These prohibited products include sanitary ware, kitchenware, bathroom products, door and window frames, chandeliers and lighting equipment (except energy-efficient equipment), pottery, household appliances, furniture, mobile phones, etc.
Pakistan lifts import ban on sanitary ware, bathroom supplies
On August 19, according to ADY news, the Pakistan Economic Coordination Council (ECC) on Friday approved the decision of the federal government to lift the ban on the import of non-essential and luxury goods. The decision was made at a meeting in Fort Worth, chaired by Finance Minister Mivta Ismail.
The Economic Coordination Committee also recommends the release of detained goods that arrive between June 30 and July 31, with a surcharge.
On May 19 this year, the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan issued Decree No. 598 of 2022 under the “Emergency Economic Plan”, prohibiting the import of 38 non-essential items. These prohibited products include sanitary ware, kitchenware, bathroom products, door and window frames, chandeliers and lighting equipment (except energy-efficient equipment), pottery, household appliances, furniture, mobile phones, fruit and dried fruit (excluding Afghanistan), private weapons and Ammunition, shoes, headphones and speakers, sauces, ketchup, travel bags and suitcases, fish and frozen fish, carpets (except Afghanistan), preserved fruit, tissues, shampoo, cars, candy, luxury mattresses and sleeping bags, jam and Jelly Nachos, Cosmetics, Heaters, Hair Dryers, Sunglasses, Soda, Frozen Meat, Juice, Pasta, Ice Cream, Cigarettes. The ban affects about $6 billion in trade.
