MULTAN: The local business community has been urged to utilise Multan Dry Port.
During the meeting between members of the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and Customs Clearing agents, Multan Dry Port Trust Chairman Muhammad Ahmed Chughtai said that the up-country dry port has contributed a lot towards the national exchequer and played a vital role in development of exports but there is lethargy in resolution of problems by concerned departments.
Chughtai said the trading community should utilise the facility of Multan dry port for its survival while their problems would be redressed on top-priority basis. He said that exporters were not using the up-country dry port due to considerable delay in refund of rebate claims as compared to duration of refund of rebate claims at Karachi Collectorates.
“Ruthless double checking of export consignments by the Anti-Narcotic Force, WeBOC system is creating problems for exporters instead of facilitating them.”
“In the Web Based One Customs (WeBOC) system, it is extremely difficult to rectify even a simple typographic error,” said MCCI President Khawaja Muhammad Yousaf. “A number of times issues regarding WeBOC were conveyed and discussed with departments concerned but nobody cared or took notice.”
“Similarly, licences of bonded carriers are suspended every month, which halt the export and import processes and cause the missing of vessels and financial loss,” he added.
