GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS,

 STATISTICS & REVENUE

REVENUE DIVISION

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Islamabad, the 23rd August, 2002.

 

NOTIFICATION

(SALES TAX)

 

            S.R.O 555 (1)/2002- In exercise of the power conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, the Federal Government is pleased to exempt, the substances registered as drug under the Drug Act,1976 (XXXI of 1976), and medicaments as are classifiable under any heading of Chapter 30 of the First Schedule to the Custom Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) from the whole of sales tax leviable thereon except the following even if medicated or medicinal in nature, namely:-

                       

           

(a)   Filled infusion solution bags imported with or without infusion giving sets;

 

(b)   Scrubs, detergents and washing preparation;

 

(c)   Soft soap or no-soap soap;

 

(d)   Adhesive plaster;

 

(e)   Surgical tapes;

 

(f)     Liquid paraffin;

 

(g)   disinfectnats;

 

(h)   cosmetics and toilet preparations; and

 

(i)     absorbent cotton wool.

 

 

2.                     This notification shall not entitle any person to claim or take refund of any amount of sales tax already paid by or recovery from him.\

 

3.                     This notification shall be take effect from 23rd  August, 2002.

 

 

 

[C.No.1/8-STT/2002]

 

                                          (Dr.Manzoor Ahmad)

                                                              Additional Secretary