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Pakistan tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar imports by country

HS heading 4803: Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded. Every customs code in the heading added up, with every partner country, each fiscal year since 2002-03.

Imports, FY2024-25$7.5 mnRs 2.1 bn · +57% on the year
Exports, FY2024-25$111 kRs 31 mn · +67% on the year
Top supplierChina52.0% of imports
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics · US$ at each year's average exchange rate

Imports, US$ a year

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7.55 mnUSD
30 Jun 2003504.4 k30 Jun 2025

Where Pakistan buys it, FY2024-25

CountryUS$Share
China$3.9 mn52.0%
United Arab Emirates$2.6 mn34.8%
Indonesia$981 k13.0%
Netherlands$14 k0.2%
Malaysia$2 k0.0%
South Korea$1 k0.0%
United States< $1 k0.0%
Bahrain< $1 k0.0%
Germany< $1 k0.0%
Thailand< $1 k0.0%
Hong Kong< $1 k0.0%

Where Pakistan sells it, FY2024-25

CountryUS$Share
Afghanistan$66 k59.8%
Sri Lanka$23 k20.3%
Norway$13 k11.4%
United States$7 k6.4%
Kenya$2 k1.4%
United Kingdom< $1 k0.7%

Every year

Fiscal yearExports, US$Exports, RsImports, US$Imports, Rs
2024-25$111 kRs 31 mn$7.5 mnRs 2.1 bn
2023-24$67 kRs 18.8 mn$4.8 mnRs 1.4 bn
2022-23$532 kRs 132 mn——
2021-22$257 kRs 45.7 mn$4.7 mnRs 832.1 mn
2020-21$811 kRs 129.7 mn——
2019-20$177 kRs 28 mn$4.1 mnRs 649 mn
2018-19$4 kRs 595 k$4.5 mnRs 606.4 mn
2017-18$2 kRs 229 k$4.0 mnRs 439.7 mn
2016-17$13 kRs 1.3 mn$4.4 mnRs 463 mn
2015-16$51 kRs 5.3 mn$3.2 mnRs 329 mn
2014-15$57 kRs 5.7 mn$2.8 mnRs 281.6 mn
2013-14$20 kRs 2 mn$2.5 mnRs 259.3 mn
2012-13$98 kRs 9.5 mn$1.9 mnRs 186.9 mn
2011-12$268 kRs 23.9 mn$1.9 mnRs 165.4 mn
2010-11$210 kRs 18 mn$1.4 mnRs 118.1 mn
2009-10$1.4 mnRs 120.4 mn$659 kRs 55.2 mn
2008-09$1.4 mnRs 112.6 mn$680 kRs 53.4 mn
2007-08$818 kRs 51.2 mn$1.1 mnRs 66.9 mn
2006-07$474 kRs 28.8 mn$967 kRs 58.7 mn
2005-06$318 kRs 19 mn$1.0 mnRs 60.4 mn
2004-05$97 kRs 5.7 mn$795 kRs 47.2 mn
2003-04$183 kRs 10.5 mn$734 kRs 42.2 mn
2002-03$8 kRs 460 k$504 kRs 29.5 mn

Products in this heading

ProductExports a yearImports a year
Toilet faciac tissue/towel etc.48030000$237 k$4.1 mn

Average a year over the last 3 fiscal years.

Questions

How much tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar does Pakistan import?

In FY2024-25 Pakistan imported US$7.5 million of tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar (Rs 2.1 bn), up 57% from US$4.8 million the year before.

How much tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar does Pakistan export?

In FY2024-25 Pakistan exported US$111 thousand of tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar (Rs 31 mn), up 67% from US$67 thousand the year before.

Where does Pakistan import tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar from?

The largest suppliers in FY2024-25 were China (52.0% — US$3.9 million), United Arab Emirates (34.8% — US$2.6 million), Indonesia (13.0% — US$981 thousand), Netherlands (0.2% — US$14 thousand) and Malaysia (0.0% — US$2 thousand).

Which countries buy Pakistan's tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar?

The largest buyers in FY2024-25 were Afghanistan (59.8% — US$66 thousand), Sri Lanka (20.3% — US$23 thousand), Norway (11.4% — US$13 thousand), United States (6.4% — US$7 thousand) and Kenya (1.4% — US$2 thousand).

Where do these figures come from?

From the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics' customs record of every shipment, by product code and partner country, for each fiscal year (July to June). Values are in rupees as published; the US-dollar figures use the year's average SBP exchange rate.

About the product

Official HS text
Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded
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