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Vehicles classifiable under HS Chapter 87 are importable under various schemes. The law of land caters for import of both new and used vehicles under stipulations of Import Policy.
New vehicles are importable into Pakistan freely by any one against payment of leviable duties & taxes under existing import procedures and requirements laid down in Import Policy Order and Customs law.
The used vehicles are not importable into Pakistan in normal course of import procedure. The law, however, provides an exception in this regard and used vehicles can be imported by overseas Pakistanis under the following three schemes in terms of Appendix-E of Import Policy Order 2016:
The terms and conditions applicable for the import of vehicles under the above mentioned three schemes are tabled below:
S.
Import Eligibility
· Importable only by Pakistani national as defined in the Import Policy Order i.e. “citizen of Pakistan residing abroad and includes a person having dual nationality, and a foreign national of indo-Pakistan origin holding Pakistani origin card”. The said distinction of ‘citizen’ does not cover minors i.e under eighteen years of age.
· The vehicle can be imported once in two years (700 days calculated from the
date on which Goods Declaration was filed for the last import under the Import Policy Order).
Passenger car, bus, van, trucks, pick-ups including 4×4 vehicles, agriculture tractors, bulldozers, laser land levelers and combined
harvesters
Personal Baggage
Scheme
Age of
vehicles which can be
imported
Cars not more than three years old (since year of manufacturing) and other Vehicles
not more than five years old (since year of manufacturing).
Required period of stay of Passenger
out-side Pakistan
A minimum of 180 days stay out-side Pakistan during the last
seven months preceding the date of application
A family member normally resident in Pakistan. “Family” means parents,
sister, brother, husband,
wife and children whether married or not, but excluding children under
eighteen years of age.
· Goods Declaration
· Export Certificate
· Purchase receipt of the vehicle
· Bill of lading dated not later than 120 days from date of arrival in Pakistan of the applicant
· Attested photo copy of passport or Pakistan Origin Card (Original will be required at the time of clearance)
· Bill of lading showing name and address of the consignee
· Attested photo copy of the passport or Pakistan origin card
· CNIC of the donee
· Bill of lading, dated not later than 120 days from the date of arrival in Pakistan of the applicant
· Attested photo copy of the passport or Pakistan Origin Card (Original will be required at the
time of clearance)
Condition of payment of
duty and taxes out of foreign remittances as per SRO 52(I)/2019
dated 15.01.2019
issued by
Ministry of Commerce and Textile,
Islamabad
All vehicles in new/used condition to be imported under transfer of residence, personal baggage or under gift scheme, the duty and taxes shall be paid out of foreign exchange arranged by Pakistan nationals themselves or local recipient supported by bank encashment certificate showing conversion of foreign remittance to local currency, as under;
a) the remittance for payment of duties and taxes shall originate from the account of Pakistani national sending the vehicle from abroad: and
b) the remittance shall either be received in the account of Pakistani national sending the vehicle from abroad or, in case, his account is nonexistent or inoperative, in the account of his Family”
The Federal Government of Pakistan has extended various benefits / exemptions to the taxpayers for importing vehicles. The details concessions / exemptions are given as under:-
The import of old and used automotive vehicles of Asian makes meant for transport of persons, specified in column (2) of the Table below, falling under PCT heading No. 87.03 of the First Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), is exempted from so much of the customs-duty, sales tax and withholding tax as are in excess of the cumulative amount specified in column (3) thereof,
From 1601-1800cc
(excluding jeeps)
It is relevant to mention that the Federal Government has fixed the leviable duty and taxes of automotive vehicles of Asian makes meant for transport of persons as discussed above irrespective of their physical condition. The Customs officers do not have any discretionary power to increase / decrease the leviable duties / taxes.
The Federal Government allowed to exempt customs duty, sales tax and withholding tax on import of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) falling under PCT Code 87.03, specified in column (2) of the Table below, to the extent as specified in column (3) thereof, namely:
A disable person is allowed exemption of customs duty on import of new motor car of engine capacity not exceeding 1350cc, fitted with special gadgets for the purpose of compensating disability, for his own use subject to the following conditions and procedures namely:-
The Federal Government is pleased to exempt import of electric vehicles – Completely Buildup Unit (CBU) meant for transport of persons, falling under PCT Code 8703.8090 of the First Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), from customs duty as is in excess of twenty five percent ad valorem.
The following procedure for determination of Customs Value & Assessment of motor vehicles is prescribed in order to ensure its uniform application at all Customs stations throughout the country:-
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