On September 26, 2021, The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued the “Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations 2021”.There are several notifications according to the new PTA Mobile Import Policy:

1. A person can only import five mobile devices for personal use in a year.

2. All type approval holders and persons importing PTA type-approved terminal equipment and mobile devices for sale and marketing in Pakistan must ensure that they will establish a customer service or after-sales mechanism for the convenience of their customers. Moreover, obtain the COC for parts imported for after-sales provision through PTA.

3. If the applicant is a foreign entity, then they must provide the following documents for type approval process, issued by their home country:

 • Company registration

 • Authorization from the board of directors to apply for PTA type-approval

 • Shareholder details of the board of directors of the manufacturer of the devices

4. All terminal equipment with wireless functionality must operate non-interferingly within the PTA/FAB-allowed frequency spectrum

5. The IMEI for device will contain only GSMA issued Type Allocation Code (TAC) excluding placed in blacklist by the authority.

6. Mobile devices that contain duplicated/cloned/stolen/counterfeit will not be allowed for issuance of the COC by PTA.

7. For devices operating in the VHF/HF/UHF frequency bands, type approval holder will ensure that the equipment is sold to the PTA license holders and devices are programmed within the allocated frequency band only as per license conditions

8. For equipment for maritime functionality, authorization from a Pakistan Maritime Security Agencies (MSA) along with issued license from the PTA is required.

Source:

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