KARACHI: National Exchequer suffered a loss of Rs7.58 billion in last 16 months as the local mobile phone assemblers are misclassifying their imports to avoid imposition of sales tax and regulatory duty. On the directives of Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation Karachi Irfan Javed, Additional Director Sheeraz Ahmed conducted a… Continue reading
KARACHI: Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Pakistan Customs against accused Umer Khan s/o Wilayat Khan and clearing agent Waseem Butt s/o of Imtiaz Butt. Both the accused were booked by Customs, JITC on alleged charge of smuggling 900… Continue reading
KARACHI: MCC Jinnah International Airport (JIAP), Karachi has detected a scam wherein a passenger Muhammad Umer S/o Mehmood Akhtar misused data of incoming passengers from abroad, and used the same for registration of IMEI numbers with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) without payment of duty and taxes.[the_ad id=”31605″]On information received through… Continue reading
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified to release smuggled mobile phones, which were seized or voluntary presented to the Customs authorities, on payment of 10 percent penalty on the amount of duty and taxes. According to S.R.O. 50 (1)12019, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is pleased… Continue reading
KARACHI : An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan hearing a constitution petition filed by Digicom company ordered release of the mobile phones available in the country at zero fine and penalty. The bench earlier heard the counsel… Continue reading
By Mashhud KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Valuation Karachi has notified the Customs values of mobile phone devices for the purpose of assessment of duty and taxes though a Valuation Advice. The list of mobile devices is not exhaustive, however, covers mostly traded brands and models. The Valuation Advice notifies the… Continue reading
KARACHI: Tariq Khosa, link judge for Special Customs Court Karachi on Monday admitted an accused in betel nuts smuggling case to bail against a solvent surety of rupees 200,000. Muhammad Akram accused / applicant was arrested after a customs team arrested him after recovery of 5000 kilogram of betel nuts… Continue reading
KARACHI: Pakistan has decided to block all new mobile phones – brought into the country through illegal means – by year end as the federal cabinet on Friday set the deadline of December 31, 2018 for blocking all such phones. “The cabinet decided to impose a ban on new mobile… Continue reading
KARACHI: MCC Preventive has booked one Taj Mohammad for attempting to transport smuggled and non-duty paid goods to Karachi from Quetta and recovered smuggled goods worth Rs4.523 million from a van under contract of M/s Leopards Courier Service. On spot information was received to the effect that assorted foreign… Continue reading
KARACHI: A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan on Thursday adjourned hearing of more than two dozen identical cases pertaining to imposition of 3 per cent additional sales tax on mobile phones till Nov 29. The petitioners maintained… Continue reading
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