Apple iPhone 12 PTA tax

Estimates from a duty table we read from the official documents.

PTA tax by route

Passport

Within 60 days of arriving

Estimated tax

Rs 38,419

Not verified yet Checked 10 Oct 2026

Breakdown
Passport route, slab Above $350, up to $500
Customs duty 0% of the value Rs 0
Regulatory duty Fixed amount for this slab Rs 12,000
Sales tax 18% of Rs 124,553 ($449 at Rs 277.40 per US dollar, 10 Oct 2026) Rs 22,419
Mobile handset levy Fixed amount for this slab Rs 4,000
Estimated total Rs 38,419

Rate: Rs 277.40 per US dollar, as shown on FBR's WeBOC duty calculator on 10 Oct 2026.

  • Open question: we work out sales tax on the phone's value alone. The Sales Tax Act (section 2(46)(d)) counts customs duties in the value of imports, so if FBR adds the Rs 12,000 regulatory duty first, sales tax is Rs 2,160 more (18% of Rs 12,000).

From a duty table we have not fully verified · slab above $350, up to $500

CNIC

Or a passport after 60 days

Estimated tax

Rs 43,419

Not verified yet Checked 10 Oct 2026

  • Not included: Prescribed fine
Breakdown
CNIC route, slab Above $350, up to $500
Customs duty 0% of the value Rs 0
Regulatory duty Fixed amount for this slab Rs 12,000
Sales tax 18% of Rs 124,553 ($449 at Rs 277.40 per US dollar, 10 Oct 2026) Rs 22,419
Income tax (section 148) Fixed amount for this slab Rs 5,000
Mobile handset levy Fixed amount for this slab Rs 4,000
Estimated total Rs 43,419

Not included: Prescribed fine. FBR's procedure for registering on a CNIC (and on a passport after 60 days) adds a "prescribed fine" but does not say how much it is or what it is charged on. If it is 10% of the duty and taxes (S.R.O. 50(I)/2019), that adds Rs 4,342.

Rate: Rs 277.40 per US dollar, as shown on FBR's WeBOC duty calculator on 10 Oct 2026.

  • Assumes you are on the Active Taxpayers List (ATL). If you are not, the income tax (section 148) is doubled: Rs 5,000 more, an estimate of Rs 48,419.
  • Open question: we work out sales tax on the phone's value alone. The Sales Tax Act (section 2(46)(d)) counts customs duties in the value of imports, so if FBR adds the Rs 12,000 regulatory duty first, sales tax is Rs 2,160 more (18% of Rs 12,000).
  • The Income Tax Ordinance (Tenth Schedule, rule 1) doubles this tax for people not on the Active Taxpayers List; we have not yet confirmed that WeBOC applies this to DIRBS registrations.

From a duty table we have not fully verified · slab above $350, up to $500

Value $449 for “IPHONE 12-64GB BLACK” (customs valuation, FBR customs valuation rulings, checked 10 Oct 2026). Other versions can have a different value.

We have not confirmed whether this model is sold officially in Pakistan.

ptakaro is not part of the PTA or FBR. The official amount is set when you register the phone through DIRBS; this estimate can differ.

PTA-approved or non-PTA?

Neither kind had a current shop price for a new unit when this page was made. A non-PTA phone works on Pakistani networks only after you register it and pay the tax.

PTA-approved

Out of stock when we checked: Rs 175,599

at PriceOye checked

Non-PTA

No current non-PTA price

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