The percentage is applied to the vehicle’s invoice value — the price on the original purchase invoice. A car bought for Rs 8 million pays the same 0.25% on Rs 8 million every year, even as its resale price falls.
Islamabad Capital Territory · 2026-27
The Finance Act 2026 replaced Islamabad’s fixed token amounts with a share of the invoice value. Work out what your car owes this year.
Details
| Engine size | Islamabad token tax |
|---|---|
| up to 1000cc | Rs 20,000Once, at registration |
| 1001–2000cc | 0.25% of invoice priceEvery year |
| above 2000cc | 0.35% of invoice priceEvery year |
Source: Finance Act 2026, section 2 (Gazette of Pakistan, 26 June 2026); Excise & Taxation Department Islamabad. Checked 22 October 2026.
Section 2 of the Finance Act 2026 substituted the token tax tables for the Islamabad Capital Territory from 1 July 2026. Cars above 1000cc now pay a percentage of the invoice value every year — 0.25% up to 2000cc and 0.35% above. A 1500cc car invoiced at Rs 9 million pays Rs 22,500 a year. Cars up to 1000cc pay Rs 20,000 once, for life — not every year, as some sites say.
The FBR advance tax collected with the token is the same in every province — see the full filer and non-filer table.
Online
Install PAK APP, the Islamabad Excise app, or use the Excise services portal.
Find your vehicle by registration number and open the token tax due for this year.
Pay online. Paying the whole year by 31 July gives a 10% rebate; Excise charges a penalty on token tax paid from 1 October.
Or pay in person at the Excise office in Sector H-9 (Monday–Friday, 8 am to 4 pm). Helpline: 051-111-383-383.
In PAK APP, open your vehicle by registration number to see its registration details and the tax paid.
On the Islamabad Excise website, use Online Services → Vehicle Detail; Smart Card Status shows where a new card is.
Vehicles registered up to 2015 with unpaid tax were cancelled in the Excise system — the website publishes the list. Check it before buying an older Islamabad car.
Guide
The percentage is applied to the vehicle’s invoice value — the price on the original purchase invoice. A car bought for Rs 8 million pays the same 0.25% on Rs 8 million every year, even as its resale price falls.
Islamabad Excise has published a notice that vehicles registered up to 2015 with unpaid tax or incomplete records have been cancelled in its system. If you own one, clear the dues before trying to sell or transfer it.
The federal advance income tax (section 234) is collected with the token: Rs 800 a year for cars up to 1000cc (or Rs 10,000 in one go with a lifetime token), up to Rs 10,000 above 2000cc. Non-filers are charged three times as much.
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