Pakistan recorded a significant rise in mobile phone imports during the current fiscal year, with import spending exceeding Rs455 billion in the first 10 months, according to official documents. Read More: Mobile phone imports soar 40% in early FY26 The data showed that the country imported mobile phones worth more than Rs455.73 billion between July 2025 […]
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Customs issues new valuation for old and used mobile phones
The Directorate General of Customs Valuation has issued a new ruling to determine customs values for old and used mobile phones imported in commercial quantities without packaging and accessories. The ruling, Valuation Ruling No. 2035/2026, dated January 16, replaces the previous Valuation Ruling No. 1893/2024 and is aimed at aligning duties with current international market […]
Use of mobile phones by students banned in Punjab schools
Use of mobile phones by students in all government and private schools has been banned across Punjab. In this regard, the School Education Department has directed the heads of all education authorities. In the letter, School Education Department directed that the ban on mobile phone use in schools should be implemented immediately. Encourage students to […]
FBR hints at re-imposing regulatory duty on imported cars, mobile phones
Asim Ahmed, Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), stated on Thursday that regulatory duty tax on imports of mobile phones and used cars up to 1,800cc could be reinstated at any time. The regulatory levies on automobiles and other commodities were eliminated after the two Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) that were used to […]
Customs confiscates dozens of smuggled cellphones at Islamabad airport
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs deployed at Islamabad International airport confiscates cellphones worth millions of rupees. According to a spokesman for Customs, officials deployed at the International Departure were busy checking passengers coming from international flights. During the process, the staff received reliable information about a bid to smuggle cell phones. They intensified the screening process, during […]
Pakistan produces over 18 million cell phones in ten months
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan produced about 18.87 million mobile phones during the first ten months of 2021, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Tuesday. “MOC [Ministry of Commerce] pleased to announce that during the period of Jan to Oct 2021, Domestic manufacturing mobile plants in Pakistan produced 18.87 Million […]
Pakistan manufactures 12.27 million mobile phones during Jan-July: Gill
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill on Friday said 12.27 million mobile phones were manufactured in the country during January to July 2021, exceeding imports for the first time. “During the period from January to July 8.29 million mobile phones were imported,” he said in a […]
Imports of mobile phones, telecom apparatus surge to $2.33 bn
Import of mobile phones and other telecommunication apparatus to Pakistan increased 47 percent during the first 11 months of fiscal year 2020-21 as volume of telecom imports surged to US$ 2.337 billion. According to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics total value of telecommunication imports reached at $2.337 billion that is 47.18 % higher […]