Almost 60% of the imports into Pakistan attract no tariff or preferential tariff provided under various SROs. During the FY 2011-12, against the total imports of Rs. 4.01 trillion, Rs. 2.39 worth of imports are duty free. Out of total 6808 tariff lines (8-digit), 3950 attract one or more notifications. Share of SROs in imports by value is indicated in the following figure:
Figure 2: Value of Import under concessional SROs A further analysis of share of different sectors in exemption regime reflects that the automotive sector enjoys the major share in exemptions.
Amount of Tax Expenditure
Based on the estimates for individual taxes, the consolidated summary of the tax expenditure for fiscal year 2011-12 is given in Table 8. The overall tax expenditure for 2011-12 has been estimated to be around Rs. 508 billion12. If tax expenditure on services is included, overall tax expenditure would increase to Rs.590 billion.