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PTA tax calculator

Estimate the tax to register a phone with PTA, by passport or CNIC. Every figure shows its legal reference and how it was worked out.

The tax rules here have not yet been checked against the SRO text. Each figure comes from a named secondary source. Check the SRO, and treat the amount on your DIRBS payment slip (PSID) as final.

Assessed value: Secondary source; ruling not yet read

Registration route

Brought in your baggage, registered within 60 days of arrival.

Phone type

Pre-filled with Rs 280, the rate in the worked example we test against. It is not today’s customs rate: enter the rate for your date.

Estimated PTA taxRs 72,220

Estimated PTA tax

Unverified, check the SROSample

Rs 72,220

Passport · US$ 666 × Rs 280

  • Regulatory duty
    Fixed for the slab Above US$ 500, up to US$ 700
    SRO 1064(I)/2026
    Rs 17,600
  • Sales tax
    25% of Rs 186,480
    Sales Tax Act 1990, Ninth Schedule, Table-II
    Rs 46,620
  • Mobile handset levy
    Fixed for the slab Above US$ 500, up to US$ 700
    Finance Act 2018, s.10 (as amended)
    Rs 8,000
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Value in rupees
US$ 666 × Rs 280 = Rs 186,480
Slab
Above US$ 500, up to US$ 700
Total
Rs 17,600 + Rs 46,620 + Rs 8,000 = Rs 72,220

Rules for FY2026-27, in force from 2026-07-01

Estimate. The amount on your DIRBS payment slip (PSID) is final. Not affiliated with PTA or FBR. PTA DIRBS portal (official)

How the tax is worked out

Total = regulatory duty (fixed per slab) + sales tax (a percentage of the value in rupees) + mobile handset levy (fixed per slab) + income tax under s.148 (CNIC route only). The value is the assessed customs value in US$ from the FBR valuation ruling for the model, converted at the customs exchange rate on the day.

PTA tax on mobile phones: the current rules

Questions

How is PTA tax calculated?

Regulatory duty (fixed per value slab) + sales tax (a percentage of the value in rupees) + mobile handset levy (fixed per slab) + income tax under s.148 (CNIC route only). The value is the assessed customs value in US$ times the customs exchange rate on the day.

Is this the official PTA tax?

No. It is an estimate from the published rules. The official amount is only on the payment slip (PSID) issued by the PTA DIRBS portal after you enter the IMEI.

Why do websites show different PTA tax for the same phone?

Mostly because they use different assessed values and exchange rates, often without saying which. Sales tax is a percentage of the value in rupees, so both move the total a lot.

Is the passport route cheaper?

Under the rules on file, yes: the passport route does not add the s.148 income tax. It applies to a phone brought in your baggage and registered within 60 days of arrival.