FBR to Ban Unregistered Transport Vehicles on Motorways to Earn Extra Rs. 200 Billion

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is preparing a major enforcement system to earn an additional Rs. 200 billion tax by digitizing and tightly regulating the movement of goods on motorways and highways through a nationwide cargo tracking and registration system.

Sources told ProPakistani that all commercial transportation vehicles will be restricted to FBR-registered trucks only. Factories and industrial units will only be allowed to load and dispatch goods through registered transport vehicles.

Sources said unregistered trucks and commercial vehicles will not be permitted to enter motorways, highways, or major roads under the new enforcement regime. They will also be subject to penalties if found operating without registration.

The system will introduce special tracking tags for all commercial vehicles starting from the next fiscal year, enabling real-time monitoring of cargo movement across the country.

FBR is also preparing a digital cargo tracking system under which every commercial vehicle will be required to carry an identification tag linked to its database registration.

Officials said the move is aimed at preventing smuggling, reducing under-invoicing, and plugging loopholes that allow large-scale tax evasion in the goods transport sector.

According to sources, strict penalties will be imposed on non-registered transport operators, while only compliant vehicles will be allowed to move goods freely across the national road network.

The initiative is expected to significantly tighten enforcement on supply chains and improve documentation of goods movement nationwide.