AliExpress has halted several shipping options to Pakistan following new customs tax reforms that have blocked access to cheaper cross-border delivery routes. The change, which comes from regulatory actions by Pakistani and Sri Lankan customs authorities, is expected to significantly disrupt e-commerce activity.
In a message to sellers, AliExpress confirmed that it has started offline processing for destination routes including Pakistan and Sri Lanka, citing the lack of clarity around new tax requirements. While specific details of the customs changes have not been made public, the consequences are already being felt on the ground.
Pakistani buyers will no longer be able to choose the previously available budget-friendly shipping options when placing orders on AliExpress. From next week, on July 7, 2025, sellers will also be restricted from selecting these routes for processing logistics orders and shipping declarations.
The move follows what appears to be a crackdown by Pakistani customs on heavily discounted shipping services, such as AliExpress Standard Shipping and Cainiao, which have long fueled the appeal of Chinese e-shopping websites in the Pakistani market. This allowed consumers to buy electronics, accessories, and household goods for just a few dollars with little to no shipping fees. That era, it seems, is now on pause — if not over.
AliExpress has advised sellers to monitor the situation for further updates and revise their shipping templates accordingly. While there is no confirmed timeline for when, or if, affected logistics routes will resume, unless customs rules are clarified or softened, the disruption could become long-term.
Pakistan has the cheapest mindset. specially those who are making country’s policies. Import tax releif is on bigger CC vehicle and local suzuki alto got higher tax. this is not the xountry for nation but for some self obsessed currupt individual who are hedging in Politics, Bureaucracy, Army, Media Houses, and Judiciary.
Greed has no limit, and calling them self people of Emaan is also a lie, Hell fire awaits for them Inshallah.
I don’t understand the purpose of this ‘crackdown’. Nothing was being shipped/received illegally in anyway so why break a system which was working smoothly.. Happens when idi*ts are making decisions in the country, definitely the end motive will be to make money on top of this somehow.
Why can foreign platform earn from us without giving tax to PK when if we go there and import from Pakistan, there they tak heavier taxes on import.
The country is a joke . People can’t even buy things they want to afford.
Zia is back
If something that is harmful for your body, your home, or your environment ,but you can afford, and you want it, but not need it actually, it is better to avoid…
Import on luxury items must be banned, likewise import on individual level sould also be controlled.. and mostly discouraged…this is one way…
Cigarettes much be more and more costly…
So that the buyer is discouraged…
It’s bad for us and import of it is bad for country…you send $$$ out…
So better to avoid…
One can live without cigarettes or iphone, or Mercedes… All things many can afford but are unnecessary..
Needs and wants must be differentiated and decisions must be made based on that…
Every one must support this, stop buying from foreign platforms.
And If you desperately need it, pay extra…
You pay extra for iphone already…or your imported car…. So why angry bro…
Licking their boots won’t make you richer or wiser.
Adopting a fancy username doesn’t make you rational either, especially when your arguments lack all logic.
I’m a taxpayer and never received a return on it. PMLN, PPP, and militant-backed puppets have looted this country, and once their time’s up, they flee abroad with unaccounted wealth. Retired generals owning islands is no coincidence, it’s corruption.
The real issue isn’t tax collection but it’s the rotted law, dead justice, and a nonexistent judicial system.
Stop pretending everything’s fine.
You may escape accountability here, but on the Day of Judgment, your blind support will make you equally responsible.
What a sick joke this country is. We are literally next to China.
The only reason we even survived indian attack was due to China providing us with equipment otherwise india would have defeated us in seconds.
And instead of forging better ties , we are creating more issues with chinese trade.
Complete joke this country is.
We are trying to formalize our economy and this has nothing to do with our relationship with China.
The only problem here is people aren’t used to paying their due taxes and discourage being documented.
Paying taxes should get you something in return. In this joke of a country, we keep paying higher and higher taxes, and yet we don’t even get the basic necessities. So yeah, nobody wants to pay taxes just to line some self-gratifying uneducated politicians’ pockets
Priority should be paying off of debts… Once paid off, govt will be able to give benefits…
Everyone talks about benefits against taxes and compare with Us UK or European countries, but no one considers the debt due to which govt not able to give benefits..
Big chunk of tax goes in paying for loan installments…no?
Very right 👍
Are you a Pakistani, or an Indian agent?
For an item that costs 0.65$ i will have to to pay 52$ as shipping fee, these NooNies have lost thier minds
Why import?
You really really need a product of $0.65?
Or you just want it?
You know your needs and wants?
The one good thing we had and they went after that as well. Just when you think things are getting better, this country will always! and I mean always!!! manage to somehow destroy your happiness. AliExpress was already there. Temu just came in to give some competition and the Pakistan customs took them both out. What a bunch of clowns…
Pay your debt and break your shackles…
Make quality products locally, and export…
Know your needs and wants…
Getting dislikes for talking in favor of Pakistan… Wow!
Everyone seems selfish, no body wants to pay taxes, no body wants to get rid of huge debts…
Do the tax law makers of this country have no reality check and messing up with cheap couriers. This is a messed up … Bad for Pakistanis
Jeeeeeyay Bhutttttttooo!! *sindhi rave background music*
Too bad ab 10000 se nechy shiping ki option ha hi nai Jo free hoti thi
Don’t apply this rule
In beghairthu k pocket mein paise aa rahai hai lekin nhi Pakistan ki ghareeb awam ki khushya tu nhi deki ja rahi hai inlogo se k her CHEEEEZ pe tax solar plant lagane wala tha os pe b 18%. Aray bhai maaf kerdo kahan jayen hum. Guzara karo kese survive karein ghareeb awam.
Ghareeb awam ko temu se AliExpress se hi cheezain mangani hai? Aesi konsi zarurat ki cheez market me nahi milti Jo temu pa hai.. jis ke bagher guzara nahi…?
Aby charsi, Temu or Aliexpress pay cheezy saste milte hai tou local market say q buy kare? Local market pay apni awam China say he source kr k sell karti hai tou hum direct China say saaman q nai mangwae? Or upper pay un k discount ki waja say Cost pay or b zyada reduction ho jata hai.
On the basis of these angry reactions, I hope the Pakistan Custom authorities would find it desirable to explain, in simple non-bureaucrat language, what has been “wrong” with the cheaper delivery options, and how their remedial measure is going to benefit the citizens who would want to import consumer goods they need at economical costs from China.
Coming up Next, after every Rainfall a bill will be sent to every household for the delivered water, Metrological deptt will prepare the Bill, Under the Head of Rain Tax.