Chemicals and materials: proposal for import from India on competitive prices

Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) other key chambers and individual companies have proposed a number of items to the Commerce Ministry for import from India. The proposed list along with names of chambers and other private sector companies are as follows.
(i) Empty aluminium Milk Can (KCCI), Pakistan is an agricultural company with significant milk production. India is a source of better quality and low price option in the region;(ii) Basic Sodium Dichromate/Bichromate (FPCCI), Basic Chromium Sulphate is allowed from India while its raw material is not.
This anomaly needs to be rectified. Local manufacture of Basic Chromium Sulphate would be better off if its raw material is included in Positive list as it is available in India at lower cost;(iii) Polypropylene Caps (PP Caps) (Hamdard Lab), India offers low price. Currently, these have to be imported from Singapore which is a costlier option than India.
It will also help stabilise prices of medicines produced by the lab;(iv) laboratory Glassware of all sorts (Merck Pvt Ltd), some of the categories of laboratories glassware is allowed while others are not. It should be allowed for all sorts ;(v) cream bleach and hair removing cream. (ASTOR INTERNATIONAL), Prices are lesser than other countries in the region;(vi) 12-Hydroxi Satyric Acid Regular (12-HR) (LCCI), This chemical is used in making greases and lubricants.
Currently, local manufacturers have to buy this from sources other than India that are costly. Allowing its import from India will reduce cost of doing business ;(vii)spares for weft winding machines from India (LCCI), textile machinery import from India is allowed but import position spare parts is very unclear. Lack of clarity creates confusion as to which parts are importable;(viii) rice seeds and paddy seeds (FPCCI), India is rich in the germplasm of both paddy sees and rice seeds.
To enable research organisations/ sea companies of Pakistan to make use of their germplasm and improve agriculture in Pakistan, it is in our interest to allow import of these from India;(ix) cotton seeds (FPCCI), India is rich in the germplasm of both paddy sees and rice seeds. To enable research organisations/sea companies of Pakistan to make use of their germplasm and improve agriculture in Pakistan, it is in our interest to allow import of these from India;(x) mobile sets (MZ & Others), Cost of cell phones can be reduced if allowed from India;(xi) tools for tapping,- tools being imported from China other countries are not up to standard due to which industry is facing heaving losses;( xii) heparin injection (Anti Coagulant), prevention of deadly diseases in a cost effective prices;(xiii) plant and machinery for extraction and refining of rice bran oil (Costal Organics), domestic manufacturer of rice barn oil needs to reduce cost to stay competitive.
Machinery in India is 30-35pc less in price than that of Japan, therefore, the only viable option is to import plant and machinery, along with the relevant know-how from India to stay competitive and ;(xiii) spare parts for compressors- at present compressors are permissible for import from India, but at the same time import of genuine spare parts of the machinery are not allowed, causing hardship to the industry and nullifying the benefits of the import policy. According to list all types of human vaccines- prevention of deadly diseases in a cost effective prices, plastic, pharmaceutical ingredient and air brake equipment and spare parts for Railways are also amongst the proposed items.