How to get a free NTN in 10 minutes
NTN means National Tax Number. It is free. If you register as a person (not a company), your NTN is your CNIC number.
What you need
- Your CNIC (ID card) number and its issue date
- A mobile number registered in your own name (FBR sends a code by SMS)
- An email address you can open (FBR sends a code by email)
Steps on FBR IRIS
- Open iris.fbr.gov.pk and click Registration for Unregistered Person.
- Type your CNIC number, name, mobile number and email. Fill in the picture code and submit.
- FBR sends one code by SMS and one by email. Type both codes on the screen.
- You get your password (and a PIN) by SMS and email. Log in to IRIS with your CNIC number and this password.
- The registration form (Form 181) opens. Fill in your personal details and address. For your income source choose Business and add your shop or business name and address. Submit it.
- Done. You are now registered, and your NTN is your CNIC number.
Then add it on Arbsbuy
Go to Store Settings → Tax Registration (FBR) and type your NTN (your CNIC number). Our team checks it with FBR and marks it verified.
Why it matters
- It is the law. Since July 2025, every online seller in Pakistan must have an NTN, and marketplaces may not serve sellers without one. On Arbsbuy, products of sellers without a verified NTN are switched off after 09 Nov 2026 (nothing is deleted; they come back on when the NTN is verified).
- You pay less tax. On every sale the courier or bank cuts income tax for the government. Sellers on FBR's Active Taxpayers List pay the normal rate. Everyone else pays double:
| Cash on Delivery | Online payment | |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax, active taxpayer | 2% | 1% |
| Income tax, no NTN / not active | 4% | 2% |
| Sales tax (everyone) | 2% | 1% |
Example: on a Rs 4,500 COD sale, income tax is Rs 90 at 2% instead of Rs 180 at 4%. The 2% is your final income tax on that sale. To be on the Active Taxpayers List you also file your yearly income tax return on IRIS.
Only the Arbsbuy fee is ours. These taxes are government tax. They are cut on every platform and courier (Daraz, Facebook orders, your own website), and paid to FBR in your name. You get a tax certificate you can use in your own tax return.
Need help? Message our seller team from your Seller Center and we will guide you through registration.