KARACHI: MCC Preventive Karachi has served a Show Cause Notice on M/s AMI Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd to explain the incident wherein the company mis-declared the information regarding port of loading of the imported consignments with malafide intentions.
A hearing in this regard has been fixed for March 30, 2016. In case M/s AMI Pakistan (pvt) Ltd fails to satisfy the authorities and prove compliance with all laws, their license may be cancelled.
Collector Appraisement West Agha Jawwad soon after the scam was detected requested Collector Preventive Tariq huda to block the license of M/s AMI Pakistan and their license is blocked for the last month.
It was known that MCC Appraisement West is set to file a petition in Sindh High Court that a director of M/s AMI Pakistan, Asim Siddiqui and clearing agent Sharjeel Jamal are allowed to be taken into custody for the purpose of investigation. Investigating officer SHahid Ibrahim Dasti is pursuing the case and he will file the petition in the court.
R&D MCC Appraisement East has already arrested Arif Humayun, former CEO of M/s AMI Pakistan and mastermind of the scam wherein M/s AMI Pakistan in connivance of importers and clearing agents fraudulently mis-declared the port of loading to avail certain benefits.
It may be recalled that Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation lodged an FIR with Nasir Pasha of M/s AMI Pakistan as witness against Mohammad Abdul Rafee of M/s Caltrols Pakistan and Arif Humayun and others for evading duty and taxes through mis-declaration of origin, tampering in the import documents and undue claim of Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
AMI Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd has been booked for committing a fraud by issuing of switch Bills of Lading in connivance with several importers, clearing agents and got cleared different goods by mis-declaring the vital information with regard to the shipper’s name, port of loading, country of origin to claim inadmissible FTA benefit and clearing banned products. So far 32 FIRs have been lodged in this regard while more FIRs are likely to be lodged soon.
Sources told Customews.pk that M/s AMI Pakistan, which is a company of Marine Group, in connivance with importers and clearing agents switched the Bill of Lading and mis-declared the port of loading as China instead of actual countries happened to be South Africa, UAE and Europe to claim inadmissible benefit of FTA with China.
Sources said a large quantity of steel coils, fabric and lubricants were imported into the country in this manner inflicting huge loss to the national economy.