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Pakistan Car Import Tax Calculator 2026: Duty and Customs
A Pakistan car import tax calculator stacks customs duty, regulatory duty, additional customs duty, excise duty and sales tax on the value of the car at the port. Since 1 July 2026 a 1,500cc petrol car with a US$10,000 CIF value attracts about US$9,827 of duty and tax, or 98% of CIF. The result depends on engine size, because rates step up with each engine band. Every figure here is an estimate until customs assesses your Goods Declaration.
The Finance Act 2026 cut customs duty on most petrol cars, abolished the personal baggage scheme for used vehicles and tightened the gift and transfer of residence schemes. This page covers commercial import up to 2,000cc and explains the other routes. The calculator below shows every line, so you can see where the money goes.
How a Pakistan Car Import Tax Calculator Works
The calculation runs in a fixed order, starting with the assessable value: CIF value (price plus insurance and freight) plus 1% landing charges. Customs duty, regulatory duty and additional customs duty apply to that value. Federal excise duty then applies to the value plus those duties. A customs tax calculator follows the same order.
Sales tax of 18% comes last, on the value plus all duties and the excise duty. A used car can be valued with 1% depreciation for each full month of age, capped at 60%, and a customs valuation ruling for the model overrides your invoice. Section 148 advance tax, which can depend on filer status, is left out of the default result because the 2026 rate card lists no car rate.
Duty and Tax Rates by Engine Size
Customs duty on petrol cars runs from 30% to 50% by engine size. Regulatory duty is 8% in every band, and additional customs duty starts above 1,300cc. Customs duty fell by 20 to 30 points in most bands from 1 July 2026, and additional customs duty fell from 6% to 4%. Cars of 2,000cc and above pay special excise duty of 86% up to 3,000cc and 92% above, so they fall outside this calculator.
Engine size | Customs duty | Regulatory duty | Additional customs duty | Excise duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 800cc | 30% | 8% | 0% | 2.5% |
801 to 1,000cc | 35% | 8% | 0% | 2.5% |
1,001 to 1,300cc | 40% | 8% | 0% | 5% |
1,301 to 1,500cc | 40% | 8% | 4% | 10% |
1,501 to 1,800cc | 45% | 8% | 4% | 10% |
1,801 to 2,000cc | 50% | 8% | 4% | 30% |
SUVs and 4×4 vehicles of 1,800cc and above pay 20% regulatory duty, so the calculator has a tick box for them. Hybrids pay 25% sales tax from 1 July 2026. Imported electric cars face a separate structure, so use the table for petrol cars only. Check the engine band in the vehicle’s papers.
Used Car Rules: Age Limits and Schemes
Gift and transfer of residence cars must be at most 3 years old. Commercial imports of used cars were limited to 5 years under SRO 1895(I)/2025, and reports conflict on whether that limit ended in July 2026. Those imports also pay an extra 30% regulatory duty on top of the table rate, under SRO 1065(I)/2026.
The personal baggage scheme for used vehicles has been abolished, according to a 20 August 2026 ministerial statement. The gift and transfer of residence schemes remain, with a three-year gap between imports and a one-year ban on transferring the car. The minimum stay abroad is three years, with at least 850 days, and the car must meet commercial safety and environmental standards.
Pakistan Car Import Tax Calculator Examples With Interpretation
Four cases cover the main bands and the used-car rule. Each applies the stack in customs order. Figures are in US$.
A 1,000cc car with a US$6,000 CIF value
The assessable value is US$6,060 and customs duty at 35% is US$2,121. Regulatory duty at 8% is US$484.80, excise duty is US$216.65 and sales tax is US$1,598.84, so duty and tax come to US$4,421.29, or 74% of CIF. The landed cost is US$10,421.29 before port charges, clearing fees, registration and token tax.
A 1,500cc car with a US$10,000 CIF value
Customs duty is US$4,040, regulatory duty US$808 and additional customs duty US$404. Excise duty of US$1,535.20 and sales tax of US$3,039.70 follow, which makes US$9,826.90 in total. The tax equals 98% of CIF, so the car costs nearly twice its invoice value at the port.
A 1,800cc car with a US$15,000 CIF value
Duty and tax total US$15,723.58, or 105% of CIF. The percentage rises about 6 points from the 1,500cc car, because this band changes only customs duty. An SUV pays 20% regulatory duty, which takes the total to US$18,083.34. The 2,000cc band adds a 30% excise duty.
A used 1,500cc car with the extra regulatory duty
Add the 30% used-vehicle regulatory duty to the table’s 8% and example two rises to US$13,759.84, or 138% of CIF. That is US$3,933 more than the same car new, because the extra duty also lifts excise duty and sales tax. Ask your agent for a pro forma assessment, since customs sets the final rate.
Code Snippets: Pakistan Car Import Tax Calculator in JavaScript
This helper builds the stack in customs order and returns every line. Bands sit in one array, because the Finance Act can change them. It rounds only at the end, so cents match the examples.
The extraRd option adds the used-vehicle duty to the table’s regulatory duty, and suv applies the 20% rate from 1,800cc. The section 148 rate stays at zero unless you set it. The output is an estimate.
