Importing vitamins/supplements to Pakistan?

[pwuser150924722415]

I am thinking of buying supplements and vitamins from online supplements store based in UK. Does anyone has nay experience of importing such stuff from abroad?. I have read somewhere that there may be problems in custom clearance.

[pwuser149030891748]

Why would you need to do that when all big brands are already available in market if you visit GNC or jacked nutrition shops in lahore, isb or karachi !!!

[pwuser150924722415]

A lot of new supplements and nootropics are not available in Pakistan and for the ones that are available, you often get better price online than what you get in Pakistan.

[suhaibayaz]

If you can make them available at lesser price that would help you capture the market, GNC is a rip off and only a fool would purchase from there, serious athletes stay away from them.

There are many good brands which are not available in Pakistan. We make up for that with freely available steroids I guess

[pwuser150924722415]

Well i have no intention of making this a business. We all know how difficult that can be in Pakistan. I just want to buy some supplements for my personal use.

I do agree that most of the good brands are not available in Pakistan. Its funny how Pakistani customs are so strict about importing foreign supplements and medicines owing to their supposed quality control issues, when so many quacks and hakims are selling low quality and quite possibly dangerous medicines, including steroids, to unsuspecting customers in Pakistan without any checks and balances.

[suhaibayaz]

We are a country of contradictions my friend

[suhaibayaz]

Ahsan

Can you tell me which supplements are you thinking to import?

From my own experience (nearly a decade) I can tell you very honestly that most of the supplements do not work. They market themselves gloriously and attract people specially newbies, thing is you need to have your work out routine perfected and your diet on point.

Some supplements that "appear" to be working have anabolic agents in them.

Work out, diet and responsible (risky) use of steroids/growth hormones. That works. I am not condoning the use of anabolics but just stating my honest opinion based on my own experience about what will work.

If you are bodybuilding above applies, if above supplements or of rather intimate use I dont have anything to suggest here.

[suhaibayaz]

P.S: Over the counter vitamins of any drug store will work the same as any super expensive brand. Usually pharmas are more regulated and delivery better quality than vitamins by unregulated companies.

[pwuser150924722415]

I agree with you regarding the ineffectiveness of most of the supplements, specially the ones marketed for bodybuilders. The only bodybuilding supplement that i have used and which i find quite effective, is whey protein.

What i am mainly looking for are cognitive enhancing substances, also known as nootropics. While these may not be classified as supplements, they are still legal to buy and possess in most countries. I have been using them when i was abroad, but cannot find them anywhere in Pakistan.

[zoomzoomzoom]

hehe, welcome to Pakistan. I have been importing nootropics for personal use but my most recent shipment is stuck with Customs. They want it tested and i have to bear the charges for the test which are double the price of the product itself. Additionally, they want a doctor prescription. And if the test is not cleared for any reason, i may face punitive measures. wonderful. money down the drain.

[pwuser153211565574]

Which courier did you use?

And have you had any additional experiences recently?

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[PuNk]

Bumping this. Does any one has more info on this industry

[arshadabnamro]

Instead of uk based store consider uae/middleast market. As main supplimemts in uk are not halal.
Personally i get it on the way back from dxb/pakistan from duty free shops. Halal and cheaper

[asadraufkhan]

Hi,
Can you update us on whether you were successful in this