{
  "id": 19044579,
  "title": "PHC rules FED on unprocessed tobacco is illegal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/phc-rules-fed-on-unprocessed-tobacco-is-illegal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-08T23:46:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448054/phc-rules-fed-on-unprocessed-tobacco-is-illegal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Peshawar High Court has ruled that the Federal Excise Duty (FED) cannot be levied on unprocessed green leaf or hand-stemmed tobacco unless it has undergone processing and conversion through a Green Leaf Threshing (GLT) unit. The court dismissed a petition filed by M/s Pak Hills Tobacco Company Pvt Ltd, setting aside the FED demand against the consignment and releasing 3,375 kilograms of seized hand-stemmed tobacco and a vehicle belonging to a tobacco company. The court emphasized that hand-stemming, even with tools or machinery, does not qualify as a manufacturing process warranting the imposition of federal excise duty. The judgment provides judicial clarification on the distinction between hand-stemming and industrial tobacco processing, reaffirming that the levy of federal excise duty must strictly comply with the definitions and requirements prescribed under the law.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}