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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday amended the Import Policy 2022 to relax the restrictions imposed on the import of used and unregistered cars.

According to detail, the government has allowed the import of used cars having a mileage of 2,000 kilometers against the previous policy that only allowed the import of cars having up to 500 kilometers of mileage.

According to the new and amended import policy, those cars having mileage up to 2,000 kilometers could also be considered as “new”, and could be imported.

It is pertinent to know that imports have a significant impact on the country’s economy as the payments are mostly made in dollars which in turn affects the country’s forex reserves.

Previous governments, including the caretaker setup as well as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition government had, in fact, imposed severe curbs on the import of cars in their bid to preserve the depleting forex reserves.

Earlier, last month, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced relaxing the regulations for advance payments of imports allowing the authorized dealers to make full payments in advance without prior approval.

Effects of Import Policy on Cars

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