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Pakistan: Higher sales tax on imported luxury goods

Announcement

08 Mar 2023

The government of Pakistan has imposed a higher sales tax on imports of certain goods termed as luxury goods.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

08 Mar 2023

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 08 Mar 2023
Internal taxation of imports In force
On 8 March 2023, the Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Pakistan through SRO 297(I)/2023 increased the sales from 18% to 25% on the imports of certain products termed luxury goods. The affected goods ...
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