SRB POS Integration in Sindh (2026): Who Must Integrate, the 15% Rate and Penalties
SRB POS integration in Sindh: the 6 restaurant groups that must integrate, the Rs 5 million rule, penalties up to Rs 100,000, and how it differs from FBR.
The short answer
This page is for restaurants and service businesses in Karachi, Hyderabad and the rest of Sindh. It explains who must connect their billing to the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB), what it costs, and what happens if you do not.
SRB POS integration means your point of sale (POS — the till or billing software at your counter) sends every bill to SRB in real time. SRB's own FAQ names six groups of restaurants that must integrate. One of them is any restaurant whose turnover crossed Rs 5 million in the last 12 tax periods (months). SRB says integrated restaurants charge 15% Sindh Sales Tax on services.
The legal rules are the Sindh Sales Tax Special Procedure (Online Integration of Business) Rules, 2022, made under the Sindh Sales Tax on Services Act, 2011. SRB's FAQ lists penalties of Rs 25,000 to Rs 100,000 for failing to integrate, and sealing of the business after three defaults in a row.
SRB POS is not the same as FBR Digital Invoicing. SRB taxes services in Sindh. FBR taxes goods across Pakistan. Many businesses in Karachi need both. This guide is general information, not tax advice. Check the latest rules on srb.gos.pk before you act.
Who must integrate with SRB POS
SRB's FAQ lists these six groups:
1. Restaurants inside hotels.
2. International franchise restaurants — both the franchiser (the brand owner) and the franchisee (the local operator).
3. Restaurants with more than one branch in Sindh.
4. Outlets in air-conditioned shopping malls.
5. Restaurants that sell through online marketplaces (food delivery apps).
6. Any restaurant with turnover above Rs 5 million in the preceding 12 tax periods.
If you fall in even one group, you must integrate. A small single-branch dhaba below Rs 5 million, not in a mall and not on a delivery app, is outside this list today. But SRB can widen the list by notification, so check it every year.
Punjab has its own system with different limits. 'PRA eIMS in Punjab (2026): Who Must Install It, the Rs 6 Million Rule and the Rs 1 Million Fine' covers it. For how the provinces and FBR split the work, read 'FBR vs Provincial (SRB/PRA/KPRA) E-Invoicing: Which System Do Service Businesses Report To? (2026)'.
How it works: cost, invoice and verification
Cost: SRB says its SRB-POS software links with your existing billing or accounting software at zero cost. You may still pay your own POS vendor for setup or support, so ask for a written quote.
Invoice: each bill from an integrated POS carries an official SRB invoice number and a QR code (a square barcode a phone camera can read). The customer scans the QR code to check the bill on SRB's website. A bill without it tells the customer the sale may not be reported.
Tax rate: SRB's FAQ gives 15% for integrated restaurants. The Sindh Finance Act 2026 changed rates for several services from 1 July 2026, so confirm your exact rate in SRB's current rate schedule.
Data sharing: news reports on the Sindh Finance Act 2026 say SRB can now share taxpayer data with FBR. So your SRB sales and your FBR records may be compared. Keep both clean and matching.
Penalties, and SRB vs FBR in one table of words
SRB's FAQ lists two penalty types. Under serial 2B, failing to integrate can cost at least Rs 25,000 and up to Rs 100,000, and the business can be sealed after three defaults in a row. Under serial 7B, the penalty is up to Rs 100,000 or the amount of tax involved, whichever is higher, and a court can add up to one year in prison or a fine.
Now the difference from FBR. SRB POS: Sindh only, sales tax on services, for restaurants and other notified service providers, reported to SRB. FBR Digital Invoicing: all of Pakistan, sales tax on goods, for manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers and others, reported to FBR through IRIS (FBR's online tax portal).
A Karachi business can need both. Example: a bakery chain that sells cakes to walk-in customers from a mall outlet (SRB POS) and also supplies packed goods to registered shops (FBR digital invoicing). 'FBR POS Integration vs Digital Invoicing: Which One Does Your Business Need? (2026)' explains the FBR side. 'FBR Digital Invoicing Software in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad: What City Actually Changes' explains what your city changes and what it does not.
Digi Invoice handles the FBR side only. It posts each sale to FBR, checks it against FBR's rules first, and stores the FBR invoice number and QR code. For SRB, use SRB-POS or a POS vendor that SRB has verified. You can create a free Digi Invoice account and test FBR invoices in the sandbox (FBR's free practice system where test invoices do not count as real).
Difficult words in this guide
SRB — Sindh Revenue Board, the body that collects sales tax on services in Sindh.
POS — point of sale, the till or billing software where you make the customer's bill.
Integration — a live link that sends each bill from your POS to the tax body as it is made.
Tax period — one month for sales tax purposes.
Sealing — officers lock your premises so you cannot trade from it until the problem is fixed.
For more terms, see 'FBR Digital Invoicing Dictionary — 25 Key Terms Explained'.