Pakistan lifts the ban


On May 19 this year, the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan issued Decree No. 598 of 2022 according to the "Emergency Economic Plan", prohibiting the import of 38 kinds of non essential goods. The products prohibited from import include sanitary ware, kitchenware, bathroom supplies, door and window frames, chandeliers and lighting equipment (except energy-saving equipment), pottery, household appliances, furniture, mobile phones, fruits and dried fruits (except Afghanistan), private weapons and ammunition, shoes, headphones and speakers, sauces, tomato sauce, travel bags and suitcases, fish and frozen fish, carpets (except Afghanistan), preserved fruits, paper towels, shampoo, cars Candy, luxury mattresses and sleeping bags, jam and jelly cornflakes, cosmetics, heaters, hair dryers, sunglasses, soda, frozen meat, juice, pasta, ice cream, cigarettes. This ban has affected the trade volume of about 6 billion dollars.