GOVT Refuses to Allow Vintage Car Import
November 11, 2021 / By Zunair Tahir / Automotive News
The government has declined to offer a one-time exception for antique automobile imports. The trade ministry had presented a case to the cabinet in this respect at a meeting held last week.
The participants were notified by the Commerce Division that the Import Policy Order (IPO) 2020, Appendix-C, Clause 10 indicated that the import of second hand/used automobiles was prohibited, save for those explicitly exempted under Chapter 87.
Pakistanis are prohibited from importing secondhand automobiles, even vintage vehicles.
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The Federal Board of Revenue (Revenue Division) issued SRO 833(I)/2018 on July 3, 2018, imposing a $5,000 per unit cumulative levy on the importation of antique cars/jeeps (PCT 8703) over 50 years old.
The SRO, however, could not be implemented due to the Import Policy Order’s prohibition on the import of historic automobiles.