FBR Integrates Over 13,400 Retailers with POS System
At a glance
- FBR has integrated 13,454 big retailers, textile/leather retailers, and restaurants with its POS system by July 1, 2026.
- This marks an increase of 504 Tier-I retailers since April 2026.
- A total of 37,122 branches and outlets are now integrated with the system.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed senior Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials to make monthly visits to Karachi to strengthen engagement with the business community and ensure the prompt resolution of tax-related issues. Chairing a review meeting on FBR reforms, the Prime Minister emphasized cooperation with businesses, stating that senior FBR officers should visit Karachi in the first week of every month for direct contact. He highlighted that companies complying with tax laws should be encouraged and their services acknowledged, terming the business community the "backbone of the country’s economy." The government aims to create ease of doing business, promote investment and exports, and make the tax system more transparent and simple to boost business community confidence.
Latest development
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that 13,454 big retailers, textile/leather retailers, and restaurants have been integrated with its Point of Sales (POS) system by July 1, 2026, marking an increase of 504 Tier-I retailers since April.
Latest updates
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the number of big retailers, textile/leather retailers, and restaurants integrated with its Point of Sales (POS) system to 13,454 units by July 1, 2026. This reflects an increase of 504 Tier-I retailers from 12,950 units in April 2026. The total number of integrated branches and outlets of these Tier-I retailers, textile/leather retailers, and restaurants stood at 37,122 as of July 1, 2026. According to the FBR's compiled list, 11,798 Tier-I retailers were registered with the POS system, with 24,687 of their branches integrated. Additionally, 1,093 restaurants were registered, integrating 1,716 branches, and 563 textile and leather retailers were registered, integrating 10,719 branches with the system.
During a review meeting on Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reforms, officials briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that production monitoring systems have been installed in the sugar, cement, tobacco, tiles, and fertilizer sectors. Similar systems are currently being introduced in the textile and beverage industries. The briefing highlighted that production monitoring in the cement industry contributed an additional Rs38 billion in tax collections, while the beverage sector generated an extra Rs15 billion in revenue over the past year. This is in addition to the Rs42 billion generated from the sugar sector.
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