Pakistan Exports / Imports - Updates

[RocketLaw]

How Pakistan's seafood industry hit $568M in exports despite a global shipping crisis

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[SoulSpokesman]

@hydrabadi_arab

Hydra bro

Pakistan services/IT exports have finally outpassed imports in recent months. I think India passed this milestone long ago and since then services exports is what keep their growth going.

You are right. We will never be competitive in goods exports, except in a few niche ones. Your taller than mountain friend has stitched that up. We are short on raw materials and energy, that will also hold back manufacturing. Services and skilled manpower exports are the way out for both PAK and IND.

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[hydrabadi_arab]

 

[ghazi52]

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[Distant_Observer]

@Owaiz sb

One of the problems seems to be that Pakistan is exporting its best minds abroad which means domestic skill availability is stagnating. Remittances have become Pakistan's Dutch disease.

Regards

Best minds will come back once Pakistan becomes livable and there is opportunity in R&D.

They need to focus on manufacturing at scale and take full advantage of their cheap labour.

 

[ghazi52]

Imports from US surge to $3.2bn in FY26​

Mubarak Zeb Khan
August 2, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise exports to North America grew 1.32 per cent to $6.503 billion in FY26 from $6.418bn the last year.

Imports from the region, however, rose 6.52pc to $3.822bn from $3.588bn.

Under the new agreement, Pakistan will import additional goods from the US to balance the trade deficit. As a result of this agreement, imports from the region, especially the US, grew sharply during the year.

However, exports to Canada declined. Imports under the agreement grew by nearly 39pc in FY26, while Pakistan’s exports to the US grew by a paltry 1.55pc.

Trump tariffs reshape trade landscape

The development comes amid policy shifts by US President Donald Trump, who has imposed additional tariffs while extending limited relief to Pakistan under a reciprocal arrangement.

Under the understanding, Pakistan is expected to increase imports of oil and other commodities from the US to narrow the bilateral trade gap.

The US remained the dominant market, accounting for nearly 94pc of Pakistan’s total exports to North America, with the remaining share going mainly to Canada and other countries.

In FY25, Pakistan’s merchandise exports to North America rose by 9.97pc to $6.415bn, up from $5.833bn in the corresponding period of the previous year, driven mainly by higher textile and clothing shipments to the US, according to data compiled by the State Bank of Pakistan.