As we all know due to the increase in dollar rates, import taxes in Pakistan are sky-high at the moment. Whether we talk about to import an automobile, laptops, electronic appliances, smart phones or any other items. Due to the high import taxes smartphones prices in Pakistan are getting worse day by day. Undoubtedly, we are at a point where a mobile phone can cost more than double than it’s actual price in Pakistan.
As we all know Apple’s new iPhone arrived in Pakistan this month, and the local price tags are as high as anyone would expect.
For example, a basic iPhone 14 costs $799 in United states which is around 192,434/- Pkr current price.However, purchasing a 128 GB iPhone 14 in Pakistan costs around 381,999/- Pkr on Telemart and other online purchasing platforms.
If we think , how much does it cost to import an iPhone at your own? Is it more economical than buying a phone locally?.Now we can easily identify the answers as we have official figures on import taxes from FBR.
Here you can check import taxes on mobile phones from the leaked document of FBR
Note the abbreviations: Regulatory Duty = RD, Sales Tax = ST, Withholding Tax = WHT and Mobile Levy = ML
RD (pkr/-)
ST(pkr/-)
WHT(pkr/-)
ML(pkr/-)
Up to $30
300
200
100
100
$350 to $500
15,000
17% of base USD value
5,000
4,000
$500 to $700
22,000
17% of base USD value
11,500
8,000
Above $700
22,000
17%of base USD value
11,500
16,000
According to the above-mentioned figures, importing a 128GB iPhone 14 should cost about...
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