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Common questions about what a new car or bike costs, each answered in a few lines with official sources.
- Filer vs non-filer: how much more tax do you pay on a new car?
A non-filer pays three times the FBR advance tax (s.231B) on a new car, by engine size, for tax year 2027, and double the s.234 tax with token tax. Bikes up to 200cc pay neither.
- What taxes are added to the on-road price of a new car in Pakistan?
On-road price = company price + FBR advance tax (s.231B) + provincial registration fee + token tax + s.234 tax + CVT above 1300cc + professional tax and smart card. Punjab and Islamabad, with a worked example.
- Motorcycle registration fee and token tax in Punjab
What a new motorcycle costs to register in Punjab by engine size: registration fee, lifetime token tax, smart card and professional tax, from Punjab Excise.
- Buying a new car or bike safely
Booking frauds, fake dealers, “own money” premiums, unlicensed finance companies and fake token-tax SMS links: how to pay safely for a new vehicle in Pakistan.
- How is token tax calculated in Punjab?
In Punjab, token tax for 2026-27 on a car up to 1,000cc is Rs 20,000, paid once for the life of the car; a car of 1,001–2,000cc pays 0.3% of its invoice price every year and a bigger car 0.4%; a motorcycle pays Rs 1,500 once for life. FBR’s s.234 income tax is collected with it, doubled for a non-filer.
- How is token tax calculated in Islamabad?
In Islamabad, token tax for 2026-27 on a car up to 1,000cc is Rs 20,000, paid once for the life of the car; a car of 1,001–2,000cc pays 0.25% of its invoice price every year and a bigger car 0.35%; a motorcycle pays Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 by engine size once for life. FBR’s s.234 income tax is collected with it, doubled for a non-filer.