PTA Tax Calculator

About this tool

This page converts an imported handset’s C&F value from US dollars into Pakistani rupees and shows which structural bracket that dollar amount falls into. It does not calculate the payable PTA or FBR registration tax. Duty, sales tax, income tax and the handset levy are generated on the PTA DIRBS portal.

How to use

1. Enter the handset’s assessed C&F (cost and freight) value in US dollars from the invoice or customs papers.
2. Enter the exchange rate in PKR per US dollar from that assessment. The 280 prefill is only an example.
3. Choose passport or CNIC. This page records the route and does not apply a different tax.
4. Read the customs value in PKR and the structural bracket. The payable tax line stays “Not calculated”.
5. Open the PTA DIRBS portal at dirbs.pta.gov.pk/drs to generate the Payment Slip ID (PSID) and pay that amount.

How PTA Mobile Tax Is Calculated

Customs value (PKR) = C&F value (US$) × the exchange rate you enter (PKR per US$). This page then places that dollar amount in a structural bracket with an inclusive upper edge: up to US$ 30, above 30 to 100, above 100 to 200, above 200 to 350, above 350 to 500, above 500 to 700, and above 700. Those brackets are labels in this project, not a verified current FBR schedule, and they are not the tax. Payable amounts are set by FBR and PTA and issued on DIRBS.

Worked example

US$ 350 at an example rate of 280 PKR per dollar is Rs 98,000 and falls in the “Above US$ 200 up to US$ 350” label, because 350 is the inclusive top of that bracket. Rs 98,000 is the customs value, not the tax. The payable amount still has to come from DIRBS.

CNIC vs Passport Registration

DIRBS asks which route you are using. This page stores that choice and does not change the rupee result for passport versus CNIC, because official component amounts are not loaded. Do not treat a blog or a third-party table as the difference. The PSID on dirbs.pta.gov.pk/drs is the figure that applies to the route you submit.

PTA / DIRBS Registration

After the customs value, register the handset on the PTA Device Registration System at dirbs.pta.gov.pk/drs. Submit the IMEI and the travel or CNIC details the portal asks for, then pay the Payment Slip ID through a bank. Texting the 15-digit IMEI to 8484 reports whether the device is compliant, non-compliant, or blocked. It does not return the tax. FBR publishes the duty instruments at fbr.gov.pk; this page does not copy a rate schedule from there until those figures are checked into the rate file.

Important Disclaimer

Rates and rules change. This tool estimates customs value from the C&F amount and exchange rate you type. It is not an official tax assessment and not customs or financial advice. Confirm the payable amount through the official PTA DIRBS and FBR process before you pay.