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Pakistan charges and fees

This table lists Pakistani passenger, ticket and airport charges that have a published start date. The Pakistan Airports Authority Act, 2023 lets the Authority levy fees for embarkation, cargo, landing, parking and air navigation ⁸. The Federal Board of Revenue charges excise duty on air tickets when the ticket is issued ³. Several rows come from press reports and are labelled as reported ^4,5⁷. Confirm current amounts with the collecting body before you pay.

Last checked 24 October 2026

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Visa fee, citizens of 126 countries ¹
Amount and currency
Waived, no visa processing fee ¹
Effective date
Cabinet decision reported 25 July 2024 ¹. Policy formally launched 13 August 2024, as reported ²
Collected by
Not applicable. Applications through the online visa system ¹⁰
Exemptions
The waiver applies to the 126 listed countries only ¹
Source
Dawn, 25 July 2024 ¹. Daily Pakistan, 13 August 2024 ²
Federal excise duty, club, business and first class international tickets ³
Amount and currency
Rs 50,000 per ticket ³
Effective date
Tickets issued on or after 1 July 2022 ³. Reported cut to Rs 30,000 on 6 July 2022, start date not given ⁹. Historical
Collected by
Federal Board of Revenue, charged when the ticket is issued ³
Exemptions
Not charged on tickets issued before 1 July 2022 ³
Source
FBR, 2 July 2022 ³. Business Recorder, 6 July 2022 ⁹
Federal excise duty, business or club class, North America, Latin America and Canada ⁴
Amount and currency
Rs 350,000, up from Rs 250,000, as reported. The same article gives a second figure of Rs 100,000 per ticket for the US and Canada ⁴
Effective date
1 July 2024, as reported ⁴
Collected by
Federal Board of Revenue ³
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Gulf Today, 29 June 2024 ⁴
Federal excise duty, business or club class, Middle East and Africa ⁴
Amount and currency
Rs 105,000, as reported ⁴
Effective date
1 July 2024, as reported ⁴
Collected by
Federal Board of Revenue ³
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Gulf Today, 29 June 2024 ⁴
Federal excise duty, business or club class, Australia and New Zealand ⁴
Amount and currency
Rs 210,000, as reported ⁴
Effective date
1 July 2024, as reported ⁴
Collected by
Federal Board of Revenue ³
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Gulf Today, 29 June 2024 ⁴
Federal excise duty, business or club class, China, Malaysia and Indonesia ⁴
Amount and currency
Rs 210,000, as reported ⁴
Effective date
1 July 2024, as reported ⁴
Collected by
Federal Board of Revenue ³
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Gulf Today, 29 June 2024 ⁴
Airport charge, passengers travelling abroad ⁵
Amount and currency
Rs 2,800 ⁵. US$20 for foreign nationals, per the same article ⁵. A June 2019 report said Rs 2,800 replaced a US$20 charge, with no start date ⁶
Effective date
1 November 2019, as reported 16 September 2019 ⁵
Collected by
Civil Aviation Authority, as reported in 2019 ⁵
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
ARY News, 16 September 2019 ⁵. ARY News, 24 June 2019 ⁶
Embarkation fee, economy class ⁵
Amount and currency
Rs 2,000 ⁵
Effective date
1 November 2019, as reported 16 September 2019 ⁵
Collected by
Civil Aviation Authority, same fee at all airports, as reported in 2019 ⁵
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
ARY News, 16 September 2019 ⁵
Embarkation fee, business class ⁵
Amount and currency
Rs 3,000 ⁵
Effective date
1 November 2019, as reported 16 September 2019 ⁵
Collected by
Civil Aviation Authority, as reported in 2019 ⁵
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
ARY News, 16 September 2019 ⁵
Airport cargo handling, general cargo ⁷
Amount and currency
Rs 125 per kilogram, up from Rs 100 ⁷
Effective date
1 July 2025, as reported ⁷
Collected by
Pakistan Airports Authority, as reported ⁷
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Geo News, 2 July 2025 ⁷
Airport cargo handling, pet birds ⁷
Amount and currency
Rs 300 per kilogram, up from Rs 200 ⁷
Effective date
1 July 2025, as reported ⁷
Collected by
Pakistan Airports Authority, as reported ⁷
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Geo News, 2 July 2025 ⁷
Airport cargo handling, betel leaves ⁷
Amount and currency
Rs 70 per kilogram ⁷
Effective date
1 July 2025, as reported ⁷
Collected by
Pakistan Airports Authority, as reported ⁷
Exemptions
None published in the source
Source
Geo News, 2 July 2025 ⁷

Notes

Passport fees appear on the official passport site, but no start date was published, so they are not listed here.
The current federal excise duty schedule and the current embarkation fee were not confirmed on an official page as of 24 October 2026 ^3,5.

Rules and charges change. Check the official source linked on this page before you pay or travel. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].

Visa fee, citizens of 126 countries 1

Federal excise duty, club, business and first class international tickets 3

Federal excise duty, business or club class, North America, Latin America and Canada 4

Federal excise duty, business or club class, Middle East and Africa 4

Federal excise duty, business or club class, Australia and New Zealand 4

Federal excise duty, business or club class, China, Malaysia and Indonesia 4

Airport charge, passengers travelling abroad 5

Embarkation fee, economy class 5

Embarkation fee, business class 5

Airport cargo handling, general cargo 7

Airport cargo handling, pet birds 7

Airport cargo handling, betel leaves 7

Notes

Sources

Visa fee, citizens of 126 countries ¹

Federal excise duty, club, business and first class international tickets ³

Federal excise duty, business or club class, North America, Latin America and Canada ⁴

Federal excise duty, business or club class, Middle East and Africa ⁴

Federal excise duty, business or club class, Australia and New Zealand ⁴

Federal excise duty, business or club class, China, Malaysia and Indonesia ⁴

Airport charge, passengers travelling abroad ⁵

Embarkation fee, economy class ⁵

Embarkation fee, business class ⁵

Airport cargo handling, general cargo ⁷

Airport cargo handling, pet birds ⁷

Airport cargo handling, betel leaves ⁷