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Collector Agha Jawwad holds meeting on WeBOC
KARACHI: A meeting on the recent amendments in WeBOC, computerised system was held at Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Port Muhammad...
Chief Collector Yahya chairs