The Government of Pakistan has reduced import duties and taxes on nearly 7,000 items as part of its fiscal strategy for 2025–26. This move aims to ease the burden on industries, improve food availability, and support overall economic activity across the country.
To boost local manufacturing, duties on raw materials for the industrial sector have been lowered. Livestock and poultry breeders will benefit from a new 5% duty on imported animals and chickens. Fish imports—both live and frozen also saw reduced taxes, with some duties as low as 5%.
In the dairy sector, milk, cream, butter, and yogurt now carry a flat 20% import duty, while cheese and honey duties are cut to 40% and 24%, respectively. Canned, frozen, and dried vegetables will be taxed at 5–10%, and imported fruits like dates, apples, and peaches will see duties ranging from 20% to 36%.
Staple food products such as wheat flour, maize, pasta, and cornflakes now carry duties between 15% and 20%. Betel leaf imports are taxed at Rs400 per kilogram, and pineapples at 40%.
The government has also reduced duties on chemicals like carbon dioxide, magnesium, and nickel to 2.5%. Products like varnish, enamel, and paint have had their duties lowered to 5%.
In a separate update, the finance minister announced a phased plan for used car imports. From September 2025, vehicles up to five years old can be commercially imported at 40% duty, which will gradually reduce to zero by July 2029.
These steps are designed to promote economic stability, encourage legal trade, and reduce consumer costs across multiple sectors.
