MULTAN: Collector, Model Customs Collectorate Multan, Saud Imran Ahmad, has said that 97 per cent of Multan Custom’s revenue is generated from oil reaching Pak-Arab Refinery (Parco) and its products and the rest of the three per cent from Multan Dry Port and other sources.
Only 3 per cent revenue from dry port and other sources was a point of concern, he said while addressing a gathering of industrialists and traders at Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) late Tuesday night.
He promised steps including speeding up clearance system at Multan dry port and chalking out a strategy to address complaints of industrialists and traders. He said he would talk to the National Bank officials to ensure that the branch at the dry port works in two shifts. MCCI President Khawaja Jalaluddin Rumi said valuation of consignments at Multan dry port is often greater than the valuation at Karachi and that is why traders do not approach Multan dry port for clearance.
Moreover, in Karachi rebate cheque is issued within 10 days but a complicated and longer procedure is adopted for the purpose in Multan and the issue regarding issuance of rebate cheque for leather products needed immediate attention of the authorities concerned.
Chairman, All Pakistan Bedsheets and Upholstery Manufacturers Association (APBUMA) Khawaja Younis, chairman Multan Dry Port Trust Khawaja Faazil and Senior Vice President MCCI Bakhtawar Tanweer Sheikh said that business activities can be increased up to 500 containers’ clearance per day provided the procedures are improved at the dry port.
