I am a Pakistani national. What allowances will be admissible when I’ll return to Pakistan?
Pakistani nationals returning from abroad are normally categorized as “non-tourist passengers”. Allowances admissible to such passengers depend upon the length of stay abroad during the calendar year. In addition to personal wearing apparel and travelling goods, the passenger can bring free of duty and taxes gifts valuing US$ 225 maximum, if stay abroad is less than six months, and valuing US$ 450 if the stay abroad is over six months during a calendar year. These gift allowances would be halved on second visit during the same calendar year and no allowance shall be admissible on third and subsequent visits. No gift allowances are admissible to dependent children under eighteen years of age traveling with their parents except articles of personal wearing apparel, toys etc. Gift allowance means reasonable number and quantity of goods other than personal allowance for making gift or souvenirs free of customs duty and does not cover air-conditioner, cooking range, deep freezer, gas applia
