrigerators and freezers | Pakistan Energy Label required before sale | NEECA |
| Lithium batteries and battery-powered goods | Dangerous goods rules in transport: batteries shipped on their own normally fly on cargo aircraft only, at no more than 30% charge | IATA (air), IMDG Code (sea) |
| Solar panels and inverters | Must meet PSQCA-approved standards, supported by test reports from accredited labs | PSQCA |
| Cosmetics | General cosmetics fall under the General Cosmetics Act, 2023; medicated cosmetics come under DRAP | PSQCA and DRAP |
| Food, and anything sold as halal | Halal certificate from an accredited certification body; retail food labels in Urdu and English | Pakistan Halal Authority |
Earphones surprise a lot of buyers here. They are on PSQCA’s mandatory list (item 28, standard PS IEC 60268-7), so ask your supplier for test reports against that standard before you order, not after the container lands.
Step 3: Find and Verify Chinese Suppliers
B2B websites are fine for shortlisting. The mistake is stopping there: a polished storefront tells you little about who actually makes the product.
Where to find suppliers
| Where | Language | Minimum order | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba.com | English | Usually hundreds of units; negotiable | Most product categories | Many listings are trading companies, not factories |
| Made-in-China.com | English | Similar to Alibaba | Industrial goods and machinery | The same factory-or-trader question |
| Global Sources | English | Similar to Alibaba | Electronics and consumer products | A smaller supplier pool |
| 1688.com | Chinese only | Low, sometimes a single carton | The lowest wholesale prices | Prices in RMB and sellers ship only inside China, so you need someone there to buy and collect |
| Yiwu and Guangzhou wholesale markets | Chinese, some English | Low, often mixed styles | Small commodities, testing many products at once | You need to be there, or have someone there |
| Canton Fair, Guangzhou | English | Varies | Meeting many factories in person | Only twice a year |
The autumn 2026 Canton Fair runs in three phases: October 15–19 (electronics, machinery, lighting, hardware and new energy), October 23–27 (home goods, furniture, building materials and gifts) and October 31–November 4 (textiles, garments, shoes, bags, toys, office supplies and personal care).
On Alibaba, Trade Assurance only covers orders paid through Alibaba.com’s own payment process, and Pakistan limits how you can pay (see Step 4). For anything above a few cartons, ask the supplier to hand the goods to your own forwarder rather than taking the platform’s shipping option; you’ll have more control over the price.
How to verify a supplier
Before you pay a deposit, check four things:
- Business license. Ask for a copy and look up the 18-digit Unified Social Credit Code on China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (gsxt.gov.cn). The company name, address and business scope should match what the supplier told you.
- Factory or trader. A business scope that only covers “sales” means a trading company. That’s not a problem in itself, but you should know.
- The production site. Ask for a live video call walking through the production line, or send someone to visit.
- A sample. Pay for a sample of the exact item you’ll order, in the exact packaging.
Quality control before you pay the balance
A common payment pattern with Chinese suppliers is a 30% deposit before production and 70% before shipment. That balance is your leverage, so don’t release it until the goods have been checked.
- Approve a sample and keep an identical one. Every later inspection compares the bulk goods against it.
- Check during production on large or new orders, while problems can still be fixed.
- Inspect before shipment. An inspector opens a random selection of cartons, checks quantity, workmanship, function and packaging, and sends you a report with photos. Pay the balance only after the report is clean.
Minimum orders and trade terms
Minimum order quantities usually have room to move. Ask whether the item is in stock, whether you can mix colours or sizes, or take a smaller first batch at a slightly higher unit price.
Agree the trade term (Incoterm) in writing before you pay, and know that Pakistan narrows the choice. The State Bank requires imports to be insured in Pakistan with companies operating in Pakistan, and its import rules allow FOB, FCA, FAS, CFR and CPT. EXW is allowed with conditions, and other terms, including CIF, need prior State Bank permission.
| Term | Supplier’s job ends | You arrange |
|---|---|---|
| EXW (Ex Works) | Goods ready at the factory | Pickup, Chinese export clearance, freight, insurance from the supplier’s warehouse, Pakistani import |
| FOB (Free on Board) | Goods loaded on the ship at the Chinese port | Ocean freight, insurance in Pakistan, Pakistani import |
| CFR (Cost and Freight) | Supplier pays freight to Karachi | Insurance in Pakistan, Pakistani import |
That’s why the State Bank’s own rules say imports are made on C&F (CFR) or FOB terms: buy FOB or CFR, and insure the cargo with an insurer operating in Pakistan.
