| Intro | Pakistan Customs (a wing of the Federal Board of Revenue, FBR) administers customs through the WeBOC electronic filing system. Import & Export Policy Orders are issued periodically by the Ministry of Commerce. FX is highly controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). |
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| Primary authorities | - Pakistan Customs (FBR)Customs entry, WeBOC filings, valuation, anti-smuggling.
- Ministry of Commerce - TDAPImport Policy Order, Export Policy Order, trade defence.
- State Bank of PakistanFX allocation, EIF/EFE registration, remittance approvals.
- PSQCANational standards, mandatory conformity marks.
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| Licensing regimes | - EIF / EFEElectronic Import Form / Export Form (per SBP FE Manual) - prerequisite for every consignment. · SBP via authorised dealer
- Import authorisation under IPORegulated HS codes listed in Import Policy Order Appendices. · MoC
- PSQCA CoCRegulated products - electrical, cement, packaged water, tyres. · PSQCA
- DRAP registrationPharma, medical devices, biologicals. · Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan
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| Prohibited goods | - · Import of goods on the Negative List (IPO Appendix A) - certain narcotic drugs, obscene material.
- · Second-hand certain items - refrigerators, air conditioners, batteries.
- · Wildlife listed under Pakistan Trade Control of Wild Fauna & Flora Act.
- · Goods from Israel (long-standing embargo).
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| Restricted goods | - · Vehicles - Personal Baggage / Gift / TR scheme with age limits + regulatory duty stack.
- · Precursor chemicals - ANF / MoNC licensing.
- · Fuel & petroleum products - OGRA regime.
- · Sugar & wheat - state-trading enterprise (TCP) allocation.
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| Labelling requirements | - · English/Urdu-language labelling on prepackaged retail goods.
- · PSQCA mark on regulated products.
- · DRAP registration number on pharma packs.
- · Country-of-origin marking under Customs Rules.
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| Sanctions overlay | - · UNSC measures implemented under Anti-Terrorism Act & UN Security Council (Act) 1948.
- · Embargo on trade with Israel (statutory).
- · Banks screen OFAC/EU/UN for USD/EUR clearing.
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| Dispute resolution | Departmental appeal to Collector (Appeals) within 30 days; onward Customs Appellate Tribunal; High Court on questions of law. ICSID and Islamabad-seat ICC / CIETAC commercial arbitration common. NY Convention party since 2005. |
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