The pricing of fuel—II Updated 15 Sep, 2026 05:29am The price of Brent crude has spiralled up to USD 107.86 per barrel on the 11th of September. This is the highest...
Awais-led panel proposes major restructuring of auto sector Updated 09 Sep, 2026 06:24am ISLAMABAD: The inter-ministerial committee headed by Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari tasked to...
The pricing of fuel Updated 08 Sep, 2026 07:21am The focus of this article is on the pricing of liquid fuel, especially petrol and high-speed diesel oil. These are...
Petrol price cut by 50 paise, HSD’s by 19 paise Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:28am ISLAMABAD: Despite reduction in international oil prices, the Petroleum Division and the Oil and Gas Regulatory...
Petrol price up by Rs3.34, HSD’s by Rs5.27 Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has announced back to back upward revision in ex-depot fuel prices, effective from...
Global trade agreements Huge revenue losses Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am ISLAMABAD: Huge revenue loss on account of the international trade agreements including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)...
Imported paper: APPMA welcomes duty rationalisation Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:22am KARACHI: Muhammad Anis Noor Muhammad, Senior Vice Chairman, All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association (APPMA) has...
SED collection procedure for imported vehicles notified Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the additional customs duty (ADC) on import of inputs/raw materials and other...
Customs duty rates on 92 tariff lines lowered Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed a substantial reduction in customs duties on industrial input goods...
Tariff Policy Board greenlights duty relief to defence imports Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:31am ISLAMABAD: The Tariff Policy Board (TPB), an inter-ministerial body, headed by the Minister for Commerce, has...
Budget: tax on hybrid cars may stay unchanged; up to 25pc sales tax on import of EVs likely Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:26am Sources tell Business Recorder several sales tax exemptions are set to expire on June 30, 2026
Tariff Policy Board approves second-year tariff rationalisation plan Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:09am Revised rates will be applicable from July 1, 2026, well-informed sources in Commerce Ministry say
APTMA wants customs tariff overhaul Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has presented the government with an extensive set of...
FBR misses tax target by Rs610bn Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:43am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs9,307 billion during July-March (2025-26) against the...
Sugar import by TCP: FBR extends dates for duty & tax exemption Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has further extended the date for exemption/reduced rates of duties...
Border & transit trade: PM orders tighter customs-duty monitoring Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:04am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ramped up his efforts to tackle corruption and inefficiency...
POL sector leads Customs duty amid import reliance Updated 10 Nov, 2025 08:45am ISLAMABAD: The petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) sector remained the largest contributor to Customs Duty during...
Duties were temporary steps to curb imports: FBR Updated 19 Sep, 2025 09:21am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that Regulatory duties and Additional Customs duties...
FED not a tax, rules FBR Updated 10 Sep, 2025 09:29am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given a ruling that the Federal Excise Duty (FED) applicable to a...
Duty drawback recovery from ghee exporters: SC dismisses plea of Collector Customs Updated 03 Sep, 2025 08:53am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal of the Collector of Customs about the recovery of duty...
Sugar imports by TCP: IMF approves 47% taxes, duty relief; panel told Updated 03 Sep, 2025 12:15pm FBR says IMF had endorsed govt decision to waive levies for public sector imports
Duty relief on 479 items’ import scrapped Updated 31 Jul, 2025 09:17am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn customs duty exemption on the import of 479 items...
Senate’s functioning: lawmakers express concern over IHC ‘interference’ Updated 26 Jul, 2025 07:44am ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers from different political parties from the two sides of the aisle in the Upper House of the...
Sugar price hike: PAC unhappy with FBR, ministry’s briefings Published 24 Jul, 2025 06:19am ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with briefings from both the...
Sugar import to spike import bill by $280m Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:50am ISLAMABAD: The government’s decision to import 0.5 million tons of sugar will spike the import bill by $275-280...
500k MT sugar import: FBR exempts customs duty, reduces sales tax from 18% to 0.25% Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:58pm ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted customs duty on the import of 500,000 metric tons of...
Chinese polystyrene: NTC imposes 21pc anti-dumping duties Updated 26 Jun, 2025 09:18am ISLAMABAD: The National Tariff Commission (NTC) has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 21% on imports of...
PYMA slams duty structures, policy ambiguities in federal budget Published 23 Jun, 2025 05:45am KARACHI: Muhammad Saqib Goodluck, Chairman of The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), has risen significant...
Pakistan reveals National Tariff Policy draft, aims to eliminate RDs, ACDs in 5 years Published 18 Jun, 2025 01:36pm The federal government has unveiled the draft for the National Tariff Policy (NTP) 2025–30 at the Regulatory Reforms...
Tariff Policy: a bold step towards trade liberalization Updated 26 May, 2025 07:22am The federal government has approved the National Tariff Policy (NTP) 2025–30, a transformative step toward trade...