HYDERABAD: The MCC Hyderabad has surpassed the revenue targets of Customs Duty, Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty as well as overall target for the 1st-quarter of the current financial year. The MCC Hyderabad collected Rs3.362billion against the target of Rs2.491billion assigned by the FBR, which is 35% higher. The MCC generated 58% more revenue compared to the revenue done during the corresponding period of the previous FY i.e. Rs2.122billion.
This was stated by Collector Hyderabad Akhlaq Ahmad Khattak while giving an exclusive interview to Customs Today.
On a special initiative taken by Akhlaq Ahmad Khattak, Collector, MCC Hyderabad, the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO), Customs Preventive Hyderabad and Sukkur, geared up the anti-smuggling efforts and made 67 seizures of smuggling goods including cigarettes of different brands including Pine Light of Korea, Reds Virgin of England, Gutka, foreign origin cloths and other contraband items. The computer sets, CPUs of Dell, hard discs, different GB DVDs, laptops and other items worth millions of rupees were also seized during three months of July, August and September 2017-18 valued at
Rs115million compared to 40 seizures worth Rs71million made during corresponding period of the last financial year, which shows 61% increase in number of seizure cases and 64% increase in term of value. The collector told CT that, despite prevention of foreign trafficking, the staff was emphasized to frustrate every bid of smuggling in the jurisdiction.
During three months, officers and staff performed well, which resulted in gaining good amount of revenue and seizure of foreign trafficking of equipment. Special efforts were made to contain the smuggling of Iranian diesel. Resultantly, five oil tankers along with 200,000 liters of smuggling Iranian diesel were impounded and three persons were arrested during the 1st-quarter of the current FY against 2,490 liters of Iranian diesel seized during the corresponding period of the last F.Y.
In view of the seized/confiscated goods lying in the State Warehouses at Hyderabad and Sukkur, disposal of the same has been expedited and an amount of Rs14million has been generated through auction of confiscated goods. Besides, special instructions have been issued by the Collector for immediate auction of perishable goods so as to prevent the seized goods from deterioration due to prolonged litigation and warehousing. Additional Collector Dr Aamer Nawaz Hamid and Deputy Collector ( HQ) Basit Hussain were also present on the occasion.
