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The buyer’s side
of the file.

Preference, documents, marks, and claims. A meeting in Paris or Berlin does not create a lane.

Port illustration for international trade rules
Zarkaar Group, Shesha Basti Talab, Multan. Updated 2 October 2026.

International pages explain a rule that changes the offer: who pays duty, what a letter of credit may demand, how fast a claim must be filed, and why the city on a badge is not the port on the bill of lading. They do not add Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, or Singapore as desks.

EU GSP+ and the UK DCTS are schemes. They are not phytosanitary filings, and they are not permission to call IRRI basmati. The China note explains why we will not print a duty rate. USA sea mango stays refused in every city, including cities in the United States.

Choose the page that matches the job.

EU GSP+

EU GSP+ can change the duty your broker pays. It does not replace a plant-health entry, and it is not the UK scheme. Zarkaar does not print a duty percent.

UK DCTS

The UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme replaced UK GSP. Pakistan is in Enhanced Preferences. Your broker still checks the line. Plant health is a separate filing.

China FTA

The China-Pakistan FTA may change the importer’s duty. Zarkaar’s only China program is 28 mm cotton lint, and staple does not go past 30 mm. We do not print a rate.

Destination charges

Duty, VAT, destination port charges, and your broker stay with you. CIF is ocean freight and marine insurance at cost. It is not inland delivery after the discharge port.

L/C documents

A sight letter of credit is for buyers after two seasons. Zarkaar will not accept a credit that demands a wheat phyto, an organic mark, or a document we do not issue.

Arrival claim

Tell Zarkaar within 48 hours of discharge. Send photos, the seal number, and the logger file on refrigerated lots. A credit waits on that file. Domestic bags use a different clock.

Shipping marks

Buyer marks go on the carton only after artwork is approved. Mango private label needs 60 days. Rice artwork for Saudi must clear SASO before stuffing. We do not copy another brand.

Show city

A fair in Paris, Berlin, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Istanbul, Orlando, or Riyadh does not create a lane. Zarkaar ships to six desks. The proforma names the port. The badge does not.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a European fair open a European lane?
No. Germany, France, Spain, and Italy are not desks. A UK program can use those cities as meeting rooms.
Who files duty and VAT?
The buyer. Destination charges stay on the buyer’s side of the file.
How fast is an arrival claim?
48 hours from discharge, with photographs and the seal number. A later fair is not the claim desk.
Is a show city a new market page?
No. Six desks, plus the named lanes that already exist. A badge does not publish a country.

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