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Pakistan: Government requires prior approval for furnace oil exports

Announcement

09 Mar 2026

In March 2026, the Government of Pakistan directed that furnace oil exports must receive prior approval from the Prime Minister's Committee on Monitoring of Petrol Prices.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

09 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 09 Mar 2026
Export licensing requirement In force

Recent update from 19 Mar 2026:

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