FBR extends Rs5 per unit electricity sales tax to eight more steel makers
Sales Tax General Order No. 34, issued on 12 November, adds melters, re-rollers and composite units to a list that can be revised on the board's or commissioner's recommendation.
The Federal Board of Revenue has extended the Rs5 per unit sales tax on electricity used by iron and steel manufacturers to eight more companies, widening a list that covers melters, re-rollers and composite units.
The addition was made by amending Sales Tax General Order No. 34, issued on 12 November 2026. The eight firms named in the revised list are Almoyez Industries Limited, Hujwairi Steel Industries (Private) Limited, Sheikhupura Sugar Mills Limited, Numan Steel, Capital Islamabad Supreme Industry, TSR Steel (Private) Limited, Gul Shahzada Steel Mill and Husnain and Company.
FBR said eligibility was assessed against the criteria laid down in SRO 1245(I)/2026. Those criteria turn on how much scrap and how many electricity units a unit consumes to make steel products, and on imports of scrap under specified EIS codes.
The order leaves the list open to revision. It can be changed from time to time on the recommendation of the board or of the relevant Commissioner Inland Revenue. FBR and its field formations may also review any registered manufacturer's eligibility independently and add it to the list or strike it off, under the same criteria.
A manufacturer that runs into difficulty can approach the relevant Commissioner Inland Revenue, according to the order.
FBR said the general order takes effect immediately for the electricity connections of every listed entity. The eight companies join those already notified under the order.
Express News reported the amendment on 13 November, publishing the names of the eight firms and citing Sales Tax General Order No. 34 and SRO 1245(I)/2026. UrduPoint carried the extension in its headline and standfirst, noting that the list of taxpayers can be changed periodically on the recommendation of the board or the relevant Commissioner Inland Revenue.
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