Special Customs court admits six accused to bail
KARACHI: Six accused allegedly involved in smuggling case were admitted to interim bail against a solvent surety of rupees 100,000 each by Special Customs Court at Karachi here on Wednesday.…
M/s Amreli Steels Limited caught mis-declaring imported goods to evade duty and taxes
KARACHI: MCC Port Qasim has detected gross mis-declaration of imported goods by M/s Amreli Steels Limited, which would have caused a significant revenue loss if went undetected. Amreli Steels Limited…
Customs Intelligence Karachi expedites efforts to plug revenue leakage
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation Karachi has made several cases involving recoverable revenue of Rs335.301 million during March 01 to April 15, 2019 and also affected recovery of…
SHC summons Additional Collector, PMBQ in mis-declaration case
KARACHI: A customs appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan on Friday ordered Additional Collector, Pakistan Customs, Port Muhammad…
Used/worn clothing business at EPZ banned to avoid smuggling
KARACHI: The Board of Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to thoroughly investigate the issue of smuggling and mis-declaration by the used/worn clothing…
FIR lodged against importer for mis-declaration
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has lodged an FIR against M/s Zulfiqar Traders to misdeclaring the description, quantity and imports of banned items in the garb of new and used miscellaneous…
SHC reserves judgment in revision appeals of accused booked in mis-declaration case
KARACHI: A bench of Sindh High Court on Monday reserved judgment in two separate but identical criminal revision applications after hearing arguments in detail. Shaikh Riaz-uddin and Ali Afzal Shaikh…
Several arrested for defrauding Pakistan Customs
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has detected revenue evasion of Rs8.2 million, and booked several accused for evasion of duties and taxes through submission of fake and forged documents showing under-invoiced…
Massive revenue evasion detected on imported perfumes
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement East has booked an importer and clearing agent for evasion of duties and taxes on import of high-end branded perfumes through mis-declaration of description, quantity, brands and…
Container full of betel nut recovered from KICT
KARACHI: MCC Preventive Karachi has recovered 27 tons of illegally imported betel nut from another Export Promotion Zone (EPZ) container at Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT). The consignment imported from…
MCC Port Qasim seizes container full of betel nut
KARACHI: MCC Port Qasim has foiled an attempt to clear betel nut in the garb of plastic scrap and recovered goods worth millions of rupees. Collector MCC Port Qasim Chaudry…
Another agent gets bail in luxury vehicles case
KARACHI: Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar of High Court of Sindh admitted an accused/applicant to bail in a case registered by Islamabad police in relation to recovery of 21 luxury vehicles…
Accused involved in smuggling goods from KEPZ to tariff area granted bail
KARACHI: The Special Court of Customs & Taxation has accorded bail to Ismail Godil and two others in the case of dumping/storage of smuggled and non-duty-paid goods in the garb…
ASO Preventive recovers betel-nut, gutka
KARACHI: The anti-smuggling organization (ASO) of MCC Preventive has recovered large quantity of smuggled betel-nut and Indian gutka during a raid at a warehouse in Jodia Bazar, Karachi. Information was…
Clearing agents get bail in Luxury vehicles case
KARACHI: Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar of High Court of Sindh yesterday admitted three accused/applicants to bail in a case registered by Islamabad police in relation to recovery of 21 luxury…
MCC Appraisement West foiled bid to import ODS
KARACHI: MCC Appraisement West has foiled a bid to import and clear huge quantity of ozone depleting substance (ODS), which was being cleared through mis-declaration. Information was passed through Collector…
Fact finding committee formed to investigate illegal clearance of betel nut
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has formed a fact finding committee to investigate illegal clearance of betel nut and fix responsibility on Customs officers in this regard. The…
SHC summons Customs Today, 92 Channel and others in Rs900 million defamation suit
KARACHI: In a petition filed by DP World Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT), the Sindh High Court has summoned a number of defendants including Customs Today, Lucky Traders, Global Logistics…
Betel nut imported in the garb of used goods seized
KARACHI: MCC Preventive has seized a container of betel nut, which was cleared from Al-Hamd Container in the garb of used and second-hand shoes/clothing. Information was passed that a container…
Ring involved in smuggling from KEPZ to tariff area busted
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation Karachi has booked several persons including Customs officials for dumping/storage of smuggled and non-duty-paid goods in the garb of import from KEPZ zone…