ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Task Force of Pakistan-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group on containers detention will be held today at Parliament House, Islamabad.
Agenda of the meeting is to deliberate on “containers detention charges of Afghan bound transit trade containers.
Earlier, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) directed Collectorate of Customs Appraisement & Facilitation East, Karachi to facilitate the Afghan importers in the light of customs appellate tribunal judgment no: K-840/202 and K-841/2020 by initiating the following steps:-
The HC-GDs filed in the Collectorate by the Afghan importers may be cancelled void-ab-initio.
These consignments may be allowed to transit to Afghanistan as per their manifested destination.
The duty/taxes paid/deposited against these consignments may be refunded to the importers.
The DG Transit Trade Karachi may facilitate in filing of Afghan Transit GDs.
Delay and detention certificate in respect of the above consignment may be issued.
A compliance report in this regard may be furnished to Federal Board of Revenue in a week time.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in a letter addressed to Chief Collector Customs Appraisement & Facilitation South and Director-General , Directorate-General of Afghan Transit Trade Karachi also enclosed the representation of Muhammad Naeem c/o Nadeem Agencies (Importers/Exporters), Karachi.
