Pakistani online buyers have begun to see the significant increase of tax on Alexpress orders, in some cases more than 70 to 80 percent of the product price has been shown.
The famous Chinese e -commerce platform has begun making a list of separate tax money for buyers in Pakistan.
For example, on the Alexpress order of.9 36.96 in taxes on checkout. Increased by 25.87 – which is the total cost of $ 62.83, an increase of more than 70 %.
This development pursues the federal government’s decision earlier this year to bring the import of e -commerce globally under tax.
Authorities have directed platforms such as Alexpress and TEMU to collect taxes on the source to prevent unorganized cross -border trade and promote domestic revenue.
But this development is interesting because the government had previously introduced a 5 % digital presence tax on foreign e -commerce platforms so that it could be re -ruling later.
Although 5 % levy has been withdrawn, Alexpress has begun to add separate tax charges, especially on small imports across the border.
Under Rollback, digital presence tax will not be applicable to the goods and services provided from outside Pakistan, which is effective from 1st July, 2025.
Industry observers say the move seems to have influenced Alexpress first, while Timo has not yet included any tax components on checkout for Pakistani consumers.
However, the rapid rise in checkouts has repeatedly led to frustration among online buyers, which argues that the new system makes cheap small imports significantly more expensive.
The Ali Express has not yet issued any official statement, but the tax error noted on its checkout page states that “tax out on tax out is lodged separately” for some products.
Analysts say the change could discourage smaller e -commerce purchases from abroad and pushed consumers to local markets instead.