The Ministry of Commerce has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to allow all Afghan transit cargo to be re-exported to any seaport, on request by exporters or their clearing and forwarding agents.
The ministry issued the directive in a letter to FBR, allowing the re-export of all stranded Afghan transit trade cargo at the ports of Karachi, Gwadar, and Border Crossing Points.
The stranded Afghan Transit Trade containers originating from Vietnam and Malaysia are allowed to be re-exported to any seaport as per the request of exporters or their clearing and forwarding agents, the ministry said.
The commerce ministry, in another lette,r also allowed exemption from para 6(4) of the Import Policy Order 2022, which calls for imports under APPTA 2010 to be allowed under rules of the agreement notified by the federal government.
The development comes days after the Ministry of Commerce joint secretary chaired an Inter-Ministerial Meeting with all relevant stakeholders to devise a strategy for the clearance of all stuck-up cargo at seaports due to the closure of the Pak-Afghan border since October 11, 2025.