Pay Tax on Import of Additional Phones
Mobile Phone Tax
The federal government of Pakistan has made the tax structure for the mobile phone imports and the users will have to pay huge amount in the form of duties and taxes. The users will have to Pay Tax on Import of Additional Phones.
How Many Phones Can You Bring to Pakistan?
On the use of the foreign SIM, no restrictions are applied. If you use Pakistani SIM, you will get the device white listed in 30 days and if you do not do so then your phone will be blocked.
Imported Phones
You can bring 5 phones per year to Pakistan and apart from one phone, you will pay the taxes and duties on all imported phones. If you bring 5 phones, you should use one phone and do not pay the taxes on it. But you will have to pay the taxes on the remaining four phones. PTA will handle the NOC requests and take the taxes for phones.
Tax on Import Mobiles
Different Types of Duties and Taxes
The importers and other people should know about different types of duties and taxes and they will have to pay the taxes on the import of the phones.
- Customs Duty
- Regulatory Duty
- Sales Tax
- Additional Sales Tax
- IT Duty
- Mobile Levy
- Provincial Tax
Value of Duties and Taxes
Mobile Levy
|
Value of phone in PKR |
Levy |
|
10,000 to 40,000 |
Rs. 1000 |
|
40,000 to 80,000 |
Rs. 3000 |
|
Over 80,000 |
Rs. 5000 |
Regulatory Duty
|
Value of phone in US Dollars |
Taxation |
|
$1 to $60 |
Rs. 250 |
|
$61 to $130 |
10% of value |
|
Over $130 |
20% of value |
Sales Tax
The amount for sales tax is received as Rs. 1500.
Customs Duty
The amount for customs duty is received from tax payers at Rs. 250.
Additional Sales Tax
The additional sales tax is fixed at 3% of value of the phone.
IT Tax
The IT tax is fixed at 9% of value of the phone.
Provincial Tax
The provincial tax is applicable for Punjab and at 0.9% of the value of phone.
How Much Tax You’ll Pay Based on Phone Value
The compiled list of the taxes and duties on the import of the phones has been prepared and it is provided online for the convenience of the users so that they can know the exact amount of tax and duties, they will have to pay on the cost of their phones. They should keep in mind that these charges are calculated on the assumption the value of US dollar equal to Rs.140.
