MCC Peshawar foils bid to smuggle gold
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle 230 tolas of gold at Bacha Khan International Airport. On the information of Collector Peshawar Gul Rehman, Customs officials seized 230…
Trucks load of fruit/dry fruit stuck at Pak-Afghan border
KARACHI: Over 150 containers of fruits and dry fruits are stuck at Pakistan-Afghanistan border of Chaman and Torkham as Import Policy Order (IPO) bars entry of fruits/dry fruits into the…
SHC allows time to Salex Tax department till Jan 24
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Friday deferred hearing in a Salex Tax case till Jan 24. Earlier when the petition filed by Probox Private…
Customs values of uncoated offset paper revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Iqbal Muneeb has revised the customs values of uncoated offset paper for writing, printing and photocopy vide Valuation Ruling No.1248/2018. The customs values of uncoated offset…
Pakistan economy maintaining growth momentum despite external headwinds
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released its First Quarterly Report for FY18 on the State of Pakistan’s Economy. According to the Report, preliminary data on key macroeconomic indicators…
DRAP notifies rules to regulate manufacture, import of medical devices
KARACHI: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has notified Medical Devises Rules, 2017 to regulate licensing of local manufacturing as well as import of medical devices. Under the Medical Devices Rules…
FBR may allow clearance of imported vehicles forex conversion certificate
KARACHI: Chief Collector Appraisement South Abdul Rasheed Shaikh has approached Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeking clearance of imported vehicles in accordance with SRO 1067(I)/2017 and SRO 1237/2017 on production…
FIRs lodged against importers, Al-Hamd Container Terminal staff
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement West has lodged FIRs against certain importers and officials of Al-Hamd International Container Terminal (AICT) for conniving with each other to clear mobile phones, tablet PCs and…
SHC fixes Feb 15 for disposing of vehicle case
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Mrs Ashraf Jahan deferred proceedings in a petition challenging detention of a Toyota Surf…
SHC declines Customs stay application in Horizon International case
ISLAMABAD: A full bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah dismissed plea for interim relief in…
SHC summons Deputy Collector in Asphalt Paver case
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Mrs Ashraf Jahan on Wednesday ordered a Deputy Collector Customs to appear in person…
SHC to hear petition against SRB on Feb 14
KAARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Mrs Ashraf Jahan on Wednesday declined a request for staying recovery of Sales Tax…
Lahore High Court orders FBR to investigate corruption of DG I&I Shaukat Ali
KARACHI: The Lahore High Court has ordered Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct inquiry into the reported corruption, patronizing of smuggling and harassment of Customs officials by Director General…
FIA initiates enquiry into corruption of Customs Intelligence & Investigation officials
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Lahore has initiated an enquiry against officers/officials of customs intelligence & investigation into the allegations of corruption, embezzlement at the Directorate of Customs Intelligence…
Customs values of abrasive products revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Iqbal Muneeb has revised the customs values of abrasive products grinding wheel, grinding cutting disc vide Valuation Ruling No.1247/2018. Earlier the customs values of the subject…
Customs values of chemicals revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Iqbal Muneeb has revised the customs values of various chemicals; Glycerin, Ammonium Bi Carbonate, Butyl Acrylate, Chlorinated Paraffin Wax (Liquid) and Calcium Carbide vide Valuation Ruling…
Customs tribunal gave final opportunity to customs
KARACHI: A special customs appellate tribunal comprising Ghulam Mustafa Memon, Member Judicial and Tanveer Ahmed, Member Technical on Tuesday deferred hearing of an appeal filed by telecom giant Telenor till…
Jawwad Traders petition adjourned till Jan 18
KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Tuesday asked the petitioner side to file copies of the Goods Declaration (GD’s) and deferred further proceedings till…
Ministry approves payment of duty/tax against vehicle import in foreign remittance only
KARACHI: Ministry of Commerce has endorsed the mechanism devised by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for payment of duty and taxes on import of vehicles under personal baggage, transfer of…
Customs values of adult diapers revised
KARACHI: Director Customs Valuation Iqbal Muneeb has revised the customs values of adult patient diapers vide Valuation Ruling No.1245/2018. Customs values of adult patient diapers were earlier determined vide Valuation…