Used car imports thru ‘personal baggage’ abolished

Pakistan has abolished the Personal Baggage Scheme for importing used vehicles to stop the program from being used for commercial profit, Dawn reports. While the Gift and Transfer of Residence schemes remain, the government is tightening their rules, including increasing the required stay-abroad period to three years and banning the transfer of these vehicles for one year. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan says these changes aim to ensure only genuine overseas Pakistanis benefit from the imports.

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