FBR Readies List of Items Getting 25% Sales Tax

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will issue a statutory regulatory order (SRO) to impose a 25% sales tax on a wide range of imported luxury and non-essential items. This should generate additional revenue of Rs. 15 billion in the remaining period of 2022-23.

FBR officials informed that the list is ready and would be notified after approval of the mini-budget.

The board will impose a 25% sales tax on the import of:

• Home appliances
• Cosmetics
• Crockery
• Pet food
• Private weapons and ammunition
• Shoes
• Chandeliers and lighting (except energy savers)
• Headphones and loudspeakers
• Doors and window frames
• Traveling bags and suitcases
• Sanitary ware
• Carpets
• Tissue paper
• Furniture
• Shampoos
• automobiles (CBU)
• Luxury mattresses and sleeping bags
• Bathroom ware/toiletries
• Heaters/blowers
• Sunglasses
• Kitchenware
• Cigarettes
• Shaving goods
• Luxury leather apparel
• Musical instruments
• Saloon items like hairdryers and decoration/ornamental articles
• Confectionery
• Jams and jelly
• Fish and frozen fish
• Sauces, Ketchup, etc
• Fruits, dry fruits (except from Afghanistan), and preserved fruits
• Cornflakes
• Frozen meat
• Juices
• Pasta
• Aerated water
• Ice cream
• Chocolates (in retail packing)