The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has significantly reduced the import tax on air purifiers from 25% to 10% as announced in a gazette notification on 20 January.
Air purifiers are mainly used to improve indoor air quality for health reasons. Recently, imports have increased due to growing concerns about air quality in the country.
According to an NBR press release, the revenue authorities have offered this tax reduction to make air purifiers more affordable.
However, experts argue that the tax cut will mainly benefit a small portion of society and will not contribute much to improving public health overall.