ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has imposed restriction on import of 581 food items in order to reduce import bill during the current fiscal year.
The FBR issued a statutory regulatory order (SRO) 1067(I)/2017 in this regard to implement the restriction.
The government made amendments to Import Policy Order, 2016 and imposed condition on the goods to be approved by Ministry of National Food Security and Research and approval from animal quarantine department.
The items that are subject to approval under new SRO are included: honey, slaughtered animals, with bones and without bones etc.
The complete list of the items and the SRO can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.commerce.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SRO-1067.pdf.
