Pakistan Customs North surpasses revenue collection target by 50 percent
KARACHI: During the quarter (Oct-Dec 2015) the Customs Northern region has collected customs duty amounting to Rs5.014 billion against the target of Rs2.719 billion exceeding the given target by 84...
View ArticleMCC Quetta seizes smuggled goods
KARACHI: MCC Quetta in two separate cases has seized large quantity of smuggled goods worth over Rs 30 million with the assistance of Frontier Constabulary (FC) Darakhshan. In pursuance of information...
View Article22 tons of explosive material recovered from Karachi port
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs I&I Enforcement Karachi acting on an information received from DG Imtiaz Ahmed has recovered large quantity of explosive material from a container at Karachi port....
View ArticleMulla Aslam, Akmal Hashmi, Pervez Zardari transferred
KARACHI: Director General Customs Intelligence & Investigation Imtiaz Ahmed has transferred three officials of I&I ASO Karachi for their suspected involvement in smuggling and links with...
View ArticleNAB Karachi’s performance remains outstanding during 2015
KARACHI: Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) visited NAB Karachi Bureau for annual inspection. NAB Chairman’s Inspection & Monitoring Team (CI&MT) was deputed...
View ArticleCustoms values of whey powder, permeate whey powder determined
KARACHI: The Director of Customs Valuation Manzoor Memon has revised the customs values of whey powder and permeate whey powder vide Valuation Ruling No.789/2016. A reference was received from MCC...
View ArticleCustoms values of refrigeration gases determined
KARACHI: The Director of Customs Valuation Manzoor Memon has revised the customs values of Refrigeration gases R-22, R-134a and R-141b vide Valuation Ruling No.790/2015. Reference was received from...
View ArticleDG I&I warns transferred officials to join new postings
KARACHI: The Directorate General of Customs Intelligence & Investigation has transferred the staff of Regional office Karachi and warned the officials to comply with the transfers immediately....
View ArticleAnti-smuggling: FC digs 400 KM long ditch along Balochistan border
KARACHI: The government’s anti-smuggling campaign has entered into the next phase and the border forces have sealed borders with Afghanistan and Iran eliminating all transportation of goods except the...
View ArticleCustoms Preventive foils narcotics smuggling bid
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs Preventive staff posted at Jinnah International Airport departure arrested a Nigerian passenger travelling to Lagos Nigeria and recovered 900 grams of white heroin from his...
View ArticleIrregularities in the allotment of Customs residential flat in Hyderababd
KARACHI: Several irregularities in the allotment and occupation of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) residential flats/bungalows have come to the surface, which warrant prompt action. The residential...
View ArticleTransshipment of LCL cargo module rolled out in WeBOC
KARACHI: Chief Collector Appraisement South has notified that filing of goods declaration (GD) filing through WeBOC has been made mandatory from February 01, 2016 for less than container load (LCL)...
View ArticleDefinitive anti-dumping duty imposed on Indian Sorbitol
KARACHI: The National Tariff Commission (NTC) has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty at 16.97 percent on import of Sorbitol from India for a period of five years. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...
View ArticleSeizure report finds M/s Byco Petroleum hoodwinking government revenue
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation Gwadar has served a Seizure Report pertaining to the Tug ‘Sharief Pioneer’ imported by M/s Byco Petroleum. The tug was illegally removed...
View ArticleCustoms values of adhesive tape revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Manzoor Hussain Memon has revised the customs values of adhesive tape vide valuation ruling No.791/2016. Customs values of Self Adhesive Tape (Transparent BOPP/OPP)...
View ArticleCustoms values of milk supplements revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Manzoor Hussain Memon has revised the customs values of food supplements (drinking powder) vide valuation ruling No.792/2016. It was brought to the notice of...
View ArticleSuit against customs adjourned until Jan 21
KARACHI: A bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Monday adjourned hearing of a suit filed by Umer Impex against Collector Customs, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (PMBQ) and Additional Collector...
View ArticleCustoms authorities bound to allow provisional release of goods
KARACHI: In case of dispute over valuation of imported consignment, “it is mandated upon the authority (Custom authorities) defined under section 81 are bound to allow the clearance of the consignment...
View ArticleSmuggled gutka, cigarettes seized
KARACHI: ASO Customs Intelligence Karachi has seized Indian Gutka and non-duty paid foreign origin cigarettes worth Rs10 million approximately. Director Asif Marghoob Siddiqui had this information and...
View ArticleTwo Customs group officers promoted to BS-22
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif utilizing his discretionary powers has approved promotion of two BS-21 officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) into BS-22. These officers include Chairman...
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