Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a 10% processing fee on dozens of categories of Afghan transit goods entering the country.
Pakistani media reported that this electronic fee will apply to five new categories of goods, including agricultural tools, cranes, electronic waste, and data-processing machines.
However, the Afghanistan–Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce has described the imposition of this 10% fee by the FBR as harmful.
Pakistani media stated that the purpose of the new fee on Afghanistan-bound transit goods is to prevent the misuse of Afghanistan’s lower customs tariffs, boost tax revenue, and enhance transparency in Pakistan’s trade processes.