Pakistan

Pakistan Imports 2023

Complete list of Pakistan's 195 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$59.51B
Total imports (2023)
#56
Global import rank
195
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Pakistan imported $59.51 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #56 largest importer. Goods came from 195 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 70.8% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $5.90 billion 9.9% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

195 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$15.53B26.10%
2Qatar$6.52B10.96%
3United Arab Emirates$5.01B8.42%
4Saudi Arabia$4.49B7.54%
5Indonesia$3.22B5.41%
6Kuwait$2.14B3.59%
7USA$1.90B3.19%
8Singapore$1.19B2.00%
9Japan$1.10B1.85%
10Germany$1.05B1.77%
11Thailand$978.56M1.64%
12Iran$943.28M1.59%
13Malaysia$918.08M1.54%
14Russian Federation$885.59M1.49%
15Rep. of Korea$815.28M1.37%
16Australia$814.85M1.37%
17Afghanistan$691.43M1.16%
18United Kingdom$620.55M1.04%
19Kenya$562.01M0.94%
20Netherlands$560.95M0.94%
21Türkiye$539.61M0.91%
22India$522.48M0.88%
23Morocco$515.21M0.87%
24Brazil$489.30M0.82%
25Italy$471.77M0.79%
26Belgium$463.29M0.78%
27Other Asia, nes$394.38M0.66%
28Canada$366.94M0.62%
29Oman$350.81M0.59%
30Nigeria$348.59M0.59%
31Switzerland$288.90M0.49%
32France$288.51M0.48%
33Viet Nam$273.86M0.46%
34South Africa$261.37M0.44%
35Romania$244.90M0.41%
36Uzbekistan$231.45M0.39%
37Iraq$219.15M0.37%
38Egypt$215.78M0.36%
39Spain$213.00M0.36%
40Sweden$205.67M0.35%
41United Rep. of Tanzania$152.24M0.26%
42Sri Lanka$146.42M0.25%
43Poland$140.55M0.24%
44Ukraine$138.69M0.23%
45Côte d'Ivoire$123.03M0.21%
46Argentina$119.68M0.20%
47Denmark$91.81M0.15%
48Ireland$89.03M0.15%
49Austria$78.93M0.13%
50Zambia$77.60M0.13%
51Togo$77.01M0.13%
52Benin$74.43M0.13%
53Finland$73.41M0.12%
54Mexico$69.31M0.12%
55China, Hong Kong SAR$68.39M0.11%
56Norway$65.69M0.11%
57Serbia$58.65M0.10%
58Bangladesh$58.59M0.10%
59Mozambique$58.47M0.10%
60Myanmar$52.13M0.09%
61Czechia$48.37M0.08%
62Greece$45.76M0.08%
63Paraguay$43.48M0.07%
64Bahrain$41.70M0.07%
65Ethiopia$40.52M0.07%
66Hungary$40.46M0.07%
67Uganda$36.13M0.06%
68Trinidad and Tobago$35.28M0.06%
69Bulgaria$35.20M0.06%
70Sudan$31.59M0.05%
71Sao Tome and Principe$30.85M0.05%
72Philippines$29.52M0.05%
73Portugal$29.40M0.05%
74Rwanda$26.76M0.04%
75Latvia$22.43M0.04%
76New Zealand$21.43M0.04%
77Lithuania$20.12M0.03%
78Chile$19.19M0.03%
79Belarus$18.97M0.03%
80Malawi$12.78M0.02%
81Jordan$10.96M0.02%
82Algeria$10.88M0.02%
83Ghana$9.21M0.02%
84Slovakia$8.83M0.01%
85Uruguay$8.59M0.01%
86Cambodia$8.42M0.01%
87Azerbaijan$8.20M0.01%
88Guatemala$8.15M0.01%
89Tunisia$7.93M0.01%
90Croatia$7.59M0.01%
91Estonia$7.01M0.01%
92Luxembourg$6.95M0.01%
93Zimbabwe$6.95M0.01%
94Libya$6.90M0.01%
95Kazakhstan$6.75M0.01%
96Marshall Isds$6.43M0.01%
97Cyprus$5.60M0.01%
98Colombia$5.35M0.01%
99Slovenia$5.27M0.01%
100Peru$4.73M0.01%
101Cameroon$4.45M0.01%
102Jamaica$4.33M0.01%
103Burkina Faso$4.21M0.01%
104Congo$3.81M0.01%
105Madagascar$3.73M0.01%
106Dominican Rep.$3.63M0.01%
107Turkmenistan$3.14M0.01%
108Eswatini$3.04M0.01%
109Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2.98M0.01%
110Burundi$2.97M0.00%
111Somalia$2.08M0.00%
112Nepal$2.01M0.00%
113Namibia$2.00M0.00%
114Bosnia Herzegovina$1.92M0.00%
115Costa Rica$1.90M0.00%
116Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$1.88M0.00%
117Kyrgyzstan$1.84M0.00%
118Georgia$1.81M0.00%
119Comoros$1.37M0.00%
120Malta$1.33M0.00%
121Lebanon$1.30M0.00%
122Gabon$1.16M0.00%
123Senegal$1.06M0.00%
124Lao People's Dem. Rep.$883,8940.00%
125Botswana$751,1530.00%
126Rep. of Moldova$717,9730.00%
127South Sudan$669,2740.00%
128Mauritius$547,7790.00%
129Armenia$533,1850.00%
130Seychelles$512,4230.00%
131Central African Rep.$479,7170.00%
132Ecuador$324,0340.00%
133Aruba$302,9790.00%
134Iceland$290,6000.00%
135Albania$267,9030.00%
136Bahamas$264,1910.00%
137Panama$256,3940.00%
138Chad$237,9470.00%
139Cayman Isds$214,4070.00%
140Cuba$211,5090.00%
141Tajikistan$202,0350.00%
142Wallis and Futuna Isds$195,0140.00%
143Yemen$178,1940.00%
144Brunei Darussalam$176,2970.00%
145North Macedonia$170,0960.00%
146Gambia$154,4940.00%
147Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$150,8470.00%
148Barbados$144,0000.00%
149San Marino$102,0380.00%
150Angola$100,9740.00%
