Planning to import a Smartphone or a GSM device into Pakistan won’t work on the GSM network until you pay PTA taxes. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is a government regulatory body that works on establishment of the telecommunication systems and similar services provision in the country. The PTA tax calculator is a useful tool that gives you an estimation of the taxes imposed by the PTA.
PTA Mobile Phone Tax Calculator
Enter the mobile phone price and select the currency (USD or PKR), then choose the registration type to calculate the estimated PTA tax:
This PTA tax was introduced in 2019 by then telecom minister Fawad Chaudhry. The Federal Board of Revenue formulated the taxes and imposed them on all imported phones via any channel. In a press release on 24 January 2022, the PTA clarified that these so-called PTA taxes are duties that are applied and collected by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) directly. The regulatory body only provides services like Device Identification and Registration Database System for the general public. It only provides technical support for people who want information regarding FBR smartphone tax rates, procedures, necessary documentation, and registered customer complaints.
How to use the PTA Tax Calculator
The PTA tax calculator above is simple to use with few inputs. It is based on official tax prices advertised by the FBR Federal Board of Revenue in Pakistan. The FBR regulates and gives the taxation structure and prices in Pakistan that would be charged by the public on different occasions.
- Simply enter the price of the mobile phone in PKR or USD
- Select registration mode CNIC (domestic in case) or Passport (if you import or are an international traveller)
- Click on the calculate button
- See the results in PKR
Suppose you import an iPhone 16 pro 256GB from the USA which is priced at $1099 on the official Apple store US. What would it cost you to pay tax in Pakistan to get registered with PTA? Let's calculate the amount of tax using a tax calculator for PTA.
It should cost you 88927.06 PKR on CNIC.
You'll pay 79520.06 PKR on the passport for the iPhone 16 pro 256GB variant.
Suppose the iPhone 16 pro 256GB variant costs 305659.38 PKR before PTA registration. By entering the values in the PTA tax calculator:
iPhone 16 pro 256GB = 305659.38 PKR + 88969.09 PKR (PTA tax) = 394628.47 PKR
So the iPhone 16 pro price in Pakistan should be 394628.47 PKR after paying all taxes.
Our PTA tax calculator is based on current USD to PKR exchange rates. We constantly monitor exchange rates and make updates to provide precise calculations. However, the prices may vary depending on the policies and tax structure of FBR and PTA.
