Customs duty collection surges by 2.35 percent in 8 months
KARACHI: The Customs duty collection by Pakistan Customs surged by 2.35 percent to Rs39.361 billion during first 08 months ended August 31, 2015 as compared with the collection of Rs38.457…
Jewelry smuggling bid foiled
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle gold jewelry worth Rs5.0 million and arrested a person. The FIR to this effect has also been lodged. According to details,…
US approaches Ministry of Defense for seeking amendments in CGO-10
KARACHI: The Ministry of Defense, on the proposal of US ODRP, has recommended amendments in Customs General Order (CGO)-10 in a bid to protect their patsy. The prime objective of…
SHC dismisses 121 petitions challenging regulatory duty
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has dismissed as many as 121 petitions filed by iron and steel importers challenging the regulatory duty on the import of several goods vide amendment…
Importer, agent booked for unauthorized removal of cargo from the terminal
KARACHI: The Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation has booked several persons for being involved in the unauthorized and illegal removal of imported cargo without filing of Goods Declaration and…
Chairman FBR visits Karachi; advises expedited efforts for achieving revenue targets
KARACHI: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Bajwa has advised all revenue formation in Karachi to have their focus fixed on revenue targets and advised the Customs and Inland…
Customs officers transferred
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred two officers of Pakistan Customs Service. Accordingly, Sumair Mustansar Tarar, BS-18 has been posted as Deputy Collector, Model Customs Collectorate of…
Transfers and postings of senior officers desperately needed at Pakistan Customs
KARACHI: As the distribution of assignments was not carried out at MCC Appraisement West, therefore the additional collectors transferred and posted at the Collectorate are sitting idle for the last…
Pakistan Customs implementing IATA Cargo XML and API standards
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the development of Cargo XML and Advance Passenger Information Systems. The ceremony was held…
Transit Trade Karachi foils bid to smuggle banned goods
KARACHI: The Directorate of Transit Trade has seized a huge quantity of banned and undeclared goods, which were being smuggled within Pakistan through transit trade. According to details, information was…
CSB convenes to consider promotion of BS-18 PCS officers into BS-19
KARACHI: The Central Selection Board (CSB) would convene on August 12, 2015 to consider the promotion of BS-18 officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) into BS-19. Customnews.pk learnt that there…
Establishment Division notifies nominations of BS-18 officers for management course
KARACHI: The Establishment Division has notified nominations of BS-18 officers for 20th Mid Carrier Management Course (MCMC) at NIMS Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Islamabad. The BS-18 officers of Pakistan…
Pakistan Customs and China Customs agree to implement Electronic Data Interchange
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs and China Customs have agreed to implement Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which would eliminate misuse of concessionary regime under Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and revenue leakage by…
Post Clearance Audit Karachi becomes a vibrant directorate
KARACHI: Despite severe shortage of human resources and data accessibility constraints, the Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (PCA), Karachi headed by Gul Rehman since January 01, 2015 has been able…
A number of senior PCS officers set to retire in next 5 years
KARACHI: A large number of senior officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) in the next five years which would create vacancies for junior officers to be upgraded in senior grades.…
Pakistan’s petroleum gases import register huge jump in July
KARACHI: Pakistan’s petroleum gases and gaseous hydrocarbon imports have surged massively to Rs7.958 billion in July 2015 as compared with Rs2.145 million in July 2014, as reported by Customs Appraisement…
Pakistan Customs revenue collections decline in July 2015
KARACHI: The Customs duty collection by Pakistan Customs declined by 10.38 percent to Rs15.12 billion in July 2015 as compared with the collection of Rs16.873 billion in July period last…
Important offices lying vacant as postings of Grade-20 officers are awaited
KARACHI: As the recently promoted officers of Pakistan Customs Service have assumed their new officers a couple of important officers are lying vacant as transfers and postings of Grade-20 officers…
Chemical importer seeks correct classification of Titanium dioxide cotiox KA-100
KARACHI: M/s Khurram Gulzar & Co has approached Customs Appellate Tribunal for the second time seeking withdrawal of penalties imposed by Customs Adjudication and requesting classification of Titanium dioxide cotiox…
FPSC announces 227 BS-16 vacancies in Pakistan Customs
KARACHI: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has announced 227 vacancies in BS-16 in Pakistan Customs for the posts of appraising/valuation officers. Following seats are available in the country, which…