KARACHI: Customs Collectorate Port Qasim is keeping strict vigilance over the mis-declaration and under-invoicing practice, which several importers indulge in to evade government’s legitimate revenue.
Collector Port Qasim Saeed Akram has advised Additional Collectors Khalil Yousfani and Yaseen Murtaza to keep strict vigilance to check mis-declaration and under-invoicing.
Sources told Customs Today that Deputy Collectors Amjad Rajpar and Mohammad Adnan have been advised to examine the consignments prone to under-invoicing and mis-declaration.
As a result of this synergized practice, R&D Port Qasim Deputy Collector Ahsanullah Shah, PA Khalid Umer, AO Rana Insram Rabbani, AO Amir Shuja detected cases of mis-declaration and contraventions were accordingly served.
Sources told that during the last month May 2017 Customs Collectorate Port Qasim detected 12 cases, and nowadays several cases are in pipeline.
According to sources Collector Saeed Akram has said that the terminal is environment friendly and the authorities have complied with all international environmental laws during the construction of the terminal.
He said we have created a criteria for our officers to clear the consignments by checking the classification of items, valuation according to the ruling or historical data. If somebody has applied for exemptions according to some SROs or FTAs, the officials check it accordingly, he said, adding “rationalization of taxes is the best way to prevent smuggling.”
