1. MALTA - Pakistan Trade

2. MALTA RANKED NO. 121 AS PAKISTAN’S EXPORT DESTINATION IN 2018
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%
121
Malta
3,794,000
0.016%
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

3. MALTA WAS THE 27TH LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION WITHIN THE EU IN 2018
The EU is Pakistan’s largest export market representing 34% of exports
Malta accounted for 0.05% 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. MALTA RANKS NO. 143 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%
143
Malta
3,794,000
0.001%
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

5. WITHIN THE EU, MALTA WAS THE SMALLEST 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.
Malta accounts for 0.01% of Pakistan’s imports from the EU and 0.001% of total imports from the world.
The UK is the second most important import supplying market of Pakistan in the EU

6. PAKISTAN MALTA Trade Trends
Bilateral trade decreased from US$ 7.7 Mn in 2014 to US$ 4.1 Mn in 2018 i.e. by 46.8% in five years.
Pakistan’s exports to Malta fell by 50% during this period.
Meanwhile, Malta’s exports to Pakistan rose from 0.1 Mn to 0.3 Mn during the last five years.
The trade surplus in 2018 has decreased in the past five years, from $7.5 Mn in 2014 to around $3.5 Mn in 2018.

7. PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 EXPORTS TO Malta
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
EXPORT VALUE 2016 (US$)
EXPORT VALUE 2017 (US$)
EXPORT VALUE 2018 (US$)
630260
Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (excluding . . .
923,000
1,111,000
1,123,000
630231
Bedlinen of cotton (excluding printed, knitted or crocheted)
611,000
563,000
768,000
630239
Bedlinen of textile materials (excluding of cotton and man-made fibres, printed, knitted or . . .
724,000
578,000
479,000
630210
Bedlinen, knitted or crocheted
239,000
303,000
332,000
610349
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of textile materials, . . .
18,000
60,000
113,000
611090
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted . . .
29,000
52,000
100,000
940490
Articles of bedding and similar furnishing, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled . . .
45,000
33,000
94,000
521021
Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing predominantly, but < 85% cotton by weight, mixed . . .
30,000
58,000
82,000
610339
Men's or boys' jackets and blazers of textile materials (excluding of wool, fine animal hair, . . .
12,000
7,000
71,000
611595
Full-length or knee-length stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied . . .
63,000

8. PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 IMPORTS FROM MALTA
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
IMPORT VALUE 2016 (US$)
IMPORT VALUE 2017 (US$)
IMPORT VALUE 2018 (US$)
470790
Recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard, incl. unsorted waste and scrap (excluding ...
351,000
93,000
94,000
853890
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, ...
501,000
52,000
48,000
482110
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, printed -
35,000
853710
Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution ...
43,000
62,000
26,000
842839
Continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials (excluding those for underground ...
21,000
720449
Waste and scrap of iron or steel (excluding slag, scale and other waste of the production of ...
31,000
18,000
851762
Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or ...
16,000
843149
Parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s.
17,000
8,000
14,000
843131
Parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s.
10,000
844110
Cutting machines for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard (excluding bookbinding machinery ...
9,000

9. ACTUAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$) POTENTIAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
Pakistan’s Theoretical Potential* for Additional Exports to Malta, 2018
Top 10 Potential Products (HS 06). Aggregate Theoretical Potential is $22 Mn
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
ACTUAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
POTENTIAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
901890
Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
15,000
13,788,000
100630
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed
49,000
3,376,000
940490
Articles of bedding and similar furnishing, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled . . .
94,000
2,017,000
630260
Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (excluding . . .
1,123,000
1,173,000
611595
Full-length or knee-length stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied . . .
63,000
945,000
701337
Drinking glasses (excluding glasses of glass ceramics or of lead crystal and stemware)
42,000
886,000
630710
Floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials
50,000
696,000
611090
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted . . .
100,000
356,000
610469
Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of textile materials, . . .
48,000
314,000
950662
Inflatable balls
14,000
257,000
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 Malta’s imports,
ignoring competitiveness and tariffs

10. ACTUAL IMPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
Pakistan’s Theoretical Potential* for Additional Imports from Malta, 2018
Top 10 Potential Products (HS 06). Aggregate theoretical potential is $5.2 bn
HS CODE
ACTUAL IMPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
POTENTIAL IMPORTS IN
2018 (US$)
270112
Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated -
1,224,591,000
120110
Soya bean seed, for sowing
943,367,000
720441
Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings of iron ...
585,063,000
890800
Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up
515,542,000
720839
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, in coils, simply ...
465,926,000
271019
Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, ...
386,109,000
290243
P-Xylene
365,516,000
722530
Flat-rolled products of alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of >= 600 mm, not further ...
298,230,000
300490
Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, ...
251,794,000
291736
Terephthalic acid and its salts
171,703,000
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 Malta exporters, ignoring competitiveness and
tariffs