MCC Gwadar seizes smuggled goods worth Rs13.3 million
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate, Gwadar has been making all of efforts to ensure uprooting of smuggling of non-duty paid and contraband items in its jurisdiction. In order to curb menace…
KCAA discusses agents’ issues with Collector Appraisement West
KARACHI: Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) discussed various issues facing traders at a meeting held with Collector MCC Appraisement West. Collector MCC Appraisement West assured to post additional strength of…
Shipping lines agree to conditional withdrawal of port congestion charges
KARACHI: Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCCA) at a meeting at MCC Preventive has highlighted the issue of congestion charges being charged by various shipping lines at KICT. The meeting was…
Customs values of automotive safety glass/ windscreen
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of replacement automotive safety glass/ windscreen vide Valuation Ruling No. 1118/2017. The customs values of replacement automotive safety glass/ windscreen…
Customs values of Aluminum Radiators
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of Aluminum Radiators vide Valuation Ruling No. 1119/2017. The customs values of Aluminum Radiators were earlier determined vide Valuation Ruling…
Pakistan’s economic environment remains conducive for growth: central bank
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has Friday released its Second Quarterly Report for FY17 on the State of Pakistan’s Economy. The Report says that the overall economic environment remains…
Poultry by-product meal classifiable under HS Code 2309.2090
KARACHI: With the approval of Collector MCC Appraisement East Ashhad Jawwad, the Customs Classification Committee has decided that ‘poultry by-product meal’ is appropriately classifiable under HS Code 2309.2090. MCC Port…
Customs values of filter paper for tea bags determined
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has determined the customs values of filter paper for tea bags vide Valuation Ruling No.1099/2017. Reference values of filter paper for tea bags were earlier…
Customs values of water dispenser revised
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has determined the customs values of hot and cold water dispenser vide Valuation Ruling No.1098/2017. Customs values of hot and cold water dispenser were earlier…
Customs values of virtual reality glass determined
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has determined the customs values of virtual reality glass (low end brands) vide Valuation Ruling No.1097/2017. Reference values of virtual reality glass/Box 2.0 were earlier…
Absconders in fireworks smuggling cases arrested from Peshawar
KARACHI: Customs Peshawar and Customs Karachi in a joint operation arrested two absconders wanted in the case pertaining to import of fireworks. Investigation Officer (IO) Appraisement West Azhar Abbas and…
PCA Karachi makes remarkable performance in February
KARACHI: The Directorate of Post Clearance Audit has made remarkable performance in the month of February 2017 and detected 97 cases involving revenue of Rs466.507 million. Post Clearance Audit headed…
Reference values of Ibuprofen, Cefixime Tryhydrate
KARACHI: Directorate General Customs Valuation devised a plan to streamline values of importable values to check under-invoicing, which is not only causing revenue loss to the exchequer, but it also…
PCA Karachi streamlines system; secures government revenue
KARACHI: The Directorate of Post Clearance Audit Karachi has detected evasion of additional customs duty of Rs25.88 million by the exploration and production (E&P) companies. This case is an addition…
Customs values of Set Top Box, TV Tuner and Android TV Box determined
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has determined the customs values of Set Top Box, TV Tuner and Android TV Box vide Valuation Ruling No.1063/2017. Reference customs values of Set Top…
Customs values of medical items, equipment determined
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has determined the customs values of assorted medical items and equipment vide Valuation Ruling No.1062/2017. Reference customs values of different medical items and equipment were…
Cement manufacturer found evading government revenue
KARACHI: Customs I&I Karachi has detected huge duty/tax evasion by a local cement manufacturer by way of under-declaring the value of clinker imported from Iran. On the information of Director…
FBR reshuffles Pakistan Customs top brass
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified transfers and postings of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) under Grade-21 and Grade-20. Chief Collector Customs Appraisement Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Pakistan Customs…
IRS officers association reacts over promotion deferment
KARACHI: Pakistan IRS Association (PIRSA) has expressed its reservations over “Reconsideration Note” and “Deferment Note” over the promotion of IRS officers recently. PIRSA believes that they are upright and bright…
Customs values of festive snow spray determined
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation has revised the customs values of festive/Christmas snow spray vide Valuation Ruling No.1054/2017. The reference values of festive/Christmas snow spray were earlier notified vide Valuation…