Step 4: Pay Your Chinese Supplier
Commercial imports are paid through an authorized bank in Pakistan. The State Bank’s Foreign Exchange Manual allows five payment modes:
| Mode | How it works |
|---|---|
| Letter of credit | The bank pays against shipping documents. That protects the paperwork, not the quality, so you still need an inspection |
| Registered contract | The contract is registered with your bank, which pays under it |
| Documentary collection | Documents are released through the banks when you pay or accept |
| Open account | You pay after arrival, generally within a year of the declaration |
| Advance payment | Banks can remit up to 100% of the invoice before shipment, subject to their due diligence |
Through PSW, your payment and your customs declaration are linked electronically, so the amount, supplier and goods description must match across contract, invoice and declaration. Pay the company that actually exports the goods, not a friend’s account or a third party.
And don’t pay with a personal card: the State Bank does not permit cross-border commercial payments through cards issued to individuals. If you order on a platform such as Alibaba, show your bank the order, invoice and payment instructions first.
Step 5: Ship Your Goods from China to Pakistan
Sea, air, road or express
| Method | Typical timing | Charged by | Best for | Arrives at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea freight, full container (FCL) | About 3–4 weeks port to port | Per container | Large orders, heavy goods | Karachi Port, Port Qasim; Gwadar also operates |
| Sea freight, shared container (LCL) | FCL time plus consolidation, often a week or more | Per cubic metre or tonne | A few cubic metres of goods | Same ports, via a consolidation warehouse |
| Air freight | A few days in the air, plus clearance | Per kg (chargeable weight) | High-value, light or urgent goods | Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad |
| Road via Khunjerab Pass | Varies; a 2026 pilot truck ran Kashgar to Sost in two days | Per kg or per truck | Goods from western China | Sost Dry Port, then onward by road |
| Express courier | A few days door to door | Per kg (chargeable weight) | Samples and small parcels | Your door |
One OOCL service, for example, lists 23 days from Nansha to Karachi. Add time for booking, consolidation, clearance and trucking inland.
If you read that the Khunjerab Pass closes in winter, that’s out of date: it has operated year-round since December 2024.
Which method fits your shipment
There’s no official cut-off, but as a rough rule of thumb: under about 100 kg, express; a few hundred kilograms of valuable or urgent goods, air; more than two or three cubic metres, sea LCL; around 15 cubic metres, compare a full 20-foot container. Near each boundary, quote both.
How much does shipping cost?
Freight is charged on chargeable weight, not simply what the scale says:
- Air freight: length × width × height in cm ÷ 6,000 gives the volumetric weight (IATA’s general rule). You pay on whichever is higher, actual or volumetric.
- Express: the same idea, but many couriers divide by 5,000, which makes bulky parcels more expensive.
- Sea LCL: 1 cubic metre is treated as 1,000 kg, and you pay on whichever is higher.
- Sea FCL: a flat price per container, however full it is.
Take a shipment of 2 m³ weighing 300 kg. By sea LCL it’s charged as 2 freight tonnes. By air it’s charged as about 333 kg, and by express as 400 kg.
Rates move weekly. Published forwarder quotes in mid-2026 were around $75 per cubic metre for LCL to Karachi and a few dollars per kg by air, before local charges. To cut the bill, consolidate suppliers into one shipment, fill containers properly, avoid the weeks before Chinese New Year, and take empty space out of your packaging.
DDP or clear customs yourself?
With DDP (“delivered duty paid”), a forwarder quotes one price to your door and handles Pakistani customs. It’s simple for a first trial. The catch: the goods are usually declared by the forwarder or its partner, so
- you can’t claim the import sales tax as input tax, because the Sales Tax Act requires a declaration in your own name and registration number
- the forwarder decides the declared value and classification, and you have no standing if customs revalues the goods
- you hold no import documents for your bank, auditor or buyers
Clearing in your own name needs the Step 1 registrations and a licensed customs agent, but you get the paper trail and control over the tax.
