PESHAWAR: Gul Rehman, Collector Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar, said proper examination, assessment and facilitation within the customs bylaws provided by the customs staff of the Peshawar Collectorate have given definite results on imports and exports.
According to details given by Collector Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Peshawar while talking with Customs Today during an exclusive interview that the collectorate is suffering an understaffing with the Assistant Collectors and Deputy Collectors, however I am discussing the matters, relating to the administration, revenue and anti-smuggling activities, with the high-ups.
Answering a query, Gul said the collectorate is following a zero tolerance policy against corruption and smuggling activities. The collectorate is taking strict actions against hardened and notorious smugglers. He opined that it is not important that some department is facing understaffing but the important thing is that resources should be distributed as per results.
He further said that, during first two quarters of current Financial Year 2017-18, imports rtemained less than the corresponding Fiscal Year 2016-17 whereas the revenue collection is higher during FY17-18 than previous FY16-17.
The Collector MCC Peshawar told the coorespondent that the Collectorate of Peshawar has approved 2,324 extra rebate claims during first five months (July to November) FY17-18 against the same period of corresponding FY16-17. The collectorate sanctioned 6,432 cases of rebate claims amounting to Rs170.51million during the current financial year against 4,108 sanctioned cases of rebate claims of Rs43.11million during the same period of FY16-17.
Telling about the details of disposal of rebate claims during current Fiscal Year 2017-18 respectively, he added that, during the month of July, the MCC Peshawar sanctioned 1,405 cases of Rs50.14million while in the month of August collectorate did 1,919 cases amounting to Rs19.8million and the MCC Peshawar approved 999 rebate claims of Rs14.72million during the month of September FY17-18. During the month of October of current financial year, the collectorate sanctioned 820 cases of rebate amounting to Rs820million while the collectorate did 1,289 rebate claims during the month of November FY17-18.
Telling about the details of sanctioned rebate claim cases during first five months of corresponding FY16-17, he notified CT that, during the months of July, the collectorate approved 671 cases of Rs10.97million whereas it did 1,823 cases of Rs25.52million during the month of August FY16-17. The Collectorate of Peshawar sanctioned zero rebate claims during September and October FY16-17. The collectorate approved 1,614 rebate claims of Rs6.62million during the month of November FY16-17.
Answering yet another question regarding the anti-smuggling performance, Gul Rehman remarked that the ASO Peshawar displayed a tremendous performance during first five months of FY17-18. The ASO Peshawar impounded 305 offending vehicles (vehicles carrying smuggling goods) valued at Rs361.23million while the ASO did 82 Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) vehicles priced at Rs155.05million. The ASO Peshawar took into possession various types of smuggling and smuggled goods and vehicles which value at Rs1387.082million during first five months of Fiscal Year 2017-18.
