GWADAR: The Collectorate of Customs Appraisement in Gwadar has surpassed its revenue targets for fiscal year 2025-26 following a comprehensive overhaul of import procedures and enforcement of regulatory compliance measures, officials announced Friday.
Customs duty collections reached 26.625 billion rupees against a target of 18.192 billion rupees for the fiscal year, representing 146% of the assigned target, according to official figures released by the Collectorate. For June 2026 alone, collections hit 3.712 billion rupees, surpassing the monthly target of 2 billion rupees by 86%.
The improvements came after the Collectorate implemented a series of corrective measures beginning in April 2026, including enforcement of clearance procedures prescribed under the Customs Rules 2001 for border customs stations.
Revenue collections during April-June 2026 increased 73% compared with the same period in 2025, rising to 24.558 billion rupees from 14.190 billion rupees.
“It was imperative for the Collectorate to review its operational practices and ensure strict compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory framework,” said Mushtaq Ali Shahani, the Collector of Customs Appraisement in Gwadar, in an official communication.
The reforms included rotation of officers and officials stationed at sensitive positions, mandatory use of authorized Web-Based One Customs user IDs for all examination officials, and creation of additional sections for post-release verification and research and development.
At border customs stations, clearance procedures were streamlined and aligned with the prescribed legal framework. The Federal Board of Revenue issued S.R.O. 962(I)/2026 on June 9, 2026, declaring Gabd in Gwadar District and Rideeg in Tump District as warehousing stations under Section 11 of the Customs Act 1969, enabling licensing of private godowns as bonded warehouses.
The Collectorate reported a 50% increase in Goods Declaration filings at border stations during April-June 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, with filings rising to 12,289 from 8,176.
Revenue collection at the Gabd/BP-250 border station increased 84% to 17.406 billion rupees during April-June 2026 from 9.460 billion rupees in the corresponding period of 2025.
The Collectorate also pursued litigation cases pending at various legal forums, securing favorable decisions in 11 cases before the Supreme Court of Pakistan involving approximately 150 million rupees. Additionally, 14.4 million rupees was recovered from Huaye Duddar Mining Company, 12.5 million rupees from Allied Industries Pvt. Ltd., and 12.3 million rupees from Amir Steel Re-Rolling Mills.
Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against several officials, including an appraising officer accused of inefficiency, misconduct and corruption. Action was also taken against clearing agents involved in mis-declaration and concealment of goods, with penalties ranging from 200,000 to 500,000 rupees.
Post-release verification mechanisms yielded additional revenue recoveries, including 6.8 million rupees from liquefied petroleum gas cargo, 2.4 million rupees from Friends and Company, and 3.6 million rupees from Agha Steel Industries Ltd.
A recovery drive for outstanding government dues resulted in collection of 95 million rupees from Mondelez Pakistan Ltd., along with additional recoveries totaling 3.1 million rupees from other traders.
The Collectorate reported that risk-based referrals to laboratories for laboratory testing resulted in detection of mis-declaration cases, leading to recovery of 25 million rupees from A.I Enterprises, 12 million rupees from S.R.A Traders, and 23 million rupees from NB Products across two separate cases.
Officials said efforts are underway to address operational issues at Gwadar Port and the Free Zone, including resolution of system glitches that had prevented some manufacturers from filing Goods Declarations through the Web-Based One Customs system.
The Collectorate is also pursuing re-export of Afghan transit cargo that has remained uncleared at Gwadar Port due to closure of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. A chartered vessel is expected to arrive Sunday for loading and re-export of the cargo.
“This Collectorate remains fully committed to ensuring a transparent, efficient, and legally compliant clearance regime,” Shahani said. “Robust oversight and control mechanisms are being reinforced to prevent instances of misclassification, misdeclaration, and other irregularities.”