How to choose a reliable freight forwarder
Ask these five questions before you book:
- Who clears the goods in Pakistan: their own licensed agent, or someone they pass the job to?
- What exactly does the quote include? Get Chinese export clearance, port charges, clearance fees, duty and delivery itemised.
- For DDP, whose name is the import in?
- Who pays if goods are lost or damaged, and what does the insurance cover?
- Will you receive the original bill of lading or air waybill?
A forwarder who answers all five in writing is worth more than the lowest rate per kg.
Step 6: Pay Import Duty and Taxes
There’s no single “import tax from China to Pakistan”. What you pay depends on your product’s PCT code (Pakistan’s 8-digit version of the HS code) and on your own tax status. For most goods the bill is built from these parts:
| Tax | Typical rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Customs duty (CD) | 0% to 20% for most goods, set by PCT code | Customs value (roughly CIF) |
| Additional customs duty (ACD) | 0%, 2% or 4% depending on the item | Customs value |
| Regulatory duty (RD) | Only on listed items; varies | Customs value |
| Sales tax | 18% standard; 25% on items listed as luxury goods; 10% on some items such as laptops and solar panels | Customs value plus the duties above |
| Minimum value-addition tax | 3% for commercial imports of most goods | Same base as sales tax |
| Withholding income tax | For commercial importers on the Active Taxpayers List: 1%, 3.5% or 6% depending on the goods category; double if you’re not on the list | Duty-paid value |
| Provincial infrastructure cess | Sindh about 1.8–1.85% of the assessed value; other provinces differ | Assessed value |
Sources: FBR’s Customs Tariff 2026–27, Sales Tax Act and withholding tax rate card. If you’re registered for sales tax, the import sales tax and 3% value-addition tax count as input tax.
Check the rate for your exact code
Search your 8-digit code on PSW’s Trade Information Portal (TIPP): it lists every duty, the provincial cess and trade-agreement concessions. PSW also links to an official duty calculator. Here’s what TIPP shows for some common electronics in September 2026:
| Product | PCT code | CD | ACD | RD | Sales tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earphones and headphones | 8518.3000 | 20% | 2% | 4% | 25% |
| LCD televisions | 8528.7211 | 20% | 2% | 12% | 25% |
| Portable lithium-ion batteries | 8507.6000 | 10% | – | 2% | 18% |
| Inverters for solar PV systems | 8504.4090 | 15% | 2% | – | 18% |
| Laptops | 8471.3010 | 0% | – | – | 10% |
Look twice at the earphone and TV rows: both pay the 25% luxury sales tax rate, not the standard 18%. For comparison, cotton knitted T-shirts (6109.1000) carry 20% customs duty. RD rates are set per fiscal year (these run to June 30, 2027), so recheck before each order.
Importing machinery for your own factory
Many industrial machines already carry 0% customs duty, such as plastic injection moulding machines (8477.1000). Manufacturers can get further concessions under the Fifth Schedule of the Customs Act, subject to its conditions, and machinery from Chapters 84 and 85 imported for their own use is excluded from the 3% value-addition tax. None of this is automatic: claim it on the declaration with the required documents, and check the exemption rows for your code on TIPP first.
Using the China–Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
Under the second phase of the China–Pakistan FTA, implemented from January 1, 2020, the share of tariff lines at zero duty is rising in stages from 35% to 75%. That doesn’t make every Chinese product duty-free, and it never removes sales tax or income tax.
To claim the lower rate you need the China–Pakistan FTA Certificate of Origin, a specific 13-box form issued in China by Customs or by CCPIT (the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade). A general chamber-of-commerce certificate won’t do. China and Pakistan exchange origin data electronically, so the details on the certificate must match your invoice and declaration exactly.
Ask your supplier to apply for the certificate when the goods ship. China can issue one retrospectively, within a year of shipment, but Pakistan’s Customs Act expects the preference to be claimed at the time of import, so a late certificate may not get you the lower rate on goods already cleared.
