DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Passport for each family member
- Work Permit (for foreign nationals) or NOC from Investment Promotion Bureau, Govt. of Pakistan
- Letter from employer stating that the Customer will be stationed in Pakistan for approximately three years (for foreign nationals)
- Employer Certificate
- Pakistan Nationals require a National Identity Card (copy)
- Transfer of Residence Certificate
- Inventory, descriptive showing contents of cartons and of each lift van
- Bank Guarantee required for all shipments loose in steamship container, CUSTOMER/ACCOUNT MUST BE ADVISED BEFORE SHIPMENT MOVES
- CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
- CUSTOMER MUST BE IN COUNTRY AT TIME OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
- Used household goods and personal effects are duty-free in reasonable quantity
- New or used furniture need the following
- Form “A" Customs
- Passport
- Invoice/packing
- Employee Certificate
- Above in case of foreign nationals and proof that returning national is returning permanently
- Allowed under personal baggage or transfer to residence
- Customer presence is required for clearance
DUTIABLE/RESTRICTED ITEMS
- Duties apply to all electrical items, major appliances and new items (invoices/receipts required)
- Duties also apply to tobacco products, perfumes, toiletries and foodstuffs
PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Alcohol (will be confiscated at port of entry)
- Drugs
- Firearms, weapons, explosives and ammunition. If imported must have Exemption Certificate from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad
- Pornographic material and statues
- Recorded VCR tapes and other movies
MOTOR VEHICLES
- Importation is allowed only to diplomats and Pakistani Nationals
- Duties apply – varies from 10090 to value (cost plus freight)
- Documents required:
- Import Permit
- Passport
- Invoice/old registration book
PETS
- Health Certificate
- Passport of owner required for import
- Customers presence is required for clearance
- Allowed accompanied or as unaccompanied baggage
URL: https://www.fbr.gov.pk