FBR Imposes 10% Fee on Commercial Goods Entering Afghanistan Via Pakistan

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a 10 percent processing fee on dozens of Afghan transit commercial goods imported into Afghanistan in transit via Pakistan. The FBR has issued an SRO.816(I)/2025 to amend SRO.1380(I)/2023 for the imposition of the said processing fee on five major categories of Afghan transit commercial goods. Earlier, a 10 percent fee was applicable on five major categories of Afghan transit commercial goods covering confectionaries/ chocolates, footwear, machinery (mechanical/ electrical), blankets/ home textiles, and garments imported into Afghanistan in transit via Pakistan. The FBR had received proposals from the Ministry of Commerce that since Customs duty in Afghanistan is extremely low as compared to Pakistan, this facility is being misused with the connivance of businessmen from both sides. It suggested that the FBR should take the following measures to curb the misuse of Afghan Transit Trade: According to the notification issued on Saturday, the federal government has imposed processing fee at the rate of 10 percent ad valorem on the following Afghan transit Commercial goods imported into Afghanistan in transit via Pakistan: