Pakistan Trade Lanes
Rates, Transit & Carriers

Trade volumes, top commodities, the shipping lines that serve each route and published transit times between Karachi, Port Qasim and the markets Pakistan trades with most.

Importing into Pakistan

directions_boat China → Pakistan

Pakistan's largest import lane: US$19.5bn in FY2025-26. Direct sailings from South and East China into Karachi and Port Qasim, with CPFTA duty savings on qualifying goods.

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Exporting from Pakistan

directions_boat Pakistan → Europe

Pakistan's largest export market: US$9.1bn in FY2025-26, mostly textiles. Karachi and Port Qasim to North Europe and the Mediterranean via Colombo and Salalah hubs, with GSP+ and UK DCTS preferences.

View lane arrow_forward directions_boat Pakistan → Middle East

US$3.1bn of exports in FY2025-26, led by the UAE. Rice, halal meat, apparel and produce, on a lane reshaped by the Hormuz disruption and new Karachi feeder services.

View lane arrow_forward directions_boat Pakistan → Far East

China, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. Copper, cotton yarn, sesame and seafood into a market growing 46% in 2026, with direct Karachi to Shanghai and Busan sailings.

View lane arrow_forward directions_boat Pakistan → Southeast Asia

US$1.4bn of exports in FY2025-26. Rice, seafood, cotton and kinnow to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, with MPCEPA and Indonesia trade-deal preferences.

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