The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), on orders of the Prime Minister, has launched Pakistan’s first Artificial Intelligence-based Customs Clearance and Risk Management System.
The new system showed 98 percent efficiency during testing and is expected to support automated and transparent tax collection with minimal human contact.
The system uses AI and machine learning to estimate the nature and value of goods during import and export, with minimal human intervention.
Initial testing showed a 92 percent improvement in overall performance. The system identified 83 percent more Goods Declarations for tax collection and cleared 2.5 times more declarations through the Green Channel, improving both detection and processing speed.
The AI-based Risk Management System is designed to continuously improve through automated learning as goods move through the supply chain. It aims to enhance transparency, reduce human involvement, and facilitate faster customs clearance, saving time and improving ease of doing business.
The system will also reduce pressure on customs officials by automating the valuation and classification of goods. The Prime Minister directed that the system be fully integrated and sustainable and praised the FBR team for its development.
During a review meeting on FBR reforms, the Prime Minister was also briefed on a video analytics-based system being introduced to improve tax collection in the manufacturing sector.
The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, the FBR Chairman, and other senior officials.