ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday issued new rates of Federal Excise Duty (FED) on imported and locally assembled motor vehicles.
The FBR revised upward the FED rates after the implementation of Finance (Supplementary) Act, 2022. In this regard the FBR issued Circular No. 06 of 2022.
Through S. No. 55, 55B, 55C and 55D of Table-1 of the First Schedule to the Federal Excise Act, 2005, the rates of FED on imported, locally manufactured motorcars/SUVs, imported and locally manufactured double cabin are provided respectively.
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In order to rationalize the existing rates of FED on vehicles, the following increase in the various slabs has been made:
Imported motor cars, SUVs and other motor vehicles:
(a) of cylinder capacity up to 1000cc the FED rate has been kept unchanged at 2.5 per cent ad valorem.
(b) Of cylinder capacity from 1001cc to 1799cc the FED rate has been increased to 10 per cent ad valorem from 5 per cent.
(c) Of cylinder capacity 1800cc to 3000cc the FED rate has been increased to 30 per cent ad valorem from 25 per cent.
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(d) Of cylinder capacity exceeding 3001cc the FED rate has been increased to 40 per cent ad valorem from 30 per cent
Locally manufactured or assembled motor cars, SUVs:
(a) Of cylinder capacity up to 1300cc has been rationalized at 2.5 per cent. Previously, the FED was zero per cent on up to 1000cc and was 2.5 per cent on 1001cc to 2000cc.
(b) Of cylinder capacity from 1301cc to 2000cc the FED rate has been increased to 5 per cent ad valorem from 2.5 per cent.
(c) Of cylinder capacity 2001cc and above the FED rate has been enhanced to 10 per cent ad valorem from 5 per cent.
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Imported double cabin (4X4) pickup vehicles, the FED has been increased to 30 per cent ad valorem from 25 per cent.
Locally manufactured double cabin (4X4) pickup vehicles except the vehicles booked on or before June 30, 2020 subject to the restriction or conditions specified by the FBR, the FED has been increased to 10 per cent ad valorem from 7.5 per cent.
