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title: "Used car imports decline following government measures"
description: "Most outlets reported a significant drop in used car imports after the government introduced new restrictions, such as abolishing the baggage scheme and requiring pre-shipment inspections. Dawn provided additional context on the policy changes and their timing, while Minute Mirror focused more broadly on the decline itself without specifying the measures."
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# Used car imports decline following government measures

business · updated 13 Sep 2026, 11:12 AM PKT · 13 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported a significant drop in used car imports after the government introduced new restrictions, such as abolishing the baggage scheme and requiring pre-shipment inspections. Dawn provided additional context on the policy changes and their timing, while Minute Mirror focused more broadly on the decline itself without specifying the measures.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Used car imports plunge in Pakistan](https://minutemirror.com.pk/used-car-imports-plunge-in-pakistan-629293/) · 13 Sep 2026, 11:12 AM PKT
  > Imports of used vehicles into Pakistan have declined significantly following government measures aimed at restricting the inflow of second-hand
- **Dawn** — [Used car imports fall sharply](https://www.dawn.com/news/2029573/used-car-imports-fall-sharply) · 13 Sep 2026, 10:36 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI: The government’s January move to abolish the baggage scheme for used car imports and enforce mandatory pre-shipment inspections for gifted and resident-transferred vehicles is now showing results, with arrivals in this category declining. Indus Motor Company (IMC) in its annual report FY26 mentioned that “the import of used vehicles has plunged to approximately 38,000 units in FY26 fro...

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2 articles from 2 outlets, 13 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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