1. GERMANY - Pakistan Trade

2. UK WAS PAKISTAN’S THIRD LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION IN 2018
RANK
COUNTRY
EXPORT VALUE (US$)
% SHARE IN TOTAL EXPORTS
World
23,630,893,000 1
United States of America
3,802,500,000
16% 2
China
1,818,069,000 8% 3
United Kingdom
1,728,637,000 7% 4
Afghanistan
1,347,934,000 6% 5
Germany
1,310,444,000 6
United Arab Emirates
983,575,000 4% 7
Netherlands
942,802,000 8
Spain
922,898,000 9
Bangladesh
783,825,000 3% 10
Italy
771,593,000
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

3. GERMANY WAS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION WITHIN THE EU IN 2018
The EU is Pakistan’s largest export market representing 34% of exports
Germany accounted for 16% of total EU exports from Pakistan in 2018.
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

4. GERMANY RANKS NO. 11 IN PAKISTAN’S IMPORT SOURCES
COUNTRY
IMPORT VALUE (US$)
% SHARE IN TOTAL EXPORTS
World
60,162,862,000 1
China
14,544,687,000
24% 2
United Arab Emirates
8,668,637,000
14% 3
Saudi Arabia
3,242,349,000 5% 4
United States of America
2,946,715,000 5
Indonesia
2,502,372,000 4% 6
Qatar
2,386,183,000 7
Japan
2,273,024,000 8
India
1,928,465,000 3% 9
Thailand
1,430,727,000 2% 11
Germany
1,298,939,000
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

5. WITHIN THE EU, GERMANY WAS THE FIRST HIGHEST EXPORTER TO PAKISTAN IN 2018
EU is Pakistan’s 3rd largest import partner after China and UAE.
Imports from the EU stood at $5.46 billion in 2018.
Germany accounts for 24% of Pakistan’s imports from the EU and 2% of total imports from the world.
The UK is the second most important import supplying market of Pakistan in the EU

6. PAKISTAN Germany Trade Trends
Bilateral trade increased from US$ 2,285 Mn in 2014 to US$ 2,609 Mn in 2018 i.e. by 14.2% in five years
Pakistan’s exports to Germany rose by 8% during this period, thanks to 14% growth in 2014, post GSP+
Meanwhile, Germany’s exports to Pakistan rose by 21.4% during the last five years.
The trade balance in 2018 has gone down from USD145 Mn to USD 12 Mn in favor of Germany.

7. PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 EXPORTS TO Germany
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
EXPORT VALUE 2016 (US$)
EXPORT VALUE 2017 (US$)
EXPORT VALUE 2018 (US$)
620322
Men's or boys' ensembles of cotton (excluding knitted or crocheted, ski ensembles and swimwear)
109,189,000
218,943,000
172,681,000
630231
Bedlinen of cotton (excluding printed, knitted or crocheted)
94,936,000
121,750,000
117,898,000
630210
Bedlinen, knitted or crocheted
79,706,000
76,653,000
91,497,000
420310
Articles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excluding clothing accessories, footware ...
77,366,000
76,507,000
73,603,000
901890
Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
45,992,000
49,218,000
51,312,000
630239
Bedlinen of textile materials (excluding of cotton and man-made fibres, printed, knitted or ...
24,029,000
23,855,000
43,064,000
630260
Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (excluding ...
43,496,000
43,780,000
42,360,000
620342
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excluding ...
60,749,000
35,343,000
32,165,000
950662
Inflatable balls
28,085,000
24,615,000
27,960,000
610910
T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
13,608,000
20,908,000
27,886,000

8. PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 IMPORTS FROM GERMANY
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
IMPORT VALUE 2016 (US$)
IMPORT VALUE 2017 (US$)
IMPORT VALUE 2018 (US$)
841181
Gas turbines of a power <= kW (excluding turbojets and turbopropellers) -
300490
Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, ...
30,283,000
57,856,000
64,155,000
75,994,000
382200
Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents ...
17,498,000
21,110,000
22,007,000
28,867,000
847480
Machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened ...
218,000
75,000
3,230,000
9,341,000
842230
Machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; ...
21,115,000
12,422,000
6,969,000
10,863,000
847780
Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, ...
217,000
1,857,000
11,140,000
2,380,000
901890
Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
15,681,000
19,450,000
22,077,000
23,671,000
847989
Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.
2,273,000
1,874,000
3,987,000
4,385,000
844520
Textile spinning machines (excluding extruding and drawing or roving machines)
1,900,000
4,381,000
24,787,000
17,164,000
391000
Silicones in primary forms
12,123,000
10,078,000
14,920,000
17,114,000

9. TRADE COMPLIMENTARITY*
* Trade complementarity is the ability of each country to satisfy the other’s import needs from its existing export pool

10. ACTUAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$) POTENTIAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
Pakistan’s Theoretical Potential* for Additional Exports to the Germany, 2017
Top 10 Potential Products (HS 06). Aggregate Theoretical Potential $2.6 Bn
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
ACTUAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
POTENTIAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
220710
Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80% -
425,499,000
901890
Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
51,312,000
321,870,000
620342
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excluding ...
32,165,000
316,824,000
100630
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed
10,737,000
282,354,000
170199
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar ...
271,302,000
630260
Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (excluding ...
42,360,000
267,877,000
270900
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
262,067,000
271019
Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, ...
235,930,000
610910
T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
27,886,000
214,817,000
611595
Full-length or knee-length stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied ...
17,758,000
197,009,000
8 of the 10 high potential exports already benefit from 0% tariffs under GSP+. The two products that don’t are rice and sugar which are unlikely to receive preferential treatment even under an FTA
*Theoretical potential from diverting Pakistan’s existing exports from other countries to meet Germany’s imports,
ignoring competitiveness and tariffs

11. ACTUAL IMPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
Pakistan’s Theoretical Potential* for Additional Imports from the Germany, 2017
Top 10 Potential Products (HS 06). Aggregate theoretical potential is $10.6 BN
HS CODE
ACTUAL IMPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
POTENTIAL IMPORTS IN
2018 (US$)
271019
Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, ...
2,776,000
3,112,842,000
271012
Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. ...
7,000
3,022,530,000
720449
Waste and scrap of iron or steel (excluding slag, scale and other waste of the production of ...
8,703,000
940,543,000
851712
Telephones for cellular networks "mobile telephones" or for other wireless networks
9,000
833,065,000
720441
Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings of iron ...
8,042,000
566,664,000
870321
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. ...
38,000
542,068,000
390210
Polypropylene, in primary forms
64,000
539,074,000
720839
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, in coils, simply ...
6,000
441,044,000
854140
Photosensitive semiconductor devices, incl. photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in ...
415,000
389,181,000
300490
Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, ...
85,525,000
347,271,000
In the high potential imports of Pakistan from the UK, most products already face tariffs similar to those faced by Pakistan’s FTA partners
*Theoretical potential from switching imports from existing sources to Germany exporters, ignoring competitiveness and
tariffs