Sales Tax Registration (STRN) with FBR

Register your business for sales tax with FBR, receive your Sales Tax Registration Number and start invoicing correctly.

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Overview

Register for Sales Tax the Right Way

Businesses that manufacture, import, supply or sell goods above certain thresholds, and many others dealing with large buyers, need to be registered for sales tax with FBR. Registration gives you a Sales Tax Registration Number (STRN), allows you to issue sales tax invoices and to claim input tax on your purchases.

The application is made on IRIS and usually involves business premises details, bank account information, electricity connection details and biometric verification. Incomplete applications are a common cause of delay. We prepare the application with you, guide you through the verification steps and follow up until registration is approved.

What We Do

What Our Registration Service Covers

From the first assessment to your first return, we guide you through every step.

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Who Needs This

Who Needs Sales Tax Registration?

Requirements depend on your business type, turnover and customers.

Manufacturers

Businesses producing taxable goods, including many small and cottage industries above the threshold.

Importers and Distributors

Businesses importing or supplying goods in the supply chain.

Retailers

Retailers covered by FBR's sales tax rules, including those integrated with FBR's point-of-sale system.

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Documents Required

Documents Required

We will confirm the final list for your business.

How It Works

Four clear steps from your first message to completed work, with updates at every stage.

01

Eligibility Check

We confirm whether you need registration and explain the obligations that come with it.

02

Prepare Documents

You share premises, bank and ownership documents; we check them for gaps.

03

Application and Verification

We file the application on IRIS and guide you through biometric verification.

04

STRN Issued

Once approved, we explain invoicing and set up your monthly filing.

Good to Know

Before You Register

Registration brings monthly obligations

After registration you must file a sales tax return every month, even if there were no sales. Plan for this before registering, or let us manage it for you.

Input tax can reduce your liability

Registered businesses can usually claim the sales tax paid on business purchases against the tax charged on sales, if the purchases are from registered suppliers and properly documented.

Keep proper invoices

Sales tax invoices must contain specific details, including both parties’ registration numbers. Correct invoicing from day one avoids problems at the time of audit.

FAQs

Questions About Sales Tax Registration (STRN)

Answers to the questions clients ask us most about this service.

It depends on FBR’s verification process, including biometric and premises checks. Straightforward cases are typically completed within a couple of weeks.

In most cases FBR requires biometric verification of the owner or directors. We tell you exactly where and how to complete it.

No. Income tax registration (NTN) comes first. If you do not have one, we register you for both.

Non-filing can result in penalties, default surcharge and suspension or blacklisting of the registration. Regular filing keeps your registration active.

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