How are Pakistan’s imports from India growing again despite tensions?
Summary
Pakistan’s imports from India have risen despite trade restrictions imposed after the 2025 conflict, with central bank data showing a year-over-year increase in the latest July-to-September period. Medicines and related products dominate the trade, and Pakistan’s rules have allowed regulated therapeutic products to enter despite broader import bans.Key Facts
- Pakistan imported $61.7 million worth of goods from India from July to September, up 69 percent from the same period a year earlier.
- The State Bank of Pakistan recorded $36.6 million in payments for Indian imports from July to September 2025.
- Monthly payments for Indian imports fell from $20 million in April 2025 to $8.2 million in July, then rose to $19.6 million in September.
- Pakistan paid $203.8 million for Indian imports in the 2025–2026 fiscal year, 7.6 percent less than in the previous fiscal year.
- Government trade data valued imports in the latest July-to-September quarter at $62.6 million, compared with $66.6 million a year earlier.
- Organic chemicals and pharmaceutical products made up 96.2 percent of Pakistan’s imports from India in 2025–2026.
- Imports of vaccines, blood products and similar goods reached $93.6 million in 2025–2026, including $32.3 million in human-use vaccines.
- Pakistan banned imports originating in or shipped from India in 2019, then exempted regulated therapeutic products less than a month later.
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