151Mali$99,5470.00%
152Norfolk Isds$87,6660.00%
153Curaçao$86,6390.00%
154Belize$85,1840.00%
155Djibouti$84,8150.00%
156Haiti$76,3680.00%
157Nicaragua$73,6270.00%
158Br. Virgin Isds$58,9280.00%
159Saint Kitts and Nevis$42,7350.00%
160Honduras$40,2520.00%
161Niger$32,9370.00%
162Syria$32,3400.00%
163Maldives$31,5110.00%
164Dominica$29,7950.00%
165Guyana$19,4800.00%
166Christmas Isds$16,4610.00%
167Palau$13,1580.00%
168El Salvador$12,1580.00%
169Guinea-Bissau$11,4510.00%
170Mongolia$11,3260.00%
171Saint Barthélemy$9,9570.00%
172Anguilla$9,6460.00%
173Tonga$8,5000.00%
174Mauritania$8,0120.00%
175Gibraltar$6,1130.00%
176American Samoa$5,9350.00%
177Fiji$5,5290.00%
178State of Palestine$2,1150.00%
179Lesotho$1,8890.00%
180Cabo Verde$1,7270.00%
181Tuvalu$1,3540.00%
182Saint Lucia$1,2250.00%
183Sierra Leone$1,0370.00%
184Andorra$7510.00%
185Vanuatu$5310.00%
186Equatorial Guinea$4650.00%
187Saint Pierre and Miquelon$4160.00%
188Venezuela$4030.00%
189Grenada$2970.00%
190Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$1100.00%
191Tokelau$680.00%
192Bhutan$670.00%
193Turks and Caicos Isds$520.00%
194Eritrea$470.00%
195China, Macao SAR$210.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$5.90B9.91%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$4.65B7.81%
3271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$3.71B6.23%
4271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$3.22B5.41%
5151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$2.62B4.41%
6520100Cotton: not carded or combed$1.42B2.38%
7854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.28B2.16%
8851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$887.36M1.49%
9720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$766.60M1.29%
10120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$695.01M1.17%
11271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$660.52M1.11%
12090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg$638.01M1.07%
13100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$586.73M0.99%
14390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$539.28M0.91%
15071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$407.46M0.68%
16270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$378.94M0.64%
17310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$355.77M0.60%
18720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$348.06M0.58%
19120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$312.80M0.53%
20291736Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts$312.75M0.53%
21390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$307.37M0.52%
22300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$294.81M0.50%
23280920Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids$290.55M0.49%
24270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$269.77M0.45%
25540233Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$269.13M0.45%
26720838Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm$259.05M0.44%
27100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$244.22M0.41%
28550410Fibres: artificial staple fibres, of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning$243.91M0.41%
29870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$241.04M0.41%
30720441Ferrous waste and scrap: turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles$230.43M0.39%
31630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$223.53M0.38%
32290243Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene$223.14M0.37%
33290499Derivatives of hydrocarbons n.e.c. in heading no. 2904, whether or not halogenated$210.81M0.35%
34850440Electrical static converters$205.34M0.35%
35390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$204.82M0.34%
36150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$185.09M0.31%
37300220Vaccines: for human medicine$184.15M0.31%
38071339Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$183.13M0.31%
39550320Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning$182.35M0.31%
40401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$181.29M0.30%
41870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$163.13M0.27%
42760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$161.03M0.27%
43870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$153.87M0.26%
