FBR's Sales Tax General Order No. 30 of 2026 requires additional video-analytics monitoring of natural, man-made and blended fibre processing in textile spinning units. The stated compliance deadline is 15 November 2026.
What machinery the order covers
The FBR's official update announces electronic monitoring of production through surveillance equipment on textile machinery handling cotton, polyester, viscose, wool, acrylic and blended fibre in loose, opened and non-bale forms.
Registered textile spinning units should review hopper openers and feeders, blending equipment, man-made fibre blow-room lines, waste and recycling equipment and mixing areas. The exact equipment and installation points must be reconciled against the full operative order.
Video analytics and data
The required system is more than ordinary security CCTV. Its purpose is to capture and quantify fibre entering processing, provide real-time production information and integrate the recorded information with FBR's monitoring arrangements. Businesses should coordinate camera placement, analytics software, network access and system verification with approved service providers.
The latest order is additional to earlier monitoring requirements, including those introduced for cotton bales; the order should not be treated as a blanket repeal of earlier obligations.
Compliance deadline and action
The published requirement specifies installation by 15 November 2026. Textile businesses should create an equipment-by-equipment checklist, identify monitoring gaps, engage an authorised vendor, and retain orders, commissioning tests and integration evidence.
Where operations use mixed material or shared production lines, the equipment mapping should be documented before installation. The original STGO and any subsequent FBR clarification should govern implementation and enforcement analysis.
What affected businesses should consider
Spinning mills should examine their fibre-processing lines, install compliant video analytics and preserve commissioning evidence before the 15 November 2026 deadline.
Legal status
STGO No. 30 of 2026. Report reviewed on 28 October 2026. Operative order — deadline 15 November 2026.
The governing instrument and any subsequent amendment or clarification should be checked before taking action.
Official regulatory publication.