Pakistan’s auto sector: safety, quality rules for imported and locally produced vehicles notified

The Engineering Development Board (EDB), an apex government body under the Ministry of Industries & Production in Pakistan, has issued two separate notifications for adopting motor vehicles safety, quality, and environmental standards for imported and locally-manufactured/assembled vehicles. The development comes as the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) issued on Tuesday a statutory regulatory order (SROs), allowing commercial import of up to five-year-old vehicles with 40% additional duty with immediate effect.