FBR Orders Textile Mills to Install Cameras

Notably, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all registered textile spinning units to install video surveillance cameras by November 15, 2026, to monitor the processing of cotton and other natural, man created and blended fibers.

Key points

• The FBR issued the new order under Section 40C(2) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, and Rules 150ZQR and 150ZQT of the Sales Tax Rules, 2006.
• The new requirements supplement an earlier order issued on November 20, 2025.
• The board remarked Sales Tax General Order No.
• They must additionally store and archive data, detect unexpected production stoppages, analyze production quantities and backing data analysis for required legal action.
• Obtain the latest business news, market insights, and economic updates wherever you prefer.

Under Sales Tax General Order No. 30 of 2026, issued on Monday, FBR has expanded electronic production monitoring requirements to cover loose, opened and other non bale forms of fiber, including cotton, polyester, viscose, wool and acrylic.

In practice, the new requirements supplement an earlier order issued on November 20, 2025. Ahsan Iqbal Approves Rs. 213 Billion for 4 Projects. FBR Specifies Camera Installation Points.

As well as weighing hopper feeders and blending feeders employed to mix natural and man created fibers, the order requires cameras at key points throughout textile spinning operations, including hopper bale openers and hopper feeders where loose fiber is fed manually.

As well as acrylic processing lines, surveillance is additionally required on blow room lines dedicated to man-made fibers, including polyester and viscose.

Waste openers, recycling lines handling soft waste, comber noil and card flat strips, and mixing or laydown areas where loose fibers are stacked or mixed must additionally be monitored. Video Analytics Must Track Production in Real Time.

Meanwhile, the FBR has directed vendors authorized under Chapter XIV BA of the Sales Tax Rules, 2006, to ensure their video analytics systems are integrated with the installed cameras and can detect, count and quantify fibers fed into production in loose, open, or other non-bale forms. 3-Month Toshakhana List Goes Public.

Notably, the systems must capture production processes in real time, collect production data through object detection and counting, and transmit data to the FBR's Central Control Unit in real time. They must additionally store and archive data, detect unexpected production stoppages, analyze production quantities and backing data analysis for required legal action.

Meanwhile, the FBR issued the new order under Section 40C(2) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, and Rules 150ZQR and 150ZQT of the Sales Tax Rules, 2006.

For context, the board remarked Sales Tax General Order No. 08 of 2025, dated November 20, 2025, will remain in force. The latest order adds monitoring requirements for loose, opened and other non bale fiber processing to the existing system for monitoring cotton bales. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

Obtain the latest business news, market insights, and economic updates wherever you prefer. Follow on Google Discover. Follow on Google News Join WhatsApp. See more ProPakistani stories in Google Search and Top Stories.

Taken together, the developments around FBR Orders Textile Mills to Install Cameras point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.