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Eclipse Worldwide are pleased to offer it’s dedicated air and sea freight service for all of your Pakistan import and export requirements:
- Partners located at all major airports & ports across the country
- Competitive prices for air and sea freight
- Weekly schedules
- Fast transit times, to fit your exact requirements
- Vast knowledge for all local customs procedures
Businesses in the United Kingdom that are looking to expand in the international arena may well consider importing from Pakistan. The United Kingdom is one of the largest exporters to Pakistan and the trade relationship between the two countries has flourished in recent years. Importing from Pakistan involves preparatory activities such as assessing the opportunity, building relationships, arranging trade visits to Pakistan, and having a clear idea about the import procedures.
Assessment of Trading Opportunity With Pakistan
With a burgeoning population of over 180 million, Pakistan is home to many established industries such as textiles, fruits, cars, defense equipment, etc., among others. Pakistan exports these products to many other markets in the world as well.
Build Relationships
It is important to realize that winning new business in a new country takes more time. Many companies in Pakistan work in a hierarchical fashion and the person at the top is the one who takes important decisions. An attempt to hurry things up may be detrimental in the early stages of the business negotiation. It is important to be aware that a lot of effort and time will have to be ploughed into the relationship to make it fruitful and long-lasting.
Visits to Pakistan
Importing from Pakistan really needs the UK business owner to make visits and lay the foundation for a sound business. These generally include face-to-face meetings with potential suppliers, collecting product information, developing key contact points, etc. It is important that the business owner is ready with the support material and documentation prior to the visit.
Importing Procedures
Customs duties have to be paid before the goods are cleared by customs; the importer or Eclipse Worldwide depending on who has the required deferment account can either do this. Other charges such as VAT, levies and excise duty payable on the imported goods may also be included at this stage. The charges that are payable are linked to a specific commodity code.
Finally, importing from Pakistan normally requires that the business owner negotiates the right landed price of the product in order to set up a solid foundation for a successful international business. Eclipse advise that this is undertaken by us, as our partnership with our Pakistan agent allows us to obtain the preferential rates that we can then pass onto our customers.
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