{"id":141,"date":"2015-06-16T06:30:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T06:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cargotopakistan.co.uk\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2019-04-11T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:02:13","slug":"sending-cargo-to-pakistan-know-custom-duties-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cargotopakistan.co.uk\/blog\/sending-cargo-to-pakistan-know-custom-duties-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending Cargo to Pakistan? Know Custom Duties & Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before you send cargo to Pakistan from UK, know the customs duties and taxes to pay on arrival into Pakistan.<\/h1>\n

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Importers and individuals sending or receiving cargo to Pakistan<\/a><\/strong> may be liable to pay customs duties, import duties, and other taxes. The methods are very simple to charge the cargo goods with taxes and customs duties.<\/p>\n

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Know the Basics<\/h2>\n

Pakistani authorities use the CIF valuation method<\/a><\/strong>, in which they calculate the total value of the cargo which operators usually ask the customer to write down in the declaration form, insurance, and freight charges.<\/p>\n

All these factors give the total value of the shipment to calculate the tax payable on the goods sent to Pakistan.\u00a0 Sometimes, when people send in bulk from UK to Pakistan, authorities charge customs, taxes and import duties according to the per unit rate.<\/p>\n

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If cargo sent to Pakistan purely lies under the imports category, then imports are further subjected to General Sales Tax and VAT duties. The excise duty is payable on selected products, however, import regulatory duty is mandatory on every imported item.<\/p>\n

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The most important question people usually concerned about is that how much actually they have to pay when sending cargo to Pakistan from UK.<\/p>\n

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Duty Rates<\/h2>\n

Pakistan is one of those countries who have the strict border authorities and laws. The duty rates in Pakistan vary from zero percent to more than 100 percent on several goods coming to Pakistan. An average duty rate in Pakistan is 21 percent on the majority of general goods. Some electronic goods such as laptops can be imported as duty-free products. Send a quality laptop to Pakistan from UK at Zero percent duty.<\/p>\n

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Sales Tax<\/h2>\n

By default, any item sent to Pakistan is not subjected to sales tax, but a variety of goods and products such as cosmetics and food supplements are subjected to sales taxes when come to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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If the sales tax is applicable on your cargo to Pakistan, the standard rate is 17 percent while a reduced rate payable is 5 percent. Sales tax is also calculated according to the CIF value including all duties imposed on the parcel.<\/p>\n

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Minimum Thresholds<\/h2>\n

As discussed earlier that Pakistan has strict rules<\/a><\/strong> on imports so there is no minimum threshold defined by the authorities, some goods are cleared at zero percent duty but others could be charged at more than 100 percent. Import duties are always applicable on the goods regardless of the value of imports.<\/p>\n

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Import regulatory duty is payable from the minimum of 5 percent to the maximum of 50 percent. There is an office of local customs authorities always present to help regarding rates. You can visit the Pakistan Customs<\/a><\/strong> website for more details.<\/p>\n

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For more information, you can visit the following resources.<\/p>\n