// Finance Act 2026 bands (effective 1 July 2026), petrol cars up to 2000cc. RD per SRO 1064(I)/2026.
// [maxCc, customs duty, regulatory duty, additional customs duty, FED]
const BANDS = [
[800, 0.30, 0.08, 0, 0.025], [1000, 0.35, 0.08, 0, 0.025], [1300, 0.40, 0.08, 0, 0.05],
[1500, 0.40, 0.08, 0.04, 0.10], [1800, 0.45, 0.08, 0.04, 0.10], [2000, 0.50, 0.08, 0.04, 0.30],
];
const rs2 = (n) => Math.round(n * 100) / 100;
function carImportTax({ cif, cc, suv = false, extraRd = 0, salesTax = 0.18, advanceTax = 0, landing = 0.01 }) {
const band = BANDS.find(([max]) => cc <= max);
if (!band) throw new Error("Above 2000cc: SED applies, not covered here");
const [, cdR, rdR, acdR, fedR] = band;
const av = cif * (1 + landing); // assessable value
const rdRate = (suv && cc >= 1800 ? 0.20 : rdR) + extraRd; // 4x4 SUVs from 1800cc pay 20%; extraRd (used cars) adds
const cd = av * cdR, rd = av * rdRate, acd = av * acdR;
const fed = (av + cd + rd + acd) * fedR; // FED on value plus customs duties
const st = (av + cd + rd + acd + fed) * salesTax; // sales tax on value plus duties and FED
const at = (av + cd + rd + acd + fed + st) * advanceTax; // section 148, 0 unless you set it
const taxes = cd + rd + acd + fed + st + at;
return {
av: rs2(av), cd: rs2(cd), rd: rs2(rd), acd: rs2(acd), fed: rs2(fed), st: rs2(st),
advanceTax: rs2(at), total: rs2(taxes), landed: rs2(cif + taxes), pctOfCif: rs2((taxes / cif) * 100),
};
}
// carImportTax({ cif: 10000, cc: 1500 }).total -> 9826.9 (about 98% of CIF)Security and Clearance: Documents, Agents and Duty Scams
Use a licensed clearing agent and pay duty only against a payment slip ID (PSID) for your own declaration. The agent files the Goods Declaration in Pakistan Customs’ WeBOC system under PCT heading 8703 for passenger cars. The usual file holds the bill of lading, commercial invoice, export certificate, inspection or auction sheet and your NTN or CNIC. Undervaluing the car to lower duty is a customs offence, and customs can reject the invoice.
Check the agent’s licence, the engine and chassis numbers on the declaration and the assessed value before you pay. Treat any fixed landed-cost quote made before filing as a rough guide. A calculator cannot see customs’ valuation ruling. After payment customs releases the car; registration and token tax follow.
Common Pakistan Car Import Tax Calculator Errors
Most gaps between an estimate and the bill come from compounding, valuation or the wrong engine band. The table lists each cause and its fix. Check these before you blame the duty tax calculator.
Symptom | Likely cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
Landed cost is double the invoice | Excise duty and sales tax apply on top of earlier duties | Follow the build-up in order |
Customs assessed a higher value | A valuation ruling or depreciation replaced the invoice | Ask the agent for the assessed value |
Used car costs more than the table | Extra used-vehicle regulatory duty | Enter it as a used-vehicle rate |
Quote includes registration | Token tax and registration are provincial, not customs | Add them with the token tax calculator |
If the declaration shows a different rate, ask for the SRO behind it. Duties use the rate in force on the day of filing. Keep both documents.
Commercial Import vs Gift and Transfer of Residence
The route decides the duty basis, so choose it before you compare prices. The table sets the routes side by side. Eligibility differs more than the duty does.
Route | Who | Car age limit | Duty basis | Main condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial import | Any importer | Up to 5 years used (reported) | Percentage stack above | Safety, environmental and inspection standards |
Gift | A relative abroad sends the car | 3 years | FBR fixed US$ table, 1% a month depreciation | 3 years abroad, 850 days |
Transfer of residence | A Pakistani returning home | 3 years | Same fixed table | Same stay rule, car from the country of residence |
Personal baggage | Used vehicles | None | Abolished | Reported 20 August 2026 |
Gift and transfer of residence use a fixed US dollar amount by engine band, published by FBR and reduced for age. That page carries no date and predates the July 2026 cuts. This calculator does not reproduce it.
Pakistan Car Import Tax Calculator FAQs
These six answers cover what importers ask most. Each uses the bands effective 1 July 2026. Confirm figures on your declaration.
Conclusion
A Pakistan car import tax calculator should build the stack in order: duties on the assessable value, then excise duty, then 18% sales tax. For a 1,500cc petrol car with a US$10,000 CIF value that is about US$9,827, or 98% of CIF. Pick the engine band carefully, because the 2,000cc band adds 30% excise duty.
Rates here follow reports of the Finance Act 2026, so recheck them against the SROs before you ship a car, whichever Pakistan car import tax calculator you use. For the costs that follow clearance, use the token tax calculator and the motorway toll tax calculator. The tax calculator hub lists more.
Official sources
These sources set the rates and rules. Check the live pages. The Finance Act and FBR notifications are binding.