Islamabad, Sep 2: According to the most recent PSW evaluation report, 76% of exports from Pakistan are handled by the port city of Karachi, which includes Port Qasim, Karachi Port East and West, and MCC Port Qasim.
With a sizeable 40.4 percent of all exports, Port Qasim (PQA) is in the lead, followed by Karachi Port (KPT) with 34.3 percent. The Islamabad Air Freight Unit, which primarily transports surgical supplies and medications, is the second busiest port, after Lahore Air Freight Unit, which oversees around 8.1 percent of Pakistan’s overall exports.
The contribution from Lahore Air Freight unit is 8.1%, but the percentages from Sialkot and Islamabad are 3.44 and 3.42 percent, respectively. Chaman contributes 1.77 percent, while Lahore Dry holds a 1.79 percent stake. The relative shares of Ghulam Khan, Quetta, and Faisalabad are 0.17 percent, 0.48 percent, and 0.2 percent, respectively.
The relative shares of Kharlachi KPK, Peshawar, and Multan are 0.08 percent, 0.08 percent, and 0.15 percent. The combined shares of Multan Dry, Angoor Ada, Gujranwala, Saindak, Risalpur, Gwadar, and Sust in the total exports range from 0.06 percent to 0.01 percent.
With a 5.5% share of all exports, the USA is the largest export partner. China and Germany come next, with 3.2 percent and 2.5 percent of the share, respectively. According to the research, by 2022, the UK would receive 2.2 percent of exports, while the UAE will receive 1.3 percent. $10.128 billion is the total value of all imported goods across all collectorates.
Approximately 83% of all imports into Pakistan are handled by MCC Port Qasim, EPZ, and Karachi Air Freight Unit, suggesting that Karachi bears a disproportionately large burden of all import handling. First place goes to MCC Appraisal Karachi East, which makes up 19.13 percent of the entire value. MCC PMBQ-Bulk, which accounts for 18.54 percent of the total, comes in close second.
A few other noteworthy collectorates that provide a substantial contribution to the total value of imported commodities include MCC Appraisement – East Wharf, Port Qasim (Imports) – Karachi, and MCC Appraisement – Karachi West.
