Sandbox scenario · SN017
Goods where federal excise duty is charged in sales tax mode
Certain goods attract federal excise duty collected as though it were sales tax. The invoice reports it through the sales tax fields rather than as a separate duty, which is what "in ST mode" means. Part of the baseline set for almost every profile.
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
- SN017
- saleType
- Goods (FED in ST Mode)
- FBR description
- Sale of Goods where FED is charged in ST mode
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 SN017
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 SN017 rejected
- 01
fedPayable is a distinct field from salesTaxApplicable. Putting the excise amount in the wrong one misstates both figures.
- 02
Error 0018 rejects a missing sales tax or FED in ST mode value.
- 03
SN018 is the services equivalent — check which applies before choosing.
You should not have to hand-type SN017
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