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Pakistan: Reduction in sales tax and exemption of VAT on imported white crystalline sugar

Announcement

08 Jul 2025

In July 2025, Pakistan reduced the sales tax rate from 18% to 0.25% and exempted the minimum value added tax on the import and subsequent supply of white crystalline sugar up to 500'000 metric tons.

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Number of interventions

2

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

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Implementation date

08 Jul 2025

Revocation date:

30 Nov 2025

Updated: 08 Jul 2025
Internal taxation of imports

Update

On 22 September 2025, via SRO 1832(I)/2025, the exemption was extended for sugar imported until 30 November 2025.

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Updated: 15 Jul 2025
Internal taxation of imports

Update

On 22 September 2025, via SRO 1832(I)/2025, the exemption was extended for sugar imported until 30 November 2025.

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