Registration
Our Punjab seller registration
Selling kites or string in Lahore is legal only for sellers registered with the Deputy Commissioner. This page shows where our own Punjab seller registration stands, who has to register, which law requires it and when registered sellers may sell. Our certificate number appears here as soon as it is issued.
Where is our registration?
Seller registration in progress. Sales open only after our Punjab seller certificate is issued.
Who has to register?
Kite and string manufacturers, traders and sellers must register with the Deputy Commissioner through the Basant portal. Manufacturer registration for 2027 opened on 5 September 2026, and manufacturers need a no-objection certificate (NOC) before production. Sellers, traders and associations are expected to register in January or February 2027. The DC verifies applications within 10 days, and a registration is valid for one year.
confirmedSource: Dawn
Which law requires it?
Kite flying in Punjab is governed by the Punjab Regulation of Kite Flying Act 2025, passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24 December 2025 after an ordinance of 1 December 2025. It replaced the 2001 prohibition ordinance. Flying stays banned by default; the Deputy Commissioner may permit it only on notified days and at designated places.
confirmedSource: Dawn
When can registered sellers sell?
The 2027 sales window has not been notified yet. Sellers and traders are expected to register in January or February 2027. In 2026, public sales ran for 8 days and ended on the last flying day, so expect sales to open about a week before the festival.
awaiting official notificationSource: Dawn
For reference, how it worked in 2026:
Basant 2026 reference: registered sellers could sell kites and string to the public from 1 to 8 February 2026 (DC Lahore notification ADC(G)/2025/1190). Manufacturing and trade were allowed from 30 December 2025. Kite flying was allowed on 6, 7 and 8 February 2026.
confirmedSource: Geo News
How can you check a seller?
Ask to see the seller's registration certificate, and check the string itself:
Only cotton dor is allowed: at most 9 threads (tars), at least 28 count, coated only with approved maanjha, and wound in a round ball called a pinna. Every pinna must carry its own QR code for verification.
Sources (9)
- Dawn — Registration for kite manufacturers to open from tomorrow (4 Sept 2026)
- Pakistan Today — Punjab Assembly passes strict kite-flying law (24 Dec 2025)
- Dawn — Punjab Assembly passes kite flying regulation bill (24 Dec 2025)
- FAFEN — Kite Flying Regulation: How it Evolved Since 2001
- Geo News — Kite-flying rules, sales window notified ahead of Basant festival in Lahore (29 Dec 2025)
- Daily Pakistan — Lahore Basant 2026 notification released (29 Dec 2025)
- ProPakistani — Lahore announces kites sale date for Basant 2026 (29 Dec 2025)
- Punjab Basant portal (official) — Safety rules (15 Oct 2026)
- The Express Tribune — Lahore revives Basant 2026 but keeps kite-flying on a tight string