FBR notifies reduction of duty tax on more then 100 items

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has implemented the Finance Act 2025, reducing the duty tax on more than one hundred items, including imported milk, yogurt, and fruits.

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification in this regard, which has been implemented from 1st July 2025, the start of the new financial year.

According to the notification, the regulatory duty on mobile SIM cards has been reduced to 12 % from 15 %, while the duty on cheese and yogurt has also been reduced.

Duty tax on new cars and mini wagons has also been reduced by up to 10%.

The duty on imported SUVs has been reduced by 44% to 50%, and the regulatory duty on poultry and fish has been reduced to 5%, and the duty on bird eggs has been reduced from 15% to 10%.

Cat and dog foods regulatory duty has been reduced to 40% while the duty on instant coffee has been reduced by five percent.

In addition, the duty on tobacco has been reduced by 40 percent, and the duty on dates, coconuts, Brazil nuts, and cashews has been reduced by 16 percent.

Furthermore, the duty on figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, and mangoes has been reduced by 20 percent, while the duty on papaya and apples has been reduced from 45 percent to 36 percent.

According to the notification, the regulatory duty on nuts has been reduced by 4 percent, and the duty on frozen fish has been halved to 17.5 percent.