KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Dr. Wasif Ali Memon has revised customs values of Aluminum Hydroxide/Alumina Hydrate vide Valuation Ruling No. 819/2016.

Customs values of Aluminum Hydroxide/Alumina Hydrate were determined vide Valuation Ruling No. 233/2010.

The importers were demanding revision in prices of Aluminum Hydroxide/Alumina Hydrate (PCT heading 2818.3000) claiming that there is decline in the prices in the international market. Accordingly to ascertain the current prices prevailing in the international market, an exercise to re-determine the customs value of Aluminum Hydroxide/Alumina Hydrate was undertaken by this Directorate General.

Customs value of Aluminum Hydroxide/Alumina Hydrate (powder form) under PCT 2818.3000 of India are fixed at $0.27/KG and of other origins at $0.30/KG.

Customs value of Aluminum Hydroxide/Alumina Hydrate (gel/paste form) under PCT 2818.3000 of China, Korea, India are fixed at $0.50/KG and of U?SA, EU and Japan at $0.60/KG.