Khuzdar Customs seizes large quantity of smuggled tyres
KHUZDAR: Customs Enforcement has seized a large quantity of new tyres, which were being smuggled in the garb of old tyres. The value of the seized goods long with carrier…
SHC Stafford Miller Petition against GlaxoSmithKline disposed of
KARACHI:A custom appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) disposed of a constitution petition filed by Stafford Miller (Ireland) Limited, Block Drug Company, New Jersey, USA against an order…
Smuggling under the garb of Afghan Transit Trade: A Growing Concern in Pakistan
KARACHI: There has been no respite in smuggling into the country, and smuggling of edible commodities out of the country under the garb of Afghan Transit Trade, because Customs is…
FBR to impose 25% sales tax on imported luxury and non-essential items
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) FBR will issue a statutory regulatory order (SRO) to impose 25% sales tax on a wide range of imported luxury and non-essential items.…
PESHAWAR: Customs Peshawar seizes smuggled goods worth Rs25mn
Information was received through Collector Customs Appraisement and Facilitation Peshawar Moeen Wani to Additional Collector Wajid Ali that an attempt would be made to smuggle foreign origin goods by a…
Tyre import under ATT surge to Rs32.2bn
KARACHI: Import of tyres through Appraisement South under Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) surged to Rs32.2 billion during the first ten months of the current fiscal year (July 2021-April-2022). On the…
I&I Sukkur seizes Indian origin smuggled medicine
HYDERABAD: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Sukkur Range has seized large quantity of Indian origin medicines, which had been smuggled into the country from Afghanistan. Information was received through Director Sadiqullah…
Tyre traders seek FPCCI intervention for removal of regulatory duty
KARACHI: Pakistan Tyre Importers and Dealers Association (PTIDA) has demanded immediate removal of regulatory duty on tyres. A delegation of PTIDA visited Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry…
SCP likely to hear, decide appeal in current week Indian Sugar for Afghanistan
KARACHI: A bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan heard an appeal filed by Directorate of Transit Trade, Pakistan Customs impugning a judgment by High Court of Sindh in a petition…
Supreme Court to hear Custom’s appeal on Jan 16, SHC to hear contempt application on Jan 15
KARACHI: An appeal filed by Pakistan Customs, Directorate of Afghan Transit Trade, Karachi against an order of Custom’s Appellate bench of High Court of Sindh in a case of sugar…
Pakistan Custom plans long, short term measures for safe trade Stringent measures will be in place on ATT through Wagah Border
KARACHI: The Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) through Wagah border will be made safe and secure with the installation of latest scanning gadgets by July 2020, said Dr Sarfraz Ahmed Warraich,…
Pakistan Customs files appeal against SHC order UNFIT Indian sugar for Afghanistan under APTTA
KARACHI: The Directorate General of Transit Trade , Pakistan Customs has filed an appeal before Supreme Court of Pakistan assailing judgment of Custom Appellate bench of High Court of Sindh…
SHC allows petition involving sugar destined for Afghanistan
KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh allowed a petition filed by Faisal Arif Ltd, importer of Sugar meant for destination in Afghanistan (Afghan Transit Trade) with…
Customs Intelligence & Investigation to be transformed into independent authority
KARACHI: In order to effectively control smuggling on sustainable basis, the government has decided to transform Customs Intelligence & Investigation into an independent authority to be headed by a chairman.…
TPL assists Customs in recovering hijacked container trailer
KARACHI: Customs authorities with the assistance of TPL Tracker Company recovered a hijacked consignment of Afghan transit trade and arrested one person. The driver of the said container trailer deviated…
DG Transit Trade tightens vigilance on clearance of chemicals
KARACHI: Director General Transit Trade Ashraf Ali has advised his team to keep a watchful eye on the Afghanistan-bound import and clearance of chemicals so that dangerous chemicals could not…
Pakistan Railway takes first lot of Afghan transit cargo from Karachi to Peshawar
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has successfully dispatched the first lot of Afghan transit trade consignments to Peshawar through the bonded train on Friday. Director Transit Trade Irfan Javed was present on…
ASO Lahore seizes smuggled goods worth Rs10 million
KARACHI: The Anti Smuggling Organization (ASO), MCC Preventive Lahore has seized large quantity of foreign origin Afghan transit trade smuggled goods worth Rs10 million. On information received from the Collector…
Hundreds of Afghan transit cases to be heard on Dec 21
KARACHI: The hearing of thousands of cases pertaining to Afghan Transit Trade were adjourned till Dec 21 as court observed that these cases require case management so that basic controversies…
Afghan transit Trade: SHC restrains Customs from coercive action against Nagina Electronics
KARACHI: Admitting a Special Customs Reference Application for regular hearing a divisional bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Abdul Malik Gaddi, restrained…