ISLAMABAD: Customs staff of the Benazir Bhutto International (BBI) Airport surpassed its assigned target with an additional collection of Rs3.1million during May of Financial Year 2016-17.
According to Sadia Usman, Assistant Collector, that the BBI Airport Islamabad generated Rs28.10million revenue through accompanied baggage under the head of duty taxes during May FY2016-17. She added that the BBIA was allocated with the target of Rs25.11million under the same head.
Telling details about the last month, she said the BBI baggage department earned Rs2.82million against the assigned target of Rs2.80million under the same head and same period.
Assistant Collector said that during April FY16-17, the BBI baggage surpassed the allocated target. During April FY16-17, the accompanied baggage seized three consignments of mobile phones from passengers carrying non-tax-paid phones from abroad.
During April FY 2016-17, the customs staff deployed at baggage side of the BBI Airport Islamabad seized first smuggled phones’ consignment of 681 smart phones valued Rs7.00million. The 2nd confiscated consignment of smuggled smart phones comprises 44 mobile phones worth Rs0.7million whereas the third smuggled mobile phone consignment comprises 34 smart phones priced Rs0.5million.
