Looking for a reliable import export company in Rawalpindi? Unitec Trade Line brings 15+ years of international trade expertise to twin-city businesses, with active sourcing in 50+ countries, FBR-licensed clearance at Islamabad Dry Port, and onward delivery across Pakistan through our freight desk.
The twin cities - Rawalpindi and Islamabad - sit at the convergence of Pakistan's federal procurement, the Hattar / Taxila industrial belt, the GT Road export corridor and Islamabad Dry Port. Working with an import-export company physically based here, instead of routing every transaction through a Karachi or Lahore agent, gives you four concrete advantages:
Unitec Trade Line operates from A-732 Jinnah Road, Rawalpindi - 15 minutes from Blue Area, 20 minutes from Islamabad Dry Port, and walking distance from the corporate branches of all major commercial banks.
What an import-export engagement with Unitec actually looks like, stage by stage. We are accountable for the full chain so you have one phone number to call.
Identifying the right factory or supplier for your specifications, in the right country, at the right price-quality point. Our sourcing pool spans 50+ countries with verified relationships across China (Yiwu, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen), Turkey (Istanbul, Bursa), UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Jebel Ali), Germany, Italy, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, India and Malaysia. Suppliers are pre-vetted on legal status, factory certifications (ISO 9001, CE, FDA where relevant), export volumes, prior buyer references and capacity headroom.
Pricing, payment terms, INCOTERMS (we usually push from EXW or FOB toward CIF or DAP for first-time buyers), production lead time, packaging spec, MOQ flexibility, sample provision and warranty / replacement clauses. We negotiate in the supplier's language where it matters - Mandarin, Turkish, Arabic. Direct rate gains of 5–15% are routine.
Pre-shipment inspection (PSI) at the factory before container loading. We work with SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek or a Unitec inspector physically present at the factory. AQL-based sampling per ISO 2859-1, photo evidence, dimensional reports. No PSI = no payment release - that is how we control quality.
Sea freight (FCL & LCL), air freight, multi-modal land routes via Sost-Karakoram for China, ferry-and-truck via Iran for ECO-bloc imports. INCOTERMS handled, freight booked, marine insurance arranged (we recommend ICC-A / All Risks for high-value cargo). Full detail on our freight & logistics page.
WeBOC and PSW filing, HS code classification, duty optimisation, LC and EIF reconciliation, examination handling. Cleared at Karachi, Port Qasim, Lahore, Sialkot Dry Port or Islamabad Dry Port - see our customs clearance page for the deep dive.
Cleared cargo trucked from port to your factory floor, warehouse or distribution centre. We coordinate weighbridge, off-dock movement and labour. For sensitive equipment we provide our own bonded transport; for bulk and project cargo we book through vetted trucking partners with NHA route clearances where required.
We have moved cargo for almost every category Pakistan imports. The eight verticals where we have the deepest network depth:
On the export side our active categories are textiles & garments (Faisalabad-Lahore mills), surgical instruments (Sialkot), sports goods (Sialkot), Himalayan pink salt, basmati rice, leather goods, marble and onyx, and industrial chemicals.
Active corridors as of 2026 with an aggregate vetted-supplier base of 850+ across 50+ countries. We do not subcontract sourcing to third-party forwarders - every relationship is direct, which is why we can stand behind quality and lead-time commitments.
China (220+ verified suppliers across Guangzhou, Yiwu, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Foshan), Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Cambodia.
UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali Free Zone), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran (under SBP / ECO permissions), Iraq.
Germany, Italy, France, UK, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey (treated as a distinct corridor given volume - Istanbul + Bursa textile and machinery specialists).
India (under SBP-permitted categories), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives.
South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Tanzania, Ethiopia.
USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand.
Compliance notes: we screen every transaction against OFAC, EU and UN consolidated sanction lists. Trade with India is restricted under current Pakistan policy and limited to specific SBP-permitted categories - we track SRO updates. Trade with Iran requires special SBP authorisation and ECO-bloc-aligned routing, and is handled case-by-case.
How an end-to-end import looks on Unitec's calendar. Typical clean Far-East FCL import: 40–55 days from order placement to door delivery.
Pakistan's import-export regime is layered. Five regulators must say yes before money moves and goods cross the border.
Administers WeBOC and customs. The importer must be NTN-registered, sales-tax registered (where applicable) and on the Active Taxpayer List (ATL) to access reduced withholding tax rates. We verify STRN, NTN linkage and ATL status before quoting any duty calculation.
Administers all foreign-exchange transactions. Every commercial import requires an EIF lodged through the importer's bank and electronically transmitted to PSW. Every export requires a Form-E generated by the exporter's bank. SBP also issues the import policy circulars that ban or restrict specific items.
The export declaration form lodged electronically through your authorised dealer (commercial bank). It links the goods, the buyer and the foreign exchange to be received. Banks typically issue Form-E within 24–48 hours of document submission. Late filing of Form-E or non-realisation of export proceeds within 180 days creates SBP penalties - we maintain a Form-E tracker for every active export client.
