Sandbox scenario · SN006
Sale of exempt goods
Exempt goods carry no sales tax at all, but they still have to be reported electronically. Rule 150R(9) is explicit that supplies of exempt items go through the integrated system like any other invoice. This scenario checks that your software reports a zero-tax invoice rather than skipping it.
What to send
These strings are matched by FBR's API. Send them exactly as published — including any irregular spacing or punctuation, which is deliberate and not a typo.
- scenarioId
- SN006
- saleType
- Exempt goods
- FBR description
- Exempt goods sale
scenarioId is sandbox-only. It is required on sandbox submissions and must be omitted from production invoices — FBR derives the treatment from the sale type once you are live.
Who has to pass SN006
FBR assigns scenarios from your sales tax profile — your business activity and your sector. 55 of the 104 possible profiles are assigned this one.
- Manufacturer All Other Sectors, FMCG, Textile, Telecom, Petroleum, Electricity Distribution, Gas Distribution, Services, Automobile, CNG Stations, Pharmaceuticals, Wholesale / Retails
- Importer every sector
- Distributor All Other Sectors
- Wholesaler All Other Sectors
- Exporter every sector
- Retailer All Other Sectors
- Service Provider All Other Sectors
- Other every sector
What gets SN006 rejected
- 01
Exempt is not the same as zero-rated — SN007 is a separate scenario with different treatment for input tax.
- 02
salesTaxApplicable is zero, but the field must still be present. Error 0023 rejects a missing value.
- 03
The invoice must still be transmitted; not reporting exempt supplies is a compliance failure, not a saving.
Related scenarios
You should not have to hand-type SN006
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