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Used clothes importers demand sales tax withdrawal

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KARACHI - Importers of used clothes, on Tuesday, demanded withdrawal of the recently imposed sales tax which, they said, had taken even the secondhand clothes beyond reach of the poor. "We wish to draw attention of our government to withdraw sales tax, on this item, by issuance of a fresh SRO," Pakistan Secondhand Clothing Merchant Association (PSCMA) President Salim Vakani told a briefing at Karachi Press Club.
He said the used clothes were presently being imported into the country under PCT head 6309.0000, at a nominal customs duty of five percent and one percent income tax. Being used by the poor class and thus classified as zero-rated, the used clothes were previously exempted from the sales tax, but the government through SRO No.231 (1)/2011 withdrew the sales tax exemption on March 15.
"We are now informed that a sales tax of 17 percent, plus two percent, would have to be paid on import of the used clothes," Vakani said. Besides, he said, the importers would have to pay a withholding income tax of five percent against one percent allowed vide SRO 638(1)/2005. "This aggregates to an increase of 23 percent on the used clothes," he said, adding that used clothing was basically an item used by the poor, unable to buy a new article of any kind of apparel.

50 Responses to Used clothes importers demand sales tax withdrawal

  1. abbas says:

    Dear sir

    I am abbas shah from Pakistan Karachi . I am importer . you have any inquiry plz contact me

    We wish to introduce ourselves as indenting & commission agents operating in
    Pakistan and serving the Government and the private sector medical sales
    requirements. We specialize in selling medical drugs, Surgical instruments,
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    Sind trading company was established in 1991 in Karachi as an indenting company dealing in Chemicals and Plastics Raw Materials.
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  2. gill says:

    Dear sir,
    I can export used cloth. Please contact me if you are intressted?

  3. MALIK says:

    Subject: IMPORT SCRAP AND EXPAND BUSINESS

    DEAR EXPORT MANAGER,
    Hope you are with good health.
    Firstly we would like to introduce ourselves as one of the well established
    & well placed organization in Pakistan, mainly involves in Imports of
    Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metal Scrap of following types:

    IMPORTS.
    .

    USED CLOTHES,USED TOYS.SHOES AND PAPER WASTE OVER ISSUE NEWSPAPERS.
    PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR DETAIL PACKING LIST WITH PICTURES C&F PORT QASIM PAKISTAN.
    LOOKING AWAIT YOUR CO-OPERATION AND REGULAR OFFERS ,WE REMAIN,

    Best Regards,
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  4. khan says:

    I am residing in London. I have stock of secondhand cloths of upto 20 ft container which includes mix items of jean trousers,zipp and non-zip sweaters,clarks shoes,blankets,pillows of different sizes and can provide more on demand intetested parties please contact me for fair trade dealing.

    thanks and welcome

  5. zeeshan says:

    i want some prce list of ur company of used clothing

  6. Bilal umer says:

    Dear Sir,

    Bilal Umer here from Karachi, I am interested to purchase 1x40ft container of used cloth (imported) not local items

    for cutting purpose only. if you have stock please inform us and also inform which country items you have.

    Waiting for your positive reply.

    Cell: 03453058487

    Email: [email protected]

    Thanks and Best Regards

    Bilal Umer.

    • shabir says:

      Dear Bilal How are you, Nice to meet you on fone call, please send me the rate list of the brand cloth grade A+A and please send me the rate list of Shoes Brand NIKE, ADDIDAS GRADE A+A

      From, Shabir Ahmad
      cell. 03054594095

  7. Andrew says:

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    We are a sorting used shoes factory in Latvia(Europe). We would like to offer you 2 40ft containers of second grade used shoes. Shoes are for Pakistan and Africa markets.

    Looking forward to hear from you soon!

    Best regards,

    Andrew Petrov
    SIA"KRESKAT"

    email:[email protected]

    • shabir ahamd says:

      Dear How are you, Nice to meet you , please send me the rate list of the brand cloth grade A+A and please send me the rate list of Shoes Brand NIKE, ADDIDAS GRADE A+A

      From, Shabir Ahmad
      cell. 03054594095

  8. shabir ahmad says:

    Dear How are you, Nice to meet you , please send me the rate list of the brand cloth grade A+A and please send me the rate list of Shoes Brand NIKE, ADDIDAS GRADE A+A

    From, Shabir Ahmad
    cell. 03054594095

  9. Rashid Saghir says:

    Dear All Exporter and Importers

    We (SEAGOLD) got your reference as regular Importer / Exporter of used cloths and intend to introduce ourselves as a one of the leading Shipping and Freight forwarding Group of companies in Pakistan, acting as Freight forwarders, NVOCC, Consolidators, Shipping Company, Warehousing, Air & Sea Freight, Custom Brokerage, Packing & Moving, Door-to-Door Deliveries, Supply Chain Management and land Transportation controlling close to 19000 Tues. and 12000 cubic meters as LCL per annum in ocean freight and 1200 Tons per annum as airfreight to/from all world main port.

    In fact, we are able to give you best freight/local charges for all your cosignments
    Please feel free to contact us if you need any services

    Best Regards,
    Rashid Saghir

    SEAGOLD PRIVATE LIMITED
    Head office | 51 Timber Pond | Karachi – Pakistan.
    Tel. (92 21) 32855511 – 18
    Cell: +92 321 2779700
    +92 300 2325798
    Web : http://www.seagoldlimited.com
    Email : [email protected]

  10. Fawad Hafeez says:

    Hello, My name is Fawad, I export used cloths and footwaer from Germany to Pakistan of all quality. I can also work as quality check agent for any Pakistani second hand clothing importer on their request against very small fee.
    If any one interested please contact me on following email.

    [email protected]

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  12. adnan says:

    Hi all i m adnan from pakistan hyderabad i m intrested to purchase used T shirts shirts kids jeans mens ladies jeans 03332639160

  13. Paul says:

    We are a leading supplier of second hand clothes,shoes,bags in Guangzhou China with high quality and good price, we are ready for serious customer anytime, we are interested in start the business with you for your market, so we like you come and have a look about our quality and our factory, it will be helpful to understand each other for further cooperation.

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  14. khan says:

    hi….any one interested to import used stuff like jeans, t-shirts ,handbags, used toys etc from UK please contact me on 0300-9274037.

  15. Abid Beli says:

    We are Exporter of Used Clothing & We are offering our shipments to Pakistan & African countries, We based in UK & EU.

    We have these items to export & these items are original and Unsorted, Best Price from EU

    1. Clothes Male/Female and children- Shirts, Jeans, Pants, trousers, shorts, under garments, jackets, coats etc…
    2. Textile- Carpets, rugs, bed sheets, towels, curtains, duvet cover, duvet, Pillow and pillow covers etc…
    3. Shoes Male/Female and children- All kind of shoes, heals, joggers, boots, slippers, kids shoes, female heal shoes. long boots etc…
    4. Accessories- Bags, gloves, scarfs, jewellery, shawls etc…
    5. Soft Toys- stuff toys, hand made toys, children playing things.. sometime hard toys like Lego and similar stuff.
    6. All kind of brands inside, such as, H&M, Tom Tailor, Nike, Adidas, Zara, New Yorker, Diesel, levis jack and jones, mango, etc…

    Contact [email protected]

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