# Pakistan (PK)

**Capital:** Islamabad  
**Currency:** Pakistani Rupee (PKR)  
**Population:** 241'499'431  
**Area:** 881'913 km²

> Pakistan ist mit rund 241 Millionen Einwohnern ein bedeutender Beschaffungs- und Absatzmarkt Südasiens und ein wichtiger Textil- und Reisexporteur. Die Seehäfen Karachi, Port Qasim und Gwadar wickeln nahezu den gesamten Aussenhandel ab. Einfuhren unterliegen 18 Prozent Sales Tax sowie Zoll und Steuervorauszahlungen; die Abwicklung erfolgt elektronisch über WeBOC und das Pakistan Single Window. Der China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stärkt Strassen-, Bahn- und Hafeninfrastruktur. EU-Exporteure profitieren von GSP-Plus; mit der Schweiz/EFTA besteht kein Freihandelsabkommen.

Pakistan (PK) lies in South Asia on the Arabian Sea and acts as the CPEC transit country between western China, Central Asia and the Gulf, as well as a major exporter of textiles and rice. Imports are subject to 18 percent sales tax plus customs duty, additional customs duty and advance taxes; clearance runs electronically through WeBOC and the FBR's Pakistan Single Window. Almost all seaborne trade moves through Karachi Port, Port Qasim and Gwadar; air cargo runs via Karachi (KHI), Lahore (LHE) and Islamabad (ISB), complemented by dry ports such as Lahore, Faisalabad and Sialkot. Key corridors are the N-5 Karachi–Peshawar, motorways M-1/M-2, the Karakoram Highway (N-35) to China and the ML-1 main rail line (CPEC upgrade). Main exports are textiles, rice, leather goods and sporting goods; imports centre on petroleum products, machinery and chemicals, with the USA, China, the EU and the Gulf states as leading partners. EU market access runs via GSP+; there is no FTA with Switzerland/EFTA.

**Top Import Partners:** CN, AE, SA, US, ID

**Top Export Partners:** US, CN, GB, DE, NL

**Top Import Goods:** Erdölprodukte, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Chemikalien, Elektronik

**Top Export Goods:** Textilien, Reis, Lederwaren, Sportartikel

**Key Airports:**
- [Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/allama-iqbal-international-airport-lhe)
- [Islamabad International Airport (ISB)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/islamabad-international-airport-isb)
- [Jinnah International Airport (KHI)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/jinnah-international-airport-khi)
- [Bahawalpur Airport (BHV)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/bahawalpur-airport-bhv)
- [Chitral Airport (CJL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/chitral-airport-cjl)
- [Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (DEA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/dera-ghazi-khan-airport-dea)
- [Dera Ismael Khan Airport (DSK)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/dera-ismael-khan-airport-dsk)
- [Faisalabad International Airport (LYP)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/faisalabad-international-airport-lyp)
- [Gilgit Airport (GIL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/gilgit-airport-gil)
- [Mangla Airport (XJM)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/mangla-airport-xjm)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Sales Tax (GST) Standardsatz 18 Prozent auf den Importwert (seit 2023)  
**Customs complexity:** hoch  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Abwicklung über WeBOC (Web-Based One Customs) und das Pakistan Single Window (PSW) der FBR / Pakistan Customs; Einfuhr per elektronischer Goods Declaration.  
**Customs authority:** [Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) - Pakistan Customs](https://www.fbr.gov.pk)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Transitland CPEC / Textil-Exporteur  
**Economic area:** SAFTA / CPFTA / EU GSP+  
**Logistics risk:** mittel bis hoch  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel bis hoch

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.fbr.gov.pk](https://www.fbr.gov.pk)
- [https://www.fbr.gov.pk/categ/customs-tariff/51149/70853/131188](https://www.fbr.gov.pk/categ/customs-tariff/51149/70853/131188)
- [https://www.psw.gov.pk/](https://www.psw.gov.pk/)
- [https://www.weboc.gov.pk/](https://www.weboc.gov.pk/)
- [https://www.pbs.gov.pk/](https://www.pbs.gov.pk/)
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Pakistani_census](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Pakistani_census)
- [https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/pakistan_en](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/pakistan_en)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/pakistan-trade-agreements](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/pakistan-trade-agreements)

*Last verified: 2026-07-28*

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