Islamabad — The federal cabinet has ratified the decision of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) taken on December 9, 2025, allowing overseas Pakistanis to import used vehicles up to three years old under two approved schemes. The decision was endorsed following a summary submitted by the Ministry of Commerce and formally approved by the cabinet.
According to an official statement issued by the Finance Division, the amendments to the vehicle import policy retain only the Transfer of Residence and Gift schemes, while other routes have been excluded. Under the revised framework, imported vehicles will be subject to commercial import safety and environmental standards to ensure compliance with national regulations.
The cabinet also approved an extension in the permissible intervening import period from two years to three years. However, vehicles imported under these schemes will remain non-transferable for a period of one year, a condition aimed at preventing commercial misuse and speculative resale.
Sources said that following the cabinet’s ratification, the Ministry of Commerce will forward the case to the Ministry of Law and Justice for vetting of the relevant Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO). Once vetted in line with the cabinet’s decision, the SRO will be uploaded on the Ministry of Commerce website for implementation.
Earlier, the ECC had directed the Ministry of Commerce to conduct inter-ministerial consultations after reviewing the proposal on October 24, 2025. In the subsequent meeting, officials from the FBR, Ministry of Industries and Production/Engineering Development Board, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development discussed the number of schemes to be retained and their governing conditions. While the Ministry of Commerce and FBR supported retaining the Transfer of Residence and Gift schemes, differing views were raised by other ministries over misuse concerns and welfare considerations for genuine overseas Pakistanis.
