19/09/2025
Commercial Importer's VAT compliance mechanisms as per NBR VAT Policy Wing's VAT General Order No. 06/VAT/2025, Dated: 15 July 2025.
Maintenance of Accounts, Issuance of Invoice, and Filing of Returns:
(a) Accounts and Invoice:
Every commercial importer shall maintain accounts of purchase and sale, including import data, in VAT–6.2.1.
For each supply, invoice in VAT–6.3 shall be issued as per prescribed system; in case of centrally registered entities, transfer challan in VAT–6.5 and invoice in VAT–6.3 shall be issued.
(b) Return Filing:
(i) Where AT is treated as final settlement, the importer shall record the supply in Part–3 (Note–8: Output VAT) and imports in Part–4 (Note–22: Input Purchases) of the VAT return (VAT–9.1).
The payable VAT shown under Note–8 at 7.5% shall also be shown in Part–6 (Note–32: Decreasing Adjustments).
(ii) Where Value Addition at Local Stage Fifty Percent ≤ 50%, Then a the importer may elect to pay VAT at 15% or 7.5% on actual value addition under section 15 and section 32(5), read with rule 21, subject to compliance with section 46.
(iii) Those importers out-put VAT is 15% both input tax credit of import VAT and adjustment of 7.5% AT shall be admissible and if output VAT 7.5% then only adjustment of 7.5% AT shall be admissible. Importer can negative payable VAT, refund may be claimed as per section 68 & 69.
(c) Input–Output Coefficient Declaration:
Where value addition ≤ 50% and AT is treated as final settlement, submission of input–output coefficient declaration in Form VAT–4.3 shall not be required.
In all other cases, such declaration in VAT–4.3 shall be submitted to the concerned VAT authority under section 32(5) of the Act read with rule 21 of the Rules.
(d) Payment of VAT:
Where positive VAT liability arises, the importer shall deposit the payable VAT into the Government Treasury under the prescribed Economic Code through Treasury Challan by the 15th day of the succeeding month, and shall file the return within the stipulated time along with the original challan.
Special Note: In respect of those importers who make supplies as suppliers( Service Code S037.00), or are deemed to be suppliers(Procurement Provider) under any other provision of the Act or the Rules, the facility of Final Settlement of Advance Tax shall not be applicable.
Md Daud Faraizy
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