KARACHI: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation has revised the Customs values of chemicals vide Valuation Ruling No.609/2013.
Customs values of various types of chemicals were determined earlier in 2007. The same were taken up for fresh determination of Customs values to reflect the current prices in the international market.
According to the revised values, boric acid of all origins would be assessed to duty and taxes at $0.90/KG; Aluminum Oxide-A14 of Japan at $0.90/KG; Chromium acid/chromium of China at $1.90/KG; Trioxide (all grades) of all origins other than China at $3.20/KG; Barium Chloride of China at $0.47/KG; Sodium meta bi sulphite of China at $0.322/KG; Sodium Hexmat Phosphate 40% & below of China at $1.0/KG; Sodium Hexmat Phosphate (food grade) of Thailand at $1.20/KG and Borax Decahyderate of all origins at $0.49/KG.
Brown Aluminum oxide of China would be assessed to duty and taxes at $0.88/KG; Sodium acid pyrophosphate (food grade) of China at $0.80/KG; sodium acid pyrophosphate (food grade) of Thailand at $0.90/KG; Dipentene/Urinonene/limomene/terpodiene of China at $1.60/KG; ISO propyl alcohol 85% to 98.5% technical grade of all brands and all origins at $1.30/KG while ISO propyl alcohol 85% of all origins would be assessed to duty and taxes at $1.40/KG.
The Customs values of ISO Butonal of all origins have been revised at $2.0/kg; ISO Butonal Technical grade of all origins at $2.05/KG; Chloroform (Trichioromethane) of Russia at $0.40/KG; Perchloro Ethylene (Trichchloromethane) of Japan at $0.85/KG; Phenol all grades of all origins at $1.70/KG; Cyclohexanon all grades of all origins at $2.10/KG; Liner alkyl Benzene sulphonic acid (soft & hard type) of all origins at $1.54/KG; Ethoxylate Nonyl Phenol NP9/NP10 all brands from Russia at $1.85/KG.
Moreover, Ethoxylate Nonyl Phenol NP9/NP10 (Pannor, Sinopal and other brands) from Taiwan would be assessed to duty and taxes at $1.90/KG while the customs values of Strearic acid triple pressed of all origins have been revised to $1.20/KG.