Government imposes additional customs duty up to 7.0 percent

KARACHI: The Federal government has levied additional Customs duty on import of goods specified in the First Schedule of Customs Act, 1969.

The rate of additional customs duty will be at the rate of 2.0 percent on goods falling under tariff slabs of 0 percent, 3.0 percent and 11 percent;

At the rate of 4.0 percent on goods falling under tariff slab of 16 percent;

And at the rate of 7.0 percent on goods falling under tariff slab of 20 percent and higher slabs including slabs of specific rates.

The additional customs duty shall not be levied on the following, namely: –

• mport of seeds and spores for sowing (PCT 0904.2120, 1006.1010, 1209.0000);
• import under Chapter 31 of First Schedule of the Customs Act,1969 (IV of 1969);
• import of goods classifiable under PCT codes, 52.01, 52.03, 5501.3000, 5503.1100, 5503.1900, 5503.3000, 5503.4000, 5503.9000, 5504.1000, 5504.9000, 5506.1000, 5506.3000, 5506.4000, 5506.9000 and 5507.0000;
• import of goods classifiable under PCT codes 2902.3000, 2914.1200, 2915.1290, 2933.9990, 3202.1000, 3202.9010, 3202.9090, 3204.1100, 3204. 1300, 3207.1090, 3208.1090, 3208.9090, 3403.9910, 3506.9110, 3506.9190, 3812.3900, 3906.9020, 4005.1090, 4005.9900, 8453.2000, 9606.2920 and 9606.2990;
• plant and machinery used in manufacturing or production of goods as is classifiable under Chapter 84 and 85 of the First Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969);
• import under PCTs 8517.1211 and 8517.1219
• import under Chapter 99 of First Schedule of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969);
• import under Fifth Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) excluding; (a) serial numbers 30, 32, 33 and 35 of table of Part-I, (b) serial numbers 20 to 28, 30, 60, 96, 102, 108 to 118 of Table of Part III; and (c) Serial numbers 29 to 51, 66 to 85, 109 to 115, 117 to 126, 128 to 155 and 157 to 169 of Table-A, Sr. No. 4 to 9, 11 to 14, 19 to 21 of Table-B and Sr. No.1 to 47 of Table-C of Part VII
• import under the Baggage Rules, 2006;
• import under sub-chapters 3 and 7 of chapter XII and chapter XV of Customs Rules, 2001;
• import under Notification No.SRO.577(I)/2005 dated 6th June,2005;
• import under Notification No.SR0.565(1)/2006 dated 5th June, 2006;
• import under Notification No.SR0.693(1)/2006 dated 1th July, 2006;
• import under Small and Medium Enterprises and Export Oriented Units Rules, 2008;
• import under temporary importation scheme vide S.R.O. 492(1)/2009, dated the 13th June, 2009; and
• imports under condition (vii) of SRO 678(1)/2004, dated the 7th August, 2004, by the Exploration and Production Companies, their contractors and service companies for offshore projects only.