LAHORE: Import of goods from India has decreased by 23 percent during the last eight months from July 2016 to March 2017.
Sources told Customs Today that Pakistan exported goods to India worth Rs 25 billion in eight months. Even in tensed conditions on borders, line of control and working boundary, Pakistan has successfully increased its exports to India. It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Customs at Wagah has earned a huge amount of taxes through this import figure.
Pakistan has big share of import of cotton in last eight months. Import of Indian tomatoes, fruits and other such fresh items has fallen in the last eight months due to many reasons.
On other hand, due to increase in exports to India, Pakistan Customs has started construction of a huge dry port at Wagah border in which big warehouses are also included.
In the last eight months, Pakistan has exported gypsum, dry dates, fruits, vegetables, cement and precious stones to India through Wagah trade route.
