Sale for Export of 108,000 Metric Tons of White Refined Sugar by Trading Corporation of Pakistan, Karachi

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited (TCP), under the Ministry of Commerce, invites sealed bids through international competitive bidding using the single-stage, one-envelope procedure for the purchase and export of white refined sugar available at TCP’s Pipri Godown, Karachi. The Federal Government has allowed TCP to export this sugar, which was imported in 2025. International buyers, authorized representatives of foreign buyers, and exporters may bid for full or partial quantities.

The commodity is imported bagged white refined sugar of medium and fine grain, manufactured in 2025. The stated total quantity is 108,000 metric tons, with a breakdown of 96,000 metric tons of fine grain and 11,086 metric tons of medium grain. Bids are subject to a minimum lot size of 10,000 metric tons for fine grain and 11,086 metric tons for medium grain.

The sale is on an “as is, where is” basis, ex-works TCP Pipri Godown, Karachi. Prices must be quoted only in US dollars per metric ton, ex-works. Full advance payment in foreign currency must be made into TCP’s designated bank account, or through an irrevocable at-sight letter of credit, before issuance of the delivery order. Bids must remain valid for 72 working hours from the submission deadline.

Tender documents are available free of cost on the PPRA and TCP websites. Stock may be inspected at Pipri Godown on any working day between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. until the bid submission deadline. Queries must be raised three days before the submission deadline. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 11 November 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in the Board Room of TCP’s Principal Office, 4th Floor, Block B, Finance & Trade Center, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi. Prospective bidders may attend.

Sealed bids must be placed in the tender box at TCP’s Principal Office at the same address by 11:00 a.m. on 13 November 2026. Courier submissions must arrive by that deadline. Late bids will not be accepted, opened, or considered. Bids will be opened at the same venue at 11:30 a.m. that day in the presence of bidders or their representatives who wish to attend.

Parties that have previously failed to fulfil contractual obligations with TCP are ineligible unless they clear their dues with penalties or fulfil the relevant contractual obligations before the opening date. Firms against which TCP has initiated blacklisting proceedings are also ineligible. TCP reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. The notice is signed by Syed Danish Haider Zaidi, Manager (International Trade).