KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-I has issued show-cause notice to M/s Sami Enterprises for attempting to evade tax and duties through mis-declaration.
The Adjudication-I has asked the importer to show him up before it to explain as to why legal action should not be taken against him for trying to hoodwink the customs officials by mis-declaring the items contained in its consignment.
According to the details, Anti-Smuggling Organization, Customs Preventive Customs, had received information that M/s Sami Enterprises, in collusion with other accomplices, is involved in fraudulent clearance of contraband yarn under the garb of used mixed clothing from Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-West causing colossal revenue loss to the public exchequer.
A customs team comprising officers of ASO, NMB Wharf, Karachi was constituted to examine the container.
Initially, the team found that after the depositing duty/taxes of Rs181,953 on the consignment, the GD was assigned to gate through Green Channel for out of charge from the Customs. Since there existed information of mis-declaration, the container was taken into custody and brought to Korangi Fish Harbour under escort of witness and the driver was directed to call the concerned persons of goods but no one appeared.
Consequently examination was carried out in the presence of two witnesses and the driver of the truck, which revealed that the said container was loaded with cardboard cartons containing various cones of yarn of assorted nature and weight against the goods declared in the goods declaration.
However, according to GD, the consignment contained used mixed sweaters, rain coats, shirts, pants, curtains, socks, HHR blankets etc.
The team had recovered 577 cardboard cartons containing assorted yarn weighing 15262 KG (gross) worth millions of rupees.
