How much it costs to import an iPhone 14 in Pakistan.

Import tariffs in Pakistan are now expensive, whether for smartphones, laptops, GPUs, vehicles, or other things.

This is the primary reason why smartphone costs in Pakistan have risen over the years. In Pakistan, a cell phone might now cost more than twice as much as it did originally.

Apple’s new iPhones arrived in Pakistan earlier this month, and the local prices are as outrageous as you’d expect.

A basic iPhone 14 costs $799 in the United States, which is now Rs. 192,343. A 128 GB iPhone 14 in Pakistan, on the other hand, may cost roughly Rs. 381,999 from Telemart and other online shops.

But how much does it cost to import your own iPhone? Is it less expensive than purchasing a phone locally? We can now address these issues now that we have official import tax numbers from the FBR.

The following are the import tariffs on mobile phones extracted straight from a leaked FBR document.

Regulatory Duty is abbreviated as RD, Sales Tax is abbreviated as ST, Withholding Tax is abbreviated as WHT, and Mobile Levy is abbreviated as ML.

• Up to $30: RD (Rs. 300), ST (Rs. 200), WHT (Rs. 100) ML (Rs. 100)
• $30 to $100: RD (Rs. 3,000), ST (Rs. 200), WHT (Rs. 100), ML (Rs. 200)
• $100 to $200: RD (Rs. 7,500), ST (Rs. 1,680), WHT (Rs. 930), ML (Rs. 600)
• $200 to $350: RD (Rs. 11,000), ST (17% of base USD value), WHT (Rs. 970), ML (Rs. 1,800)
• $350 to $500: RD (Rs. 15,000), ST (17% of base USD value), WHT (Rs. 5,000), ML (Rs. 4,000)
• $500 to $700: RD (Rs. 22,000), ST (17% of base USD value), WHT (Rs. 11,500), ML (Rs. 8,000)
• Above $700: RD (Rs. 22,000), ST (17% of base USD value), WHT (Rs. 11,500), ML (Rs. 16,000)

According to these figures, importing a 128 GB iPhone 14 should cost about Rs. 274,541. Here is the breakdown:

(RD) Rs. 22,000 + ST (17% of 192,343 = Rs. 32,698) + WHT (Rs. 11,500) + ML (Rs. 16,000) + phone value ($799 = Rs. 192,343). All of this adds up to Rs. 274,541, which is more than Rs. 100,000 lower than the local price.

A pricing comparison of all iPhone 14 versions is shown below.

iPhone 14 and 14 Plus

iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max

Because these costs are based on US models, phones purchased from other countries may have somewhat different pricing. It is also worth noting that paying these taxes automatically grants PTA permission, so there is no need to pay an additional charge for it.

The above-mentioned import prices are the final cost of the handsets. Depending on the shop, you may have to pay for delivery, but you may even have someone carry it to you from another nation.

It is important to note that if you bring a phone as personal luggage, you will not have to pay withholding taxes on it.

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