Pakistan’s Central Board of Revenue (CBR), under the Ministry of Finance, has reduced the duty drawback on footwear exports, encompassing all leather, synthetic, and canvas/textile shoes. The drawback reduction became effective as of August 17, with the following reductions now in place:

The duty drawback on the export of leather footwear - including chappals and sandals - with leather upper and leather soles (all varieties and sizes) has been reduced from 3.96% to 3.81% of the fob value; leather shoes - including chappals and sandals and slippers – with leather upper and PU, PVC, rubber, or TPR sole (all varieties and sizes), has been decreased from  6% to 4.84% of fob value.

The duty drawback on synthetic footwear - including chappals, sandals – with a synthetic upper (artificial leather) a PU, PVC, rubber, or TPR sole (all varieties and sizes) has been decreased from 3.92% to 3.365 of fob value. The duty drawback on PVC injections moulded footwear (all varieties and sizes) has been reduced from 0.53% to 0.48% of the fob value.

Canvas and textile shoe exports with rubber sole (all varieties and sizes) have also been affected by a decrease in duty drawback, with a reduction from 5% of the fob value to 3.81%.

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