Pakistan
How PTA Mobile Tax Works
AllinOne Editorial · Published 2026-09-06 · Updated 2026-09-16
Registration tax is not a single published “percentage of phone price” you should trust from a random blog.
Phones brought into Pakistan often need PTA DIRBS registration. The payable mix can include regulatory duty, sales tax, income tax (sometimes waived on a passport route) and a handset levy. Amounts are published in official instruments and change.
What this site will compute today
You enter a C&F value in US dollars and an exchange rate. The tool converts to rupees and shows which structural value band that figure falls into (for example “above US$ 100 up to US$ 200”). Until the config file is filled from an official source, tax line-items stay empty on purpose.
Where to confirm the real bill
- PTA DIRBS portal for the IMEI you actually own.
- The latest FBR SRO / valuation ruling and Finance Act schedule.
- Your customs assessment, not a screenshot from social media.
If you maintain this project, update lib/data/pta-tax.ts from those documents and only then set officialRatesLoaded to true.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the calculator hide the total?+
The rate file’s officialRatesLoaded flag is false until every PKR and percent figure is copied from an official FBR SRO, Finance Act schedule or DIRBS. Inventing a total would be worse than leaving it blank.
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