FBR Digital Invoicing Guides

FBR Digital Invoicing — The Complete Guide

What FBR Digital Invoicing is, how it works, who must comply, and the fastest way for a Pakistani business to start issuing compliant, QR-stamped sales tax invoices.

Digital Invoice Integration with FBR (DI API v1.12)

The two ways to integrate with FBR's Digital Invoicing API — building it yourself vs using a ready platform — and exactly what the v1.12 specification requires.

PRAL and FBR Digital Invoicing: How Licensed Integration Works

What PRAL is, its role in FBR's Digital Invoicing rollout, what PRAL certification means, and why it matters when choosing an invoicing platform.

FBR IRIS vs Digital Invoicing: What's the Difference?

IRIS and Digital Invoicing are two different FBR systems. This guide explains what each one does and which one your business actually needs to integrate with.

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FBR Digital Invoicing Logo & QR Code: Print Rules, Sizes and Where to Get Them

Every printed FBR digital invoice must carry three elements: the FBR invoice number, a Version 2.0 QR code printed at 1.0 × 1.0 inch, and the official Digital Invoicing logo (the FBR DI icon). The exact specifications, where the logo comes from, and the print mistakes that break verification.

Free FBR Digital Invoicing Software: What PRAL Gives Free vs What Paid Platforms Add (2026)

There is no FBR desktop software to download — but two genuinely free routes exist: PRAL as your licensed integrator and manual invoices on IRIS. What free actually covers, the Rs 10-per-invoice cap on paid integrators, and when a platform is worth paying for.

PRAL Digital Invoicing Helpline & Support: CRM Portal, FBR Helpline Numbers and What to Use When

Three official support channels exist for FBR Digital Invoicing problems: the PRAL DI CRM at dicrm.pral.com.pk, FBR's national helpline 051-111-772-772 / helpline@fbr.gov.pk, and FBR's Digital Invoicing technical-assistance pages. Which channel fixes which problem, and what to prepare before you file.

FBR Digital Invoicing Software in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad: What City Actually Changes

Searching for FBR digital invoicing software in Karachi, Lahore or Islamabad? The software is cloud-based and works from any city — but your city does change one payload field (sellerProvince) and decides whether your services fall under FBR, SRB or PRA. Here is what matters.

FBR Digital Invoicing for Pharmaceutical Companies & Medicine Distributors (SN025 Explained)

How pharma manufacturers, importers and medicine distributors invoice under FBR Digital Invoicing: scenario SN025 (drugs at fixed rate, Serial 81, Eighth Schedule Table 1), why extraTax must be empty, and why FBR error 0093 blocks manufacturers from Non-Adjustable Supplies.

FBR Digital Invoicing for the Steel Sector: Melters, Re-Rollers, Ship Breakers & Toll Manufacturing

Steel is the most rule-heavy sector in FBR Digital Invoicing: dedicated scenarios SN003 (melting and re-rolling), SN004 (ship breaking) and SN011 (toll manufacturing), a mandatory MT unit of measure, steel-sector buyer checks and minimum-value rules. Every trap decoded.

FBR Digital Invoicing for the Textile Sector: Ginners, Spinners, Weavers & Garment Exporters

How Pakistan's textile chain invoices under FBR Digital Invoicing: scenario SN009 (cotton ginners), the registered-buyer rule (error 0100), the withholding rule (0050), 18% local supplies vs zero-rated exports, and FBR's new production monitoring of spinning units.

FBR Digital Invoicing for Mobile Phone Dealers & Distributors (SN015, Ninth Schedule)

How mobile phone importers, distributors and shops invoice under FBR Digital Invoicing: scenario SN015, sale type Mobile Phones, the NINTH SCHEDULE reference with alphanumeric serials like 1(A), and the SRO-pairing errors 0077/0078 that reject phone invoices.

FBR Digital Invoicing for Petrol Pumps, OMCs & Petroleum Products (SN012 Explained)

How the petroleum chain invoices under FBR Digital Invoicing: scenario SN012, sale type Petroleum Products, the special 1.43% rate with SRO 1450(I)/2021, petroleum-levy error 0087, and what a petrol pump or OMC dealer actually posts per sale.

IRIS Digital Invoicing Portal: Login, Enrolment, Search & Cancel (2026 Walkthrough)

IRIS is where FBR Digital Invoicing is switched on, monitored and corrected: enrolment and integrator choice, the invoice dashboard, the six invoice statuses, and the 72-hour cancel/edit rules — plus what belongs in IRIS versus your invoicing software.

Billing Software in Pakistan (2026): What FBR Compliance Now Requires Before You Buy

Since Rule 150Q and SRO 1852(I)/2025, billing software in Pakistan is judged by one test: can it post every sales tax invoice to FBR in real time and print the IRN, QR code and logo? A buyer's checklist — and why generic invoice makers no longer qualify.

E-Invoice vs Digital Invoice in Pakistan: Is There a Difference?

In Pakistan the two terms name the same FBR regime: Digital Invoicing is FBR and PRAL's official name for the system, e-invoicing is the international shorthand. What both mean, why an emailed PDF is neither, and the related terms worth keeping straight.