KARACHI: With an aim to apprise the Directorate General, Post Clearance Audit of the Pakistan Customs, Islamabad and an alert issued by the customs intelligence regarding import of telecommunication equipments, the PCA Karachi directorate has sent an updated position of Rs 70 million tax evasion cases against M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Ltd.
In a letter forwarded to the Director (HQs), Directorate General of PCA, Islamabad by PCA Karachi director Gul Rehman stated that in the three cases against M/s Warid Telecom Pvt Ltd the show cause notices had been issued while in other two the contravention reports had been issued. And, the matters are now in adjudication process with Collector Customs (Adjudication-I) Karachi.
The sources told Customs Today that while scrutinizing the import data, it has been observed that the M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited bearing NTN Number 2071329, imported telecommunication equipments including ASR 5000 Multimedia Core Platform with all standard accessories and cleared the same vide goods declaration (GD) No. KPAF-HC-1471 dated July 10, 2014 from Air Freight Unit (AFU) of MCC-Preventive by mis-declaring the goods under PCT 8471.5000 attracting customs duty @1 percent, whereas the goods are correctly classifiable under PCT heading 8517.6290 chargeable to customs duty @20per cent.
Thus, the importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited by mis-declaration of classification have evaded/short paid customs duty amounting to Rs 16.89 million; sales tax 2.87 million and income tax 1.08 million makes a evaded amount to Rs 20.84 million.
In another case, the authorities concerned of PCA detected the importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited on August 29, 2014 cleared a consignment of telecommunication equipments containing Dense Wave Division and Multiplexing System through GD No KAPW-HC-30147 from MCC-Appraisement (West) by mis-declaring the goods under PCT Heading 8517.6970 attracting customs duty @1per cent, whereas the goods are correctly classifiable under PCT Heading 8517.6290 chargeable to CD @20per cent.
Thus, the importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited through mis-declaration of classification have evaded customs duty Rs 14.75 million; sales tax Rs 2.5 million and income tax Rs 0.94 million, which amounting to Rs 18.20 million.
Similarly, the Post Clearance Audit-Customs also found that the importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited is also involved in tax evasion of Rs 28.34 million and Rs 1.55 million in terms of customs duty (CD), sales tax and income tax respectively.
The importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited imported telecommunication equipments including 6000 Cellular Transmission System and Cellular Telephone System Components Network claiming duty taxes chargeable to CD @20per cent amounting Rs22.96 million; Sales Tax Rs 3.9 million and Income Tax Rs 1.47 million totaling Rs 28.34 million and Rs1.55 million shortfall in terms of duty/taxes including CD 1.25 million; Sales Tax Rs0.22 million and Income Tax Rs 80859.
Continuing its efforts, Post Clearance Audit during its audit observation further transpired that the importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited cleared two consignments of telecommunication equipments including telecom infrastructure from Air Freight Unit (AFU) on September 13, 2014 under PCT Heading 8517.6970 attracting CD @1per cent whereas, the goods are correctly classifiable under PCT Heading 8517.6290 chargeable to CD @20per cent.
Thus, the importer M/s Warid Telecom (Pvt) Limited have evaded customs duty Rs 0.67 million, sales tax Rs 0.11 million and income tax of Rs 43642 which makes the total of Rs 0.83 million and in another GD i.e. KPAF-HC-10364 it was observed that duty/taxes in terms of customs duty Rs 0.92 million; sales tax of Rs 0.156 million and income tax of Rs 59319 which makes the total of Rs 1.13 million.