The Electronic Import Form - the SBP authorisation that pre-approves the foreign-exchange remittance for an import. EIF must be in place before LC opening or T/T remittance. Mismatch between EIF, LC and GD is the single biggest reason customs holds shipments - our reconciliation routine prevents this.
Pakistani banks require valid IBANs (not just account numbers) for all SWIFT remittances, and the supplier-provided IBAN is verified before payment. We catch fake-IBAN scams - rampant on first-time China sourcing - by cross-checking the IBAN against the supplier's company name in the remitting bank's SWIFT system.
We pre-clear regulatory NOCs through PSW so they are in hand before the vessel berths - broader regulatory strategy is handled by our trade consulting desk.
We work with three commercial structures. The right one depends on the predictability of your volume and the complexity of the work. We will quote both flat-fee and commission for any new engagement so you can pick the structure that fits.
| Model | Best For | Indicative Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Flat Fee per Shipment | One-off or low-volume imports, predictable scope | USD 800 – 2,500 per FCL |
| Commission % of Cargo Value | Medium-to-large volume where sourcing leverage matters | 1% – 3% of FOB / CIF (with negotiation gain-share) |
| Monthly Retainer | Clients running 2+ shipments per month or maintaining an ongoing supplier portfolio | PKR 250,000 – 800,000 / month |
Always pass-through (not part of our fee): customs duty, sales tax, income tax, LC bank charges, freight, terminal handling, NOC fees, third-party inspection costs. All receipts shared.
Brief: An Islamabad-based food packaging manufacturer needed three custom-spec automatic packaging lines from a German OEM. Previous attempts had stalled at LC documentation. Our scope: end-to-end from technical alignment with the OEM to commissioning at site.
Outcome: LC opened 18 days from kick-off (vs prior 60+ day failures). Shipment cleared in 36 hours at Islamabad Dry Port. Savings of approximately EUR 11,000 on freight and EUR 22,000 negotiated off the OEM quote. Total cycle 71 days from kick-off to commissioning. Annual repeat business now secured.
Brief: A federal government department needed 1,200 networking switches and accessories under a tight delivery window. Compliance complexity included PTA type approval, public-sector PPRA documentation and a non-flexible delivery deadline.
Outcome: Sourced via three vetted Shenzhen factories. PTA pre-approval secured before shipment. PSI conducted by our inspector on the factory floor. Cleared at Islamabad Dry Port via PSW. Delivered 4 days ahead of contractual deadline, avoiding a liquidated-damages exposure of approximately PKR 4.5 million on the underlying tender.
Brief: A 30-year-old Sialkot surgical-instrument workshop wanted to break into UAE distribution but had never managed an export documentation chain themselves. The buyer required CE-aligned packaging, sterile pack labelling and DAP delivery to Sharjah.
Outcome: Form-E and EIF processed via the workshop's bank. Packaging and labelling re-engineered to meet CE / UAE buyer specs. Sea-air combined freight booked Karachi-Dubai (5-day transit), arriving DAP with all documentation. Buyer confirmed re-order within 3 weeks. Workshop now exports monthly under an ongoing retainer.
Client names withheld under NDA. Detailed references available on request during quoting.
An import-export company in Rawalpindi like Unitec Trade Line manages the full chain on a client's behalf: sourcing the right overseas supplier, negotiating price and terms, conducting pre-shipment quality inspection, booking sea or air freight, lodging FBR and SBP documentation (EIF, Form-E, IBAN verification), filing the WeBOC Goods Declaration, paying duties, and trucking cleared cargo to the client's facility - one accountable partner for the entire transaction.
We offer three commercial structures: a flat fee per shipment (USD 800–2,500 per FCL, best for one-off imports), a 1–3% commission on cargo value (best for medium-to-large volume where sourcing leverage matters), and a monthly retainer of PKR 250,000–800,000 (best for clients running 2+ shipments per month). Customs duty, freight, NOC fees and bank charges are pass-through and not part of the fee.
Active sourcing relationships across 50+ countries with an aggregate vetted-supplier base of 850+. Primary corridors are China, Turkey, UAE, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, USA and the wider EU. Restricted-country trade (India, Iran) is handled case-by-case under SBP-permitted categories.
A Rawalpindi-based partner clears your container at Islamabad Dry Port (1,400 km closer to Punjab / KPK consignees), reduces upcountry trucking risk, gives federal-procurement adjacency for embassy and government tenders, and keeps you within the twin-city industrial belt of Hattar, Taxila and Wah for fast site visits and QC turnaround.
Our main office is in Rawalpindi, just 15 minutes from Islamabad. We serve Islamabad clients with the same dedication and offer meetings at your location.
Yes. Our licensed customs agents regularly process shipments at Islamabad Dry Port and coordinate with Karachi and Lahore ports.
We work with businesses of all sizes, from single LCL shipments to regular FCL container loads.
Let us handle your import & export needs in Islamabad. Contact us for a competitive quote tailored to your requirements.
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