Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
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The below information is based upon the official source of Pakistan
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
Section I Live animals; animal products
Chapter 1 Live animals
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
01.01-06 Except animal products.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
Live animals. The importer shall produce recommendation clearance of Livestock Division for opening L/C.
Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
02.01-10 Offal.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
The clearance of goods shall be allowed by Customs after the import authorization from the
Livestock Stock Division is verified.
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
03.07 Molluscs. Aquatic invertebrates.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
03.06 Crustaceans.
Chapter 4 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
04.01-10 Live birds.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
Dairy products; natural honey; edible products; eggs.
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
05.01-11 Products of animal origin.
Section II Vegetable products
Chapter 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
06.01-04 Live trees and plant roots for birds and similar products; flowers and o rnamental foliage.
Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
07.01-14 Edible vegetable and certain fruit or melons.
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
08.01-14 Edible fruits or nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
09.01-10 Coffee, tea maté and spices.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
10.01-08 Cereals.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
11.01-09 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches ; wheat gluten.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Nil.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Nil.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Chapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
16.01-05 Preparations of meat, of crustaceans, molluscs or aquatic invertebrates.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Nil.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Nil.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
23.01-09 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
24.01-03 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
Section V Mineral products
Chapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
25.01-30 Salt, sulphur, plastering materials; lime and cement.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
26.01-21 Ores, slag and ash.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
27.01-16 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
28.01-51 Chemical products involved in the preparation of narcotics; radioactive elements.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
29.01-42 Organic chemicals.
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-06 Importation shall only be allowed to pharmaceutical industries holding a valid pharmaceutical licence. Import of penicillin G shall be allowed to the extent of 25% of the quantity already purchased by the importer.
Chapter 31 Fertilisers
Nil.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
36.01-06 Importable, subject to prior approval of the Department of Explosives of the Government of
Pakistan.
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Nil.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
38.01-24 Chemical products involved in the preparation of narcotics.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
40.01-17 Importation shall be permitted subject to their condition.
Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut(other than silk -worm gut)
Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Nil.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk -worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Nil.
Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware andwickerwork
Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereof
Chapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
49.01-11 Obscene/immoral products.
49.07 Banknotes, currency and other valuable articles.
Section XI Textiles and textile articles
Chapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Nil.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Chapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Nil.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Nil.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, m ica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
Chapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Nil.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Chapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
71.13-17 Jewellery, precious pens.
71.18 Coin.
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 72 Iron and steel
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
72.01-29 Fe-52, Fe -55, Fe -59, Fe -60.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron or steel
Nil.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
74.01-19 Cu-60, Cu-61, Cu-64.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
75.01-08 Ni-56, Ni-57, Ni-59, Ni-63, Ni-65, Ni-66, Ni-69, Ni-70.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
76.01-16 Al-26.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
78.0 1-06 Pb-195m, Pb-198, Pb-199, Pb-200, Pb-201.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
79.01-07 Zn-110, Zn -111, Zn -113, Zn -117, Zn -119m, Zn -121, Zn -128.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
Section XVI Machinery and mechanical applia nces; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders andreproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
84.01 Nuclear reactors .
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
84.02-85 Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
.Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorde rs and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
85.17 Mobile phones.
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
85.25 8525.10 Importable by PTV and other public sectors.
8525.20
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
88.01-05 Importable by the concerned public sector and private airline.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musicalinstruments; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
90.01-05 Eyeglasses, etc.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
91.01-02 Watches .
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of suc h articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 93 (Sole chapter)
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
93.01-07 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories subject to production of import permit after opening
L/C at the Bank.
Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included;illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Nil.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
95.01-03 Toys.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Nil.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Chapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
97.01–06 Antiques.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
Works of art; collectors' pieces.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
Live animals are prohibited, except bees, leeches and silkworms.
2.1.1 Animal products can be imported if properly packed.
2.2 Plants and plant products
Plants and plant products can be imported.
2.3 Anti-parasite products for agricultural use
Can be imported if properly packed.
2.4 Beverages, alcoholic fluids
Beverages, free of alcoholic fluids can be imported.
2.5 Tobacco The importer shall ensure that the supplier prints the warning in English as well as in the Urdu language on the packet of cigarettes and cigars.
2.6 Mineral oils Can be imported.
2.9 Chemical matches and prepared matchwood
Chemical matches are prohibited; prepared matchwood can be imported.
2.10 Rubber articles Rubber articles can be imported.
2.11 Books, brochures, newspapers, printed matter
Obscene/immoral material is prohibited.
2.12 Natural or cultured pearls, precious stones and metals, articles thereof, imitation jewellery
Can be imported, on condition that the articles are booked as insured.
2.13 Television receivers
Can be imported.
2.14 Measuring instruments
Can be imported.
2.15 War material Can be imported under licence from the Ministry of Defence.
2.16 Machines for games – Toys
Can be imported.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of customs declarations
Each parcel should be accompanied with one copy of CP 2 and two copies of CP 3 and each OA
mail article should be attached with C 1.
3.2 Need to insert invoices
Invoice of the parcel containing commercial goods should be inserted.
3.3 Need to attest to the origin of goods
As per the Customs Act.
3.4 Miscellaneous customs provisions
As per the Customs Act.