Smuggled vehicles recovered from DIG Police
KARACHI: The customs authorities have seized a vehicles, which identified as smuggled from the possession of DIG police after a long confrontation between customs officials and Sindh police. Sources said…
American-Business Council suggests negative list under Afghan transit trade
KARACHI: American Business Council of Pakistan has urged the government to prepare a negative list of items under Afghan transit trade, which are not utilized in Afghanistan yet are imported…
Australian sheep declared disease free
KARACHI: A British laboratory has declared the Australian sheep imported to Pakistan as healthy and disease free, said a statement on Friday. The Pirbright Institute, one of the world’s foremost…
Clearance to remain open on Oct 13
KARACHI: To facilitate the trade in clearing their cargo, the Model Customs Collectorate of PaCCS,  Appraisement, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim and Exports, Karachi will remain open on Saturday, October…
Customs official directed to prevent import of ozone depleting substances
KARACHI: Pakistan customs Wednesday directed the officials to prevent import of products resulting in rapid depletion of ozone layer. The customs authorities circulated a fresh list of the most common…
Customs agents advised to apply for license renewal by Oct 31
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement, Custom House,Karachi has informed all the customs agents to apply for renewal of license two months before the expiry date of December 31, 2012.…
Australia says no health issue with sheep; Pakistan should fulfil its obligatory responsibilities
KARACHI: The entire episode of Australian imported sheep not only resulted embarrassment for Pakistan government but also raised questions about credibility of importers and the role of media in reporting…
Alliance wins Customs Agents Association election
KARACHI: Customs Agents Alliance has succeeded with a big margin for the term 2012-13 in the Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) election held on Tuesday. According to details, the alliance…
Preliminary report suggests no role of Pakistan customs in allegedly infected Australian sheep clearance
KARACHI: Pakistan customs has initiated inquiry against its officials for issuing clearance to alleged infected imported sheep from Australia. The preliminary reports suggested that customs officials had cleared the sheep…
EXCLUSIVE: Free STRN recommended for WeBOC user identity where taxpayer not liable to get registration
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate of PaCCS, Karachi has proposed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to create a free Sales Tax Registration Number (STRN) for the issuance of WeBOC user…
Customs divided into four regions
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has divided the functions of Pakistan Customs into four regions to resolve problems faced by taxpayers and enable authorities to focus on policy…
Case detected to defraud exchequer by misdeclaring origin, submitted fake invoices; imported arrested
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has detected a case of fraud by misdeclaring the origin and submitting fabricated invoices of 100 percent lower than the actual letter of credit values to evade…
MCC PaCCS issues SOP for issuance of unique user-ID
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate of PaCCS has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the issuance of unique user identity for newly Web Based One Customs (WeBOC) clearance system. The customs…