Landed cost guide · 2026-10-15

Import duty from Pakistan to Canada

For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from Pakistan to Canada worth 10,000.00 CAD, duties, taxes and fees come to about 3,334.00 CAD, or 33.34% of the goods value. Use the calculator below with your own figures.

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Duty is charged on: FOB value for duty
Duty-free threshold: CAD 20 for most courier and postal shipments. Courier shipments from the US or Mexico: no duty up to CAD 150 and no tax up to CAD 40.
VAT / sales tax: GST 5%, or HST 13–15% in harmonized provinces, on value + duty. PST/QST may also apply to personal imports.
Trade agreement: None. Standard (MFN) rates apply.
Extra tariffs on goods from Pakistan: No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Other fees: No government processing fee; brokers and couriers charge their own fees.

Detailed calculator: Pakistan to Canada

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Typical duty rates

Product	MFN
Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109)	18%
Leather footwear (HS 6403)	18%
Towels / home textiles (HS 6302)	17%
Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517)	0%

Typical rates for common tariff lines, for orientation only. The rate for your goods depends on the full HS code; look it up in the CBSA Customs Tariff.

Worked example: 10,000.00 CAD of cotton T-shirts by sea

Goods 10,000.00, freight 800.00, insurance 50.00 CAD; commercial import; duty rate 18%; delivered to Ontario.

Line	CAD
Customs duty 18% × 10,000.00 FOB	1,800.00
HST 13% HST × 11,800.00	1,534.00
Total duties and fees	3,334.00
Landed cost (CIF + duties)	14,184.00

Small parcel: 80.00 CAD online order

A consumer ordering goods worth 80.00 CAD plus 12.00 shipping by post would pay about 26.67 CAD in import charges.

Line	CAD
Customs duty 18% × 80.00 FOB	14.40
HST 13% HST × 94.40	12.27
Total duties and fees	26.67
Landed cost (CIF + duties)	118.67

Frequently asked questions

How much is import duty from Pakistan to Canada?

It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 10,000.00 CAD shipped commercially by sea pay about 3,334.00 CAD in duties, taxes and fees (33.34% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.

Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to Canada?

CAD 20 for most courier and postal shipments. Courier shipments from the US or Mexico: no duty up to CAD 150 and no tax up to CAD 40.

Does Pakistan have a trade agreement with Canada?

There is no preferential agreement that covers most goods, so standard MFN rates apply.

How is import VAT calculated in Canada?

GST 5%, or HST 13–15% in harmonized provinces, on value + duty. PST/QST may also apply to personal imports.