Imported tyre customs value Pakistan revised under new Directorate ruling after extensive stakeholder consultations and a fresh 90-day import data review
Pakistani consumers buying imported tyres may soon pay more. The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi issued Valuation Ruling No. 2086 of 2026, revising customs values for a wide range of passenger car tyres and tubes. The imported tyre customs value Pakistan update covers products from Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, ASEAN countries, China, and other origins. Moreover, the revision follows a lengthy review process that involved importers, dealers, and local manufacturers across multiple consultation rounds.
The process began when an earlier ruling was challenged. Valuation Ruling No. 1958 of 2025 faced a legal challenge under Section 25D of the Customs Act. The Director General subsequently remanded the matter for a fresh determination. Furthermore, the new review required the Directorate to re-examine product origins, international price trends, and prevailing global market conditions before issuing updated values.
Importers and local manufacturers took opposing positions during consultations. The Pakistan Tyres Importers and Dealers Association argued that existing customs values exceeded actual international prices. Furthermore, the association maintained that Thai-origin tyres were priced similarly to Vietnamese products and requested unified treatment. They also pushed for customs values to reflect current global trends and called for the exclusion of irrelevant tyre sizes from the ruling.
Local manufacturers, however, defended the existing valuation. They argued that market inquiries could produce inaccurate results due to the presence of smuggled products in the market. Furthermore, they suggested basing values on actual prices in exporting countries rather than domestic market data. Therefore, the two sides presented fundamentally different approaches to the valuation methodology.
The Directorate reviewed 90 days of import data and analysed documentary evidence from both sides. It also contacted international manufacturers directly to verify prevailing global prices. Furthermore, a market inquiry followed in line with its 2014 order and Section 25(7) of the Customs Act. Finally, the resulting ruling reflects that comprehensive process — and its impact on tyre prices will become clear as importers adjust their landed cost calculations.
