KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement-West Licencing Authority has given October 31 deadline to customs agents to renew their licences.
According to sources, the collectorate has issued a circular in which the customs agents have been told that their licences would expire on 31 October so they should submit their papers to get their licences renewed.
It is worth mentioning that the collectorate has issued a circular but under Rule 99 of the Custom Act 1969 it is mandatory that the customs agents go through six-day training before getting licences.
However, the customs authorities have made no announcement in this regard. The customs department had launched three training sessions a few months ago. Sources said so far no such programme has been started. They said issuing licences via illegal means would give rise to corruption.
A delegation of customs agents told Customs Today that they were waiting for the training announcement. They urged the collectorate to announce the training session as soon as possible.
