Don't import phones!
It's not worth it... Thanks to "تبدیلی ".
Found the new smartphone import tariff* approved by the new government and it's simply breathtaking. Take a look:
- Customs Duty = PKR 250 Fixed
- Regulatory Duty (Based on phone prices in USD)
If $1 to $60 = PKR 250
If $61 to $130 = 10% of Mobile value
If $130+ = 20% of the Value of the Phone
- Sales Tax = PKR 1500
- Additional Sales Tax = 3% Fixed
- IT Duty = 9%
- Mobile Levy (based on phone prices in PKR)
if cell phone value is PKR 10,000 to 40,000 = mobile levy will be PKR 1000
If PKR 40,000 to 80,000 = PKR 3000
If Over PKR 80,000 = PKR 5000
- Provincial Tax = 0.9%
During PMNL government; importing a smartphone would've set you back an additional 20% of its total price (Give or take) in terms of taxation and import duty which means a 13k phone would've ended up costing around 14.5-15k but now...
Now import tax and custom duty on a 13k phone is almost as much as per annum property tax of a 10 Marla / 3,000 sq/ft double storey house!
I think I can see the change now! Do you?
Anyhow, here a man paid $110 tax for a $150 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (4GB)**
Ouch!
Source:
* https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/mobile-phones-taxes-in-pakistan
** https://goo.gl/FBSSWG