Step 7: Clear Customs and Receive Your Goods
The documents you need
| Document | Who provides it | When it’s needed |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial invoice | Supplier | Every shipment |
| Packing list | Supplier | Every shipment; FBR has required copies of the invoice and packing list inside the container |
| Bill of lading or air waybill | Shipping line, airline or forwarder | Every shipment |
| Marine insurance certificate | Insurer operating in Pakistan | Every shipment |
| Certificate of origin | Supplier, through Chinese Customs or CCPIT | To claim FTA rates, and sometimes requested for Chinese goods anyway |
| Standards documents (PSQCA, PTA and similar) | Supplier’s test reports; your applications | For regulated products |
| Bank payment details | Your bank, through PSW | Every commercial import |
How clearance works
Your customs agent files a goods declaration (GD) through PSW, and the risk system routes it to one of three channels: green clears without intervention, yellow means a document check, red a physical examination. Customs assesses the value, you pay, and the goods are released.
Valuation is where many disputes start. Under section 25A of the Customs Act, customs can apply a valuation ruling for your product, and if your declared value is lower, the ruling’s value is used. Check whether a ruling exists for your product before you agree a price with the supplier.
Finding a licensed customs agent
There’s no public national directory. Ask for the agent’s licence number and issuing collectorate, and confirm it with that collectorate. Agents must validate their licence number to register on PSW, so a real one will give it straight away.
Time limits and storage charges
At Qasim International Container Terminal, ordinary import containers get five calendar days free under its 2026 tariff; after that, storage charges rise every five days. Other terminals and shipping lines set their own terms. Have documents and duty money ready before the ship arrives.
Labels and markings
If the goods carry a Pakistani business’s name or trademark, such as your own brand, section 15 of the Customs Act requires the country of origin to be shown just as conspicuously and in the same language. So have “Made in China” printed next to your brand. Packaged food needs Urdu and English labels. Put shipping marks on every carton: consignee, description, carton number and weights, so an examination count is quick.
Example: What 2,000 Earphones Really Cost to Land in Pakistan
Here is one shipment worked through with the official rates above. The goods, freight and local costs are assumptions for illustration; the duty rates are TIPP’s for PCT 8518.3000 as of September 2026, for a sales-tax-registered commercial importer on the Active Taxpayers List, clearing at Karachi. Income tax is worked out on the duty- and tax-paid value, the usual basis; your customs agent will confirm the exact figures on the day.
| Item | How it’s calculated | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000 wireless earphones, FOB Shenzhen | 2,000 × $5.00 | 10,000 |
| Sea freight, LCL to Karachi (assumed) | About 1.5 m³ plus Chinese port charges | 250 |
| Marine insurance in Pakistan (assumed) | About 0.5% | 50 |
| Customs value (approx.) | 10,300 | |
| Customs duty | 20% of customs value | 2,060 |
| Additional customs duty | 2% | 206 |
| Regulatory duty | 4% | 412 |
| Sales tax | 25% of (10,300 + 2,060 + 206 + 412 = 12,978) | 3,245 |
| Value-addition tax | 3% of 12,978 | 389 |
| Withholding income tax | 6% of the duty- and tax-paid value (16,612) | 997 |
| Sindh infrastructure cess | About 1.85% of customs value | 191 |
| Duties and taxes at import | 7,500 | |
| Port charges, delivery order, customs agent (assumed) | 350 | |
| Truck from Karachi to Lahore (assumed) | 150 | |
| Total landed cost | 18,300 | |
| Cost per unit | $9.15 |
Two things stand out. First, duties and taxes come to about 75% of the goods’ value, mostly because earphones pay 25% sales tax. Second, not all of that is a permanent cost: if you’re registered for sales tax, the $3,245 of sales tax and the $389 of value-addition tax are input tax you offset against the sales tax you charge customers. The cash still leaves your account on the day of clearance, though, so budget for it.
What can push the number up:
- Revaluation. If customs applies a higher valuation ruling, every percentage above goes up with it.
- Storage. Missing the free period at the terminal adds charges every day.
- Examination. A red-channel check adds handling costs and days.
- Exchange rates. The rupee can move between your deposit and your clearance.
Price your products from the landed cost per unit, $9.15 here, not from the $5 factory price.
Mistakes Pakistani Importers Make
1. Declaring a lower value. Customs doesn’t have to accept your invoice. In 2024, after misdeclared specifications and forged labels on submersible motors, customs issued a new valuation ruling for the whole category. Declare the real price and keep the records that prove it.
2. A container that doesn’t match the declaration. In December 2025, customs at Karachi International Container Terminal seized a container declared as auto parts after finding undeclared refurbished laptops and quantity differences; FBR valued the goods at PKR 193 million. If a supplier adds or swaps items, you answer for it, so count before shipment.
3. Wrong country of origin. In October 2025, textile machinery declared as Chinese was found to be Indian-made with the manufacturer’s markings removed, and customs started a misdeclaration case. Origin decides duty, FTA eligibility and sometimes whether goods can enter at all.
4. Invoice games. In 2023, customs filed FIRs against two companies over alleged over-invoicing of solar panel imports, which it linked to billions of rupees moved abroad. Inflated or reduced, an invoice that doesn’t match the real deal draws attention.
5. Assuming small parcels won’t be checked. Postal and courier parcels are inspected too. In November 2025, customs in Karachi seized 79 kg of silver jewellery sent in three parcels described as fashion ornaments. Commercial goods need commercial clearance, whatever the box size.
6. Shipping before the payment is sorted. When foreign exchange was tight in late 2022, 417 containers of onions, ginger and garlic sat at Pakistani ports while banks held the import documents, and charges kept building. Agree the payment mode with your bank before the goods ship, not after they land.
How HiSourcing Can Help
HiSourcing has been sourcing from China since 2017, working from Yiwu for importers in more than 50 countries. For a Pakistani business, we handle the China side of this guide:
- Finding and checking suppliers. We compare factories, check business licenses and production sites, and negotiate prices and minimum orders.
- Quality control. We check goods before, during and after production and before shipment. Every unit is checked when it arrives at the 6,000 m² warehouse in Yiwu, and defective units don’t ship: they go back to the factory for rework or replacement.
- Consolidation and shipping. We combine goods from several suppliers into one shipment, with consolidation and repacking included in our quote, and arrange sea freight, air freight or express. We can deliver DDP or hand the goods to your own forwarder.
One dedicated manager follows your order from quotation to shipment. Quotes and consultations are free. Tell us what you want to import, and we’ll come back with suppliers, prices and a shipping plan.
FAQ
What can I import from China to Pakistan?
Most manufactured goods, as long as the code isn’t banned under Appendix A of the Import Policy Order and you meet any Appendix B conditions. Used goods are restricted under Appendix C, many electrical products need PSQCA conformity, and phones need PTA approval.
What is the customs duty rate for imports from China to Pakistan?
It depends on the PCT code. Customs duty for most goods is 0–20%, with additional and regulatory duty, sales tax (usually 18%, sometimes 25% or 10%), 3% value-addition tax and income tax on top. Check your code on TIPP.
How much does it cost to ship 1 kg from China to Pakistan?
By air, a few dollars per kg to Karachi before local charges, on the higher of actual and volumetric weight. By sea you pay per cubic metre, so heavy goods cost far less per kg. Rates change weekly, so get current quotes.
How long does shipping from China to Pakistan take?
Sea freight takes about three to four weeks port to port, plus consolidation and clearance; air freight a few days plus clearance. Road shipments through the Khunjerab Pass, now open year-round, can be quick from western China.
Is DDP shipping from China to Pakistan safe?
Fine for a trial, but the goods are usually declared in the forwarder’s name: no input tax claim, no control over the declared value, no import documents. For regular imports, clear in your own name.
Can I import from China to Pakistan without an NTN or a company?
Not commercially. Courier and postal duty relief stops at PKR 1,000, and e-commerce import rules cover personal use. Without an NTN, buy from a registered importer or a service that imports in its own name.
Do I need an import license to import from China to Pakistan?
There’s no single general import licence. You need an NTN, sales tax registration and a PSW account, plus product approvals where they apply, such as PSQCA or PTA.
What documents do I need to import goods from China to Pakistan?
A commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or air waybill, and marine insurance from an insurer operating in Pakistan, plus your bank payment details through PSW. Add an FTA certificate of origin to claim lower duty, and standards documents for regulated products.
