Sindh notifies new motor vehicle tax rates

Sindh notifies new motor vehicle tax rates

KARACHI: The Sindh government has notified new rates of motor vehicle tax effective from July 01, 2019 amendment through Provincial Finance Act, 2019 for the year 2019/2020.

The provincial government increased the rate of tax for higher engine capacity motor vehicles to Rs150,000 and Rs75,000.

Further rates are modified in following manner:

1. (a) (i) Motorcycles/Scooter not already registered not more than 149CC: Rs1800/once for all

(ii) Motorcycle/scooter 150cc and above: Rs3000/ once for all.

(b) Motorcycle/Scooter already registered and since first registration, the vehicle-

(i) has not completed 5 years; Rs600/ once for all or Rs80 per annum

(ii) has completed 5 years but not completed 10 years: Rs300/ once for all or Rs80 per annum

(iii) has completed 10 years but has not completed 15 years: Rs100/once for all or Rs80 per annuam.

(c) (i) Motor cars/jeeps etc. (Non-commercial having engine capacity up to 1000cc not already registered.: Rs20,000 once for all.

(ii) Motor cars/ jeeps etc. (Non commercial having Engine Capacity up to 1000cc already, registered having up to date tax payment and since first registration vehicles-

(a) Has not completed five years Rs15,000 once for all

(b) Has completed five years but not completed 10 years: Rs10,000 once for all.

(c) After completion of 10 years: Rs8,000 once for all.

2. Motor vehicles not exceeding 250kgs in un-laden weight adopted and used for invalids: not tax

3. Vehicles (trucks/trailer / Delivery vans/ Mini Buses and pick-ups etc. used for transport or haulage of goods or materials.

(a) Electrical propelled vehicles not exceeding 1250 kgs in un-laden weight: Rs750/ per annum

(b) Vehicles with maximum laden exceeding 1250 but not exceeding 4060 kgs. Rs1200 per annum

(c) Vehicles with maximum laden capacity exceeding 4060 kgs but not exceeding 8120 kgs: Rs3000 per annum

(d) Vehicles with maximum laden capacity exceeding 8120kgs but not exceeding 16000 kgs. Rs9000 per annum

(e) Vehicles with maximum laden capacity exceeding 16000 kgs: Rs12000 per annum

(f) All types of cranes: Rs3000 per annum

4. Vehicle plying for hire and ordinarily used for transport of passengers (taxis and buses)

(i) Tricycle propelled by mechanical power (rickshaws cabs) with seating capacity of not more than 3 percents: Rs600 per annum

(ii) Motor vehicles with a seating capacity of more than 20 persons plying for hire exclusively within the limit of a corporation, municipality or cantonment or partly within and partly outside such limit with sixty percent of the total length of the route falling within the limits of a corporation, municipality or cantonment: Rs150 per seat.

(iii) Mini buses with a seating capacity of not more than 20 percents plying for hire exclusively within the limit of corporation, municipality or cantonment: Rs240 per seat

Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, the seating capacity shall not include the seats meant for driver and conductor.

(iv) Motor vehicles with seating capacity of more than 20 persons plying for hire within or outside the limits of corporation, municipality

(a) Air Conditioned: Rs225 per seat

(b) Non Air Conditioned: Rs150 per seat

(v) Other vehicles with a seating capacity:

(a) Not more than 4 percent: Rs780 per annum

(b) More than 4 persons but not more than 6 persons: Rs900 per annum

(c) More than 6 persons: Rs300 per seat

5. Motor vehicles (motor cars/jeeps other than those mentioned above and having-

(a) Seating capacity of not more than three person: Rs500

(b) Seating capacity of more than three persons but not more than six persons-

(i) With engine power not exceeding 1000CC: Rs1,500 per annum

(ii) With engine power exceeding 1000cc but not exceeding 1300cc: Rs2000 per annum

(iii) With engine power exceeding 1300cc but not exceeding 1600cc: Rs4000 per annum

(iv) With engine power exceeding 1600cc but not exceeding 2000cc: Rs4500 per annum

(v) With engine power exceeding 2000cc but not exceeding 2500cc: Rs5000 per annum

(vi) With engine power exceeding 2500cc: Rs7000 per annum.

Provided that the tax in respect of the motor vehicle referred to in clauses (a) and (b) other than the commercial vehicles shall, on completion of ten years and fifteen years of the payment of the tax since first registration of the vehicles, be paid at the rate of seventy five percent and fifty percent of the tax respectively.

6. (i) tractor without trailer: Rs200

(ii) if trailer is attached with tractor: Rs300