The motorcycle parts import duty in Pakistan has risen sharply. Additional customs duty on a defined list of components has gone from 11% to 31%, with radial tyres moving from 4% to 11%.
Before you read a price rise into that, note who pays. This is not the spare part you buy at a shop it is parts imported in kit form by manufacturers when those parts are already made in Pakistan. A member of the National Tariff Policy Board has called the decision wrong.
What Are the New Import Duties on Motorcycle Parts?
The two rate rises
The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, approved an amendment to SRO 693(I)/2006 on a Revenue Division summary. It was reported on 9 October 2026.
| Product | ACD before | ACD after |
|---|---|---|
| Radial tyres | 4% | 11% |
| Listed motorcycle parts, imported by manufacturers | 11% | 31% |
Additional customs duty only. Ordinary customs duty and other import taxes are separate and unchanged.
That is a seven-point rise on tyres and a twenty-point rise on parts. The tyre rate is 2.75 times what it was; the parts rate 2.82 times.
Note that 11% appears twice — as the new tyre rate and the old parts rate. That coincidence is why the two figures get muddled in coverage.
Who actually pays the 31%
This is the part most coverage gets wrong. The higher rate applies where a manufacturer imports these parts instead of producing them locally.
The Ministry of Commerce describes it as additional duty on locally made parts imported by OEMs in kit form. It says the Ministry of Industries and Production reviews that item list twice a year.
So the target is assembly-line sourcing, not the counter where you buy a replacement seat. If a dealer tells you your spare part is now 31% dearer because of this, ask to see the tariff line it falls under.
Which Motorcycle Parts Face the 31% Rate?
Thirteen items are named: the licence plate, bracket, side reflector, right-side plate, left-side plate, front decorative connection part, foot plate, wheel assembly, windshield, seat, toolbox, centre covers, and a catch-all line for “plates & parts”.
These are body, trim and fitting components rather than engine or transmission parts. That fits the stated purpose: these are the items local suppliers can already make, so importing them is what the duty is meant to discourage. Confirm applicability against the notified SRO rather than the announcement.
Why Is the Tariff Decision Facing Criticism?
The Tariff Policy Board’s objection
The objection came from inside the tariff machinery. Dr Rubina Athar, a member of the National Tariff Policy Board, said: “It is a wrong decision to impose additional customs duty on the import of tyres of vehicles and some parts of motorcycles.”
Her procedural complaint is sharper. She said “every tariff-related proposal should come to the National Tariff Policy Board before going to the cabinet” — and that this one “has not come to the policy board for a decision before it was sent to the ECC”.
The Ministry of Commerce’s position
The ministry’s view is separate and should not be run together with hers. It said auto sector SROs fall outside the National Tariff Policy, and that it supported the amendment in principle.
So the dispute is not really about whether 31% is the right number. It is about whether the Board had jurisdiction over this decision at all — a governance question that will outlast this particular rate.
Does the Pakistan-China FTA Change the Duty?
The report states that motorcycle parts imported from China will still face zero duty under the Free Trade Agreement.
Treat that as product-specific rather than a universal rule. Preferential treatment turns on tariff classification and rules of origin, so it applies to qualifying goods of qualifying origin — not automatically to every part in a shipment.
But if it holds for the bulk of these components, it raises an obvious question. This is our reading, not anyone’s claim: a 31% duty meant to discourage imports has limited bite if the largest single source still enters at zero.
Will Motorcycle Parts and Tyre Prices Increase?
How costs could pass through
No market data yet shows a retail increase, and we will not predict one. The mechanism is still worth understanding.
Additional customs duty raises a manufacturer’s landed cost on imported kits. If it cannot source locally at a comparable cost, the extra lands somewhere — margins, retail prices, or the specification of the finished bike.
Several things sit between the duty and your receipt: inventory bought at old rates, local substitutes, supplier margins, and FTA eligibility.
Tyres are the more direct case
The tyre rise applies to the imported tyre itself, not to a manufacturer’s kit. So the path to a showroom price is shorter. If you need tyres soon, get a quote now and ask whether it already reflects the new rate.
What Happens Next Under Auto Policy 2026–31?
Here is the context behind the whole row. The Auto Policy 2021–26 lapsed in June 2026 and no replacement has been approved — roughly four months of tariff decisions taken without a current policy framework.
The commerce ministry says the SROs made under the old policy, including SRO 693(I)/2006, remain in effect. So the instruments survive even though the policy does not.
That is the gap the delay in Pakistan’s new auto policy created, and why Pakistan’s upcoming auto policy and its changes to vehicle import duties matter more than any single rate. Watch for the notification rather than the announcement — an ECC approval and a gazetted SRO are not the same thing, and the tariff lines in that document decide who actually pays.
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