ISLAMABAD – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed manufacturers and importers of 56 categories of goods to clearly display retail prices and sales tax amounts on their products.
The instruction, issued through Sales Tax General Order 8, applies to items included in the Third Schedule of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, which are subject to an 18 percent tax based on retail prices.
Under the new directive, details of the retail price and applicable sales tax must be clearly visible and permanently marked on product packaging, labels, containers, or covers.
The FBR noted that inspections had found instances where price information was missing, unclear, or concealed by packaging designs and other printed elements.
The categories covered include everyday products such as toothpaste, shampoo, tea, bottled water, biscuits, cigarettes, footwear, tiles, motorcycles, and household goods. The move aims to improve transparency and ensure accurate sales tax collection.
Complete List
| No. | Item |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral or bottled water |
| 2 | Footwear |
| 3 | Tea |
| 4 | Storage batteries |
| 5 | Shampoo |
| 6 | Tiles |
| 7 | Imported chocolates in retail packing |
| 8 | Motorcycles |
| 9 | Toilet paper and tissue paper |
| 10 | Branded biscuits in retail packing |
| 11 | Household gas appliances |
| 12 | Sauces, ketchup, condiments, seasonings and prepared mustard |
| 13 | Cement in retail packing |
| 14 | Perfumery and cosmetics |
| 15 | Auto rickshaws |
| 16 | Plastic tableware, kitchenware, furniture and storage items |
| 17 | Cigarettes |
| 18 | Fruit and vegetable juices |
| 19 | Bathroom accessories and sanitaryware |
| 20 | Imported coffee in retail packing |
| 21 | Lubricating oils, brake fluid, transmission fluid and other vehicular fluids |
| 22 | Toothpaste |
| 23 | Vegetable and animal fats and oils in retail packing |
| 24 | Household electrical goods |
| 25 | DAP |
| 26 | Toilet soap |
| 27 | Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades and fruit or vegetable preparations |
| 28 | Car and automobile accessories |
| 29 | Aerated waters or beverages |
| 30 | Crockery items |
| 31 | Detergents |
| 32 | Auto parts in retail packing |
| 33 | Milky drinks |
| 34 | Imported cereal bars in retail packing |
| 35 | Foam or spring mattresses and foam household products |
| 36 | Pasta in retail packing |
| 37 | Tyres and tubes |
| 38 | Ice cream |
| 39 | Toilet or facial tissue and sanitary paper products |
| 40 | Household utensils including stainless steel, aluminum and melamine tableware |
| 41 | Shoe polish and shoe cream |
| 42 | Imported pet food |
| 43 | Paints, distempers, enamels, pigments, colours, varnishes, gums, resins, dyes, glazes, thinners, blacks, lacquers and polishes |
| 44 | Branded spices in retail packing |
| 45 | Syrups and squashes |
| 46 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, foil, tape and strip products |
| 47 | Trunks, suitcases, handbags, wallets and similar containers |
| 48 | Shaving cream |
| 49 | Preparations for use on the hair |
| 50 | Sugar confectionery in retail packing |
| 51 | Ceramic products including wash basins, commodes and sanitary products |
| 52 | Petroleum jelly, paraffin wax and similar products |
| 53 | Powder drinks |
| 54 | Fermented beverages in retail packing |
| 55 | Pre-shave, shaving, after-shave and other toilet preparations |
| 56 | Milk, fat-filled milk and infant preparations |
