1. POLAND - Pakistan Trade

2. POLAND RANKED NO. 23 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% 23
Poland
234,830,000 1%
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

3. POLAND WAS THE EIGHTH LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION WITHIN THE EU IN 2018
The EU is Pakistan’s largest export market representing 34% of exports
Poland accounted for 3% 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. POLAND RANKS NO. 43 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% 43
Poland
108,794,000
0.18%
EU is Pakistan’s largest export market and the UK is the most important export market within the EU

5. WITHIN THE EU, POLAND WAS THE TWELVTH 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.
Poland accounts for 2% of Pakistan’s imports from the EU and 0.2% of total imports from the world.
The UK is the second most important import supplying market of Pakistan in the EU

6. PAKISTAN POLAND Trade Trends
Bilateral trade increased from US$ Mn in 2014 to US$ Mn in 2018 i.e. by 55.3% in five years
Pakistan’s exports to Poland rose by 60.6% during this period.
Meanwhile, Poland’s exports to Pakistan rose by 45.1% during these five years.
The trade surplus has increased during the last five years, from $71.2 Mn in 2014 to around $126 Mn in 2018.

7. PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 EXPORTS TO POLAND
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)
11,829,000
47,913,000
51,585,000
630231
Bedlinen of cotton (excluding printed, knitted or crocheted)
18,536,000
19,573,000
20,360,000
630260
Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (excluding ...
14,905,000
14,050,000
18,317,000
630210
Bedlinen, knitted or crocheted
9,837,000
12,633,000
13,231,000
420329
Gloves, mittens and mitts, of leather or composition leather (excluding special sports gloves)
5,838,000
7,133,000
10,461,000
620342
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excluding ...
17,460,000
7,108,000
6,885,000
630251
Table linen of cotton (excluding knitted or crocheted)
3,829,000
3,241,000
5,559,000
100630
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed
2,449,000
3,500,000
5,420,000
620462
Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excluding ...
15,391,000
4,865,000
4,387,000
100620
Husked or brown rice
293,000
2,920,000
3,882,000

8. PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 IMPORTS FROM POLAND
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
IMPORT VALUE 2016 (US$)
IMPORT VALUE 2017 (US$)
IMPORT VALUE 2018 (US$)
270400
Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon
10,709,000
17,608,000
21,996,000
630900
Worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles ...
4,865,000
6,921,000
8,785,000
852352
Cards incorporating one or more electronic integrated circuits "smart cards" -
8,677,000
720449
Waste and scrap of iron or steel (excluding slag, scale and other waste of the production of ...
8,881,000
7,145,000
6,548,000
720441
Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings of iron ...
4,907,000
6,258,000
4,270,000
821210
Non-electric razors of base metal
4,538,000
7,280,000
4,028,000
890800
Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up
3,860,000
480411
Unbleached kraftliner, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm
5,310,000
4,473,000
3,072,000
190190
Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing ...
3,135,000
6,070,000
2,784,000
690210
Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods containing, ...
91,000
863,000
2,375,000

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 Poland, 2018
Top 10 Potential Products (HS 06). Aggregate Theoretical Potential is $2.1 bn
HS CODE
DESCRIPTION
ACTUAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
POTENTIAL EXPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
901890
Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
2,941,000
370,241,000
620342
Mens or boys trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excluding ...
6,885,000
342,104,000
270900
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude -
262,067,000
610910
T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
692,000
242,011,000
271019
Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, ...
235,930,000
610990
T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excluding cotton)
1,338,000
155,925,000
390761
Poly"ethylene terephthalate", in primary forms, having a viscosity number of >= 78 ml/g
132,994,000
220710
Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%
130,476,000
611595
Full-length or knee-length stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied ...
2,885,000
109,805,000
410712
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine ...
505,000
109,185,000
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 Poland’s imports,
ignoring competitiveness and tariffs

11. ACTUAL IMPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
Pakistan’s Theoretical Potential* for Additional Imports from Poland, 2018
Top 10 Potential Products (HS 06). Aggregate theoretical potential is $8.9 bn
HS CODE
ACTUAL IMPORTS IN 2018 (US$)
POTENTIAL IMPORTS IN
2018 (US$)
271111
Natural gas, liquefied -
3,295,892,000
271019
Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, ...
120,000
1,844,484,000
271012
Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. ...
484,000
698,001,000
851712
Telephones for cellular networks "mobile telephones" or for other wireless networks
696,849,000
870321
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. ...
542,106,000
270112
Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated
491,720,000
300490
Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, ...
2,108,000
430,688,000
390120
Polyethylene with a specific gravity of >= 0,94, in primary forms
298,494,000
720449
Waste and scrap of iron or steel (excluding slag, scale and other waste of the production of ...
6,548,000
296,796,000
870322
291,880,000
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 Poland exporters, ignoring competitiveness and
tariffs