Caretaker govt imposes fee on Afghan Transit Trade

The move aims to counter smuggling and ensure pro­per taxation.

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The interim government has imposed a 10 per cent processing fee on items imported under the Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) agreement, Dunya News has learnt.

Sources said the move aimed to counter smuggling and ensure pro­per taxation.

The imposition of new fee comes at a time when the government has ordered all illegal immigrants -- including 1.73 million Afghan nationals -- to leave the country till November 1, 2023 or face expulsion.

The fee, calculated as 10pc ad valorem based on the original value of goods, must be paid in advance during the declaration process for Afghan transit commercial goods entering Afghanistan via Pakistan, says a Customs Department notification (SRO1381 of 2023).

Confectioneries, chocolates, footwear, various machinery, blankets, home textiles, and garments will fall under the ambit of new fee.