FBR Imposes Fee on Afghan Transit Trade

FBR imposes fee on Afghan transit trade

The FBR has imposed a 10 per cent processing fee on Afghan transit trade. According to an FBR notification, the electronic fee will apply to five new categories of products, including agricultural tools, cranes, electronic scrap and data machines. Sources said that the Ministry of Commerce recommended the introduction of a bank guarantee and processing fee to prevent exploitation of Afghanistan's lower customs duties. The government has launched…

Pakistan slaps 10pc fee on ATT items

Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed 10 percent processing fee on wide range of Afghan transit trade (ATT) items.

10% processing fee imposed on Afghan transit trade

In a decisive move to curb illegal trade under the guise of Afghan transit, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a 10% processing fee on select goods transiting through Pakistan to Afghanistan. According to an official notification issued by the FBR, the new fee applies to five additional categories of goods being transported under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement. The items now subject to the processing fee include agricultural mach…

FBR Imposes 10% Processing Fee On Afghan Goods

Islamabad; The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has recently imposed a 10 percent processing fee on Afghan transit goods. This new levy, effective as of Saturday, May 17, 2025, through an amendment expands the list of items subject to this fee. A 10 percent processing fee will be imposed on certain goods that come to Pakistan through the AFG border, based on their value. The fee was already there too, but it was only applied on five ma…

Pakistan imposes 10% fee on Afghan transit goods

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a 10 percent processing fee on a broader range of Afghan transit commercial goods passing through Pakistan. The updated list now includes items such as agricultural equipment, ship derricks and cranes, steam and vapor-generating boilers, industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens, automatic data processing machines, and various other products. This expansion builds on the FBR’s earlier decision, w…

Afghan goods: FBR slaps 10pc processing fee

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed 10 percent processing fee on wide range of Afghan transit...