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Mobile phones' import witnessed an increase of 52.37 percent in the first half (July-December) of the fiscal year 2020-2021 as it remained worth $938.83
Import of smuggling-prone items halves under Afghan transit trade Imports of tea, tyres, textile and electronic goods fell 51% during first five months ISLAMABAD: Imports of top five smuggling-prone items under the Afghan transit trade (ATT) have dropped by more than half in the current fiscal year, which increased tax collection besides protecting domestic industries from the injurious effects of illegal trade. Imports of black and green tea, tyres, textile and electronic goods under ATT fell by Rs86 billion or 51% during first five months of the current fiscal year, according to a presentat...
StaffLast Updated: Dec 21, 2020 In March 2020, the government came up with a smartphone manufacturing mobile policy. In that smartphones policy, the tax differential was kept at Rs1,720 for phones with prices ranging $30-100 (effective difference 11-15%) between locally-assembled (CKD) and imported units (CBU). Similarly, a certain advantage was kept for higher phone prices in the range of $100-200 and $200-350. Some assemblers were of the view that 4 per cent WHT from manufacturing to retail was reducing the gap as importers were not paying these taxes. Others thought that this wasn’t a de...
The legal mobile phone imports increased by more than 90 per cent since the implementation of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (Dirbs) in 2018. — File photo ISLAMABAD: The legal mobile phone imports increased by more than 90 per cent since the implementation of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (Dirbs) in 2018. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that the import of mobile devices via legal channels increased to 28.02 million sets in 2019 from 17.2m in 2018, while thus far in the ongoing calendar year 2020 more than 32.8m devi...
Is Pakistan importing more mobiles than last year? By Pakistan saw a 63% increase in mobile imports in 2019. Device Identification Registration and Blocking System has helped country improve local manufacturing and increase revenue collection on mobile imports ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported 63% more mobiles in 2019 as compared to 2018, according to a In 2020, 32.83 million devices have so far been imported. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has blocked the IMEI of 175,000 devices which were reported stolen through the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS). Re...