Tax year 2027
Vehicle Token Tax Calculator
A token bill is two taxes collected together: the provincial token, set by your province, and a federal tax under section 234. Provinces differ not just in rate but in structure, so the same car costs very different amounts in different places.
Your vehicle
Yearly token tax, which your province sets, plus the federal tax collected with it. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.
Token tax is set by each province separately, so the same car costs different amounts in different places.
In cc, as printed in your registration book.
Some bands are charged as a percentage of the invoice price rather than a flat amount.
Token tax for the year
Rs 4,300
Punjab, 1,200 to 1,300 cc.
Punjab token rates
| Engine | Token |
|---|---|
| Up to 1,000 cc | Rs 20,000 lifetime |
| 1,001 to 1,199 cc | 0.3% of value |
| 1,200 to 1,300 cc | Rs 1,800 a year |
| 1,301 to 1,500 cc | Rs 6,000 a year |
| 1,501 to 1,599 cc | Rs 9,000 a year |
| 1,600 to 2,000 cc | Rs 9,000 a year |
| 2,001 to 2,500 cc | 0.4% of value |
| Above 2,500 cc | Rs 15,000 a year |
Source: Punjab Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Department. Set under the Motor Vehicle Tax Act 1958, rates set by the Punjab Finance Act.
How this was worked out
A token bill is two taxes collected together. The provincial token is set by Punjab and the section 234 tax is federal, which is why the total is larger than the provincial rate table alone.
A car up to 1,000 cc pays a one-off lifetime token rather than a yearly one.
Two bands are charged as a percentage of the invoice price and the rest as a flat amount, which is why the yearly figure does not rise smoothly with engine size.
An electric vehicle is exempt from 95% of the motor vehicle tax.
Where these figures come from
- Statutory basis
- Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, as amended by the Finance Act 2026, for tax year 2027 (1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027).
- Last checked against the statute
- by BarrioVibe, which files income tax returns through FBR IRIS.
These figures are an estimate computed from the rates above, not tax advice for your situation. Your return depends on facts a form cannot see, so treat the number as a starting point and speak to us before you file on it.
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What thisdoes not cover
It is accurate for what it models, and everything below changes the answer. None of it can be handled by a form with a few fields in it.
- Sindh, which publishes no annual rate table for private cars that we could verify against a government source. The page says so rather than guessing, and points at the province’s own calculator
- Arrears, surcharges and penalties on a token paid late, which each province sets its own way
- Lifetime token options, which several provinces offer as an alternative to the yearly amounts shown
- Concessions for electric vehicles, which are changing in most provinces and differ by year
- Vehicles other than private cars: commercial vehicles, motorcycles and goods transport are on their own schedules
Questions
The questionspeople ask
How much is token tax in Pakistan?
It depends on your province, and they differ in structure as well as in amount. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa charges flat amounts from Rs 2,000 to Rs 8,000. Islamabad charges a percentage of the invoice value above 1,000cc. Punjab mixes the two. Balochistan charges flat amounts with a lifetime option at every engine size.
Why does the calculator not give a figure for Sindh?
Because Sindh Excise does not publish an annual rate table for private cars that we could verify. Other sites print one; we could not match it to any Sindh government source, and those sites do not agree with each other. Rather than pass on an unverifiable figure, the page says so and points at the province’s own calculator, which is the authority.
What is the extra federal tax on my token bill?
Section 234 of the Income Tax Ordinance, a federal tax your provincial excise office collects at the same time as the token. It is why a token bill is larger than the provincial rate table alone, and it doubles for someone off the Active Taxpayer List.
Is there a discount for paying early?
In Punjab, yes: 10% off the yearly token if the whole year is paid by 31 August. Not every province offers one, and a lifetime token is not discounted, because it is not a yearly charge.
What is a lifetime token?
A one-off payment that settles the provincial token for the life of the vehicle, offered for smaller cars in Punjab and Islamabad and at every engine size in Balochistan. The federal section 234 tax is still charged yearly on top of it.
Does being a filer reduce my token tax?
Only the federal half. The provincial token is the same whether you file or not; the section 234 tax collected with it doubles for a non-filer.
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Vehicle Tax
Advance tax on registering or transferring a vehicle under section 231B. Registration is a percentage of value; transfer is a fixed amount that falls with age.
Cash Withdrawal Tax
What a bank keeps back under section 231AB when a non-filer takes out cash. A filer has nothing deducted, at any amount.
Electricity Bill Tax
Income tax added to an electricity bill under section 235. A home meter belonging to a filer pays nothing; a shop or factory pays regardless.
Next step
The federal half is where filing pays.
Your provincial token is the same either way, but the section 234 tax collected with it doubles for a non-filer, every year, on every vehicle you own.