FBR Customs Inspector

Six weighted domains: Customs basics, declarations, tariff, valuation, travel guide, vehicles and DIRBS (20%); Customs law, Customs Act, Customs Rules 2001, SROs, orders and circulars (20%); Income Tax including ATL and withholding rates (15%); Sales Tax and FED (15%); border enforcement and trade facilitation including FATF rules (15%); and administrative, legal and governance framework including FTO affairs and ADR (15%).

No. It is independent study material written for candidates searching this exam. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Federal Board of Revenue or Pakistan Customs, and it does not reproduce any official question bank. Always treat the FBR portal as the authoritative source for law, rules, notifications and procedures.

Start with the two 20% Customs domains, since together they carry 40% of the paper and underpin daily inspector work. Then take Income Tax and Sales Tax/FED, which reward familiarity with return filing, ATL and e-payment concepts. Finish with enforcement and trade facilitation, then governance topics such as FTO, ADR and complaints, which are easier to revise late.

Relying on outdated figures and remembered numbers rather than the current text. SROs, rules and rates change, and notices on the FBR updates list show amendments still being issued, including to Rule 96 on Customs Agents Licensing under the Customs Rules, 2001. Verify every rate, time limit and rule number against the live FBR portal before the exam.

The FBR portal is the single permitted source. Use its Legal Resources sections for Acts, Ordinance, Rules, SROs and Notifications, Orders and Circulars, plus Publications and Brochures. Customs-specific material includes the Customs Tariff, HS-2022 Transposition Table, Valuation, Rates of Valuation and DIRBS. Inland Revenue sections cover Income Tax and Sales Tax basics, ATL, withholding rates and e-payment.

Yes. The blueprint allocates 15% to Income Tax and 15% to Sales Tax and FED, so a third of the paper sits outside core Customs procedure. Focus on basics, registration, return filing, Active Taxpayer List, withholding tax rates, e-payment, sales tax refunds, Point of Sale and Federal Excise Duty basics rather than advanced computation.

The available source does not state the question count, duration, passing score, fee, format or validity period for this exam, so those details are marked for review rather than guessed. Check the official recruitment advertisement and FBR announcements for confirmed format and timing before you plan a revision schedule around them.

The source does not state a retake policy, so no number of attempts or waiting period can be confirmed here. Candidates should consult the official advertisement and FBR announcements for the applicable rules. Treat any figure you see elsewhere as unverified until it appears in an official document.

The FBR portal lists complaint routes including Write To Chairman FBR, Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Pakistan Citizen Portal. It also publishes helpline contacts: Monday to Friday 08:00 a.m to 11:30 p.m for the national and international lines, and an exclusive line for females on Monday to Friday 08:00 a.m to 04:00 p.m.

The official source was retrieved on 7 November 2026. It lists recent updates including S.R.O2088(I)/2026 amending Rule 96 on Customs Agents Licensing, S.R.O2063(I)/2026 and S.R.O2085(I)/2026 on Sales Tax Rules, and Finance Act 2026 Anomaly Committee changes. Re-check the FBR portal for later amendments before relying on any figure.