Cheap Chinese Tyres Take Over Pakistani Market

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Chinese products have flooded most of the Pakistani markets. You can see the ‘Made In China’ tag on almost every type of product in Pakistan. According to a recent report, China has dominated the Pakistani tyre market. Chinese tyres have captured 85% of Pakistan’s market share, which has increased by 45% in just two years. 

Back in 2018, Chinese car tyres held 40% of the market share in Pakistan. Today, the percentage has gone up to 85%. Chinese light truck tyres, on the other hand, held a share of 30-40% in 2018; the percentage has increased to 65-70% in 2021. Similarly, the market share of Chinese heavy truck and bus tyres has surged up to a striking 75% from 30-40% two years ago.

Talking about the matter, the former chairman of the Pakistan Tyre Importers and Dealers Association (PTIDA), Azim K. Yousufzai, told the media, “Mushroom growth has been noted in the number of dealers who are regularly flooding the market with Chinese tyres.”

Yousafzai also highlighted the increasing prices of European, Korean, Thai and American tyres as the main reasons for the rising market share of Chinese tyres.

Tyre Smuggling in Pakistan

In his discussion over the tyre market, Yousafzai also shed light on the tyre smuggling dilemma in Pakistan. “Smuggling of tyres in Pakistan has been haunting the legal tyre trade for years. “If the passenger car tyre demand is estimated at 4.25 million tyres annually, legal imports cover over 1.7 million tyres while the local industry provides 1.19 million, leaving a shortfall of around 500,000 tyres, which is met through smuggling,” the Former Chairman PTIDA explained.

But the good news is that the illegal arrival of tyres has decreased from 50-60% to 20%. Yousafzai informed the media that strict invigilation of the Landi Kotal border has proven successful in slowing down the tyre smuggling business in the country. However, smuggled truck tyres still find their way into local markets via the Chaman border. That’s something for the government to look into. 

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