{
  "id": 16681775,
  "title": "FBR sets deadline for textile unit surveillance camera installation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/fbr-sets-deadline-for-textile-unit-surveillance-camera-installation",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:30:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446070/fbr-sets-deadline-for-textile-unit-surveillance-camera-installation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 15, 2026, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) mandates all textile spinning units to install video surveillance cameras. This directive aims to monitor production, cotton bales, and the processing of various fibers like cotton, polyester, viscose, wool, and acrylic. The FBR issued Sales Tax General Order No 30 of 2026 to enforce this requirement, emphasizing the need for electronic monitoring of production through video surveillance cameras.\n\nThe order specifies several points within the textile processing machinery where these cameras must be installed. These include hopper bale openers and feeders, weighing hopper feeders, and blow room lines dedicated to man-made fibers like polyester and viscose. Additionally, the order targets areas like acrylic waste openers, recycling lines, and mixing/laydown areas where loose fibers are handled.\n\nRegistered textile spinning units are required to install these cameras by the end of November 2026. The FBR has also directed vendors to ensure their video analytics solutions are integrated with these cameras. These solutions must meet specific criteria, including real-time production capture, data transmission to the Central Control Unit, storage and archiving of data, detection of unexpected stops, quantitative production analyses, and data analytics for legal actions.\n\nThis directive builds upon Sales Tax General Order #08 of 2025, which had already mandated similar monitoring under certain conditions. The FBR's decision underscores the increasing emphasis on technological compliance in the textile industry to streamline production tracking and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday directed all textile spinning units to install video surveillance cameras by November 15, 2026 for monitoring of production, cotton bales and processing of natural, man-made and blended fibres in loose including cotton, polyester, viscose, wool and acrylic. In this regard, the FBR has issued a Sales Tax General Order No 30 of 2026 - IR…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}