ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has restricted duty-free purchase to $75 for cosmetics, foods and other general items after amending Baggage Rules, 2006.
The FBR issued SRO 1250(I)/2017 and stated that purchases of perfumes, toiletries, cosmetics or food items per passenger against the duty free allowances shall not exceed seventy five US dollars in each of said categories.
The FBR also issued Customs General Order (CGO) No. 07 of 2017 to amend rules related to duty free shops.
The FBR said that the duty free shops should allow purchases after determining the bonafide of passenger through barcode reading of his/her boarding pass through the system which is to be installed by management of concerned duty free shop within three months of the issuance of the CGO.
It further said that a passenger can avail the duty free shopping after 60 days of his arrival, previously it was 90 days.
The FBR said that the purchase shall be allowed only after verification of particulars of the passenger through NADRA biometric verification system available at duty free outlets which are to be installed by the management of concerned duty free shop within three months of the issuance of the amendment.
The verification system of NADRA shall maintain record of passenger profile for five years.
