Old and used mobile phones imported into Pakistan are about to become more expensive, at least for a few brands, as FBR has updated customs values for these devices. These custom values have increased across the board for Samsung, Apple, Google, and OnePlus devices, meaning more “PTA tax” for each.
As for the iPhone 15 series, the previous custom values were:
- iPhone 15: $310
- iPhone 15 Plus: $320
- iPhone 15 Pro: $390
- iPhone 15 Pro Max: $460
These values have now been updated to:
- iPhone 15: $378
- iPhone 15 Plus: $390
- iPhone 15 Pro: $472
- iPhone 15 Pro Max: $505
Based on these increased values, the PTA tax applied to these devices should also be higher.
Old vs New PTA Taxes
Since the newly assigned custom values are significantly higher, the resulting PTA taxes are a lot higher as well. Here is a comparison between taxes from the January 2026 update versus today.
| Old PTA Tax Value (January 2026 update) | New PTA Tax Value (April 2026 update) | |
| iPhone 15 | Rs. 32,000 | Rs. 46,500 |
| iPhone 15 Plus | Rs. 32,600 | Rs. 47,000 |
| iPhone 15 Pro | Rs. 47,000 | Rs. 51,300 |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | Rs. 50,600 | Rs. 80,500 |
Final Retail Values
Starting with the base iPhone 15’s $378 custom value, the PTA tax on this device should now be around Rs. 46,500. Given how a used non-PTA iPhone 15 goes for between Rs. 100,000 and Rs. 130,000 in Pakistan, the final price for new PTA-approved imports should be expected around Rs. 150,000 – 180,000 or higher.
Applying a $390 rate on the iPhone 15 Plus, we get a PTA tax value of about Rs. 47,000. Since a non-PTA iPhone 15 Plus goes for around the same price as a vanilla iPhone 15 in Pakistan, the final price of a newly imported, used, and PTA-approved iPhone 15 Plus can be expected around Rs. 150,000 – 180,000 as well.
The custom value for the iPhone 15 Pro is a lot higher at $472, which converts to a PTA tax of around Rs. 51,300. Adding this value to the usual price of a non-PTA used iPhone 15 Pro in Pakistan, which starts at around Rs. 150,000 and goes up to Rs. 180,000 or so, we can get a final retail value of future imports to be Rs. 200,000 – Rs. 230,000 or higher.
Applying the same logic to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, with a custom value of $505 now, the PTA tax (Rs. 80,500) is much higher due to the higher price tier. A non-PTA iPhone 15 Pro Max can be found for around Rs. 180,000 to Rs. 200,000 in the local market, meaning newly imported units with updated tax values should likely go for Rs. 260,000 to Rs. 280,000 or higher.
these are the so called achievements, still relying on money from people to feed themselves.
1 min silence to those who were saying its gonna reduced to 50%
BY INCREASING TAX, THEY ARE ONLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO ADOPT THE WRONG PATHS. HONESTLY CHICKEN 🐔 HAVE MORE BRAIN THAN THESE SO CALLED POLICY MAKERS. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU.
PEMRA, NEPRA, DISCOs, SENATE, NAB, SJC, ECP are all liability and white elephants in our economy. They are useless, obsolete, rotten eggs. Abolish them and have sensible civic life.
In case of dispute all above will refer the matter to court except SJC which itself is illegit.