44720429Ferrous waste and scrap: of alloy steel (excluding stainless)$149.86M0.25%
45851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$144.02M0.24%
46230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$142.40M0.24%
47290531Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)$137.97M0.23%
48381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902$133.51M0.22%
49851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$129.90M0.22%
50540247Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), not partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$128.32M0.22%
51071310Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$128.22M0.22%
52870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$127.08M0.21%
53901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$121.87M0.20%
54847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$121.21M0.20%
55251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk: unground$121.11M0.20%
56390230Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms$120.89M0.20%
57382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$120.48M0.20%
58870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$118.68M0.20%
59847780Machinery: for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter$114.86M0.19%
60382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$113.26M0.19%
61841430Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment$112.38M0.19%
62390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$107.90M0.18%
63721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$103.18M0.17%
64901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$96.77M0.16%
65120110Soya beans: seed, whether or not broken$96.22M0.16%
66380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$95.13M0.16%
67300290Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products$94.86M0.16%
68720837Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm$94.11M0.16%
69390950Polyurethanes: in primary forms$91.60M0.15%
70070310Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled$90.57M0.15%
71294190Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941$89.17M0.15%
72852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$87.43M0.15%
73600192Fabrics: pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$86.51M0.15%
74481092Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets$83.62M0.14%
75293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$82.87M0.14%
76392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$82.80M0.14%
77721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$82.10M0.14%
78600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed$80.62M0.14%
79290121Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, ethylene$80.52M0.14%
80740400Copper: waste and scrap$80.41M0.14%
81540331Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of viscose rayon (not high tenacity), single, untwisted or twisted 120 turns per metre or less, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$80.13M0.13%
82890800Vessels and other floating structures: for breaking up$79.59M0.13%
83470321Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood$79.57M0.13%
84330290Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries$79.34M0.13%
85611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$77.80M0.13%
86848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$74.91M0.13%
87320416Dyes: reactive dyes and preparations based thereon$74.00M0.12%
88902190Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability$73.96M0.12%
89840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$73.61M0.12%
90120810Flours and meals: of soya beans$73.32M0.12%
91100510Cereals: maize (corn), seed$72.69M0.12%
92840130Fuel elements (cartridges): non-irradiated$70.87M0.12%
93210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$69.63M0.12%
94230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$69.29M0.12%
95270210Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet$69.11M0.12%
96850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$68.76M0.12%
97381121Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$68.54M0.12%
98320611Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter$68.21M0.11%
99950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$67.30M0.11%
100840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$67.15M0.11%