After many consultations between Afghanistan and Pakistan regarding the expansion of trade relations, now the Pakistani media have reported that due to the wrong policies of this country in the fields of trade, such as the increase of customs tariffs on fresh fruits imported from Afghanistan, the two countries have not been able to use their full capacity for exchanges.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Pakistani media have reported today (Sunday, September 18, 2022) that the
new export policy of the State Bank of Pakistan for Afghan businessmen is based on the payment of American dollars and this has been causing problems for several months.
 
According to Financial Post, against this policy, Torkham Customs Clearance Agents Union, Khyber Chamber of Commerce, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commercial Exporters and Pakistan Goods Transport Association have boycotted the clearance of commercial goods destined for Afghanistan for several days.
 
Pakistani traders and transport companies have registered their protests against the existing payment system, arguing that the banking system in Afghanistan has not been operational since the Islamic Emirate came to power in 2021.
 
Pakistani protesting businessmen asked the government of this country to change imports from Afghanistan to rupees; But for a long time the Pakistani government has been reluctant on this issue.
 
A report by the Financial Post said that until the government of Pakistan allowed payments in rupees, traders had faced major losses.
 
It reports that Pakistan has recently increased the import tariff of fruit from Afghanistan in another move.
 
Farmers in Afghanistan blame the Pakistani government for increasing the customs tariff on fresh fruits.
 
During this month, it has been reported that hundreds of cars and containers full of fresh and dry fruits have returned to Kabul from Torkham border due to the tariff problem.
 
Some Pakistani businessmen, quoted by the country's media, have disclosed that since the imposition of a 49% regulatory tariff on them, the import of fresh and dry fruits from Afghanistan has decreased by 70%.
 
The reason for the increase in tariffs by the Pakistani authorities is the lack of food.
 
Haji Jaber, head of the Khyber Chamber of Commerce, notes that the imposition of the regulatory duty contradicts repeated promises by Pakistani officials to increase the country's trade with Afghanistan.
 
After the change of regime in August 2021, the Islamic Emirate has complained about the misadventures that occur by Pakistani forces on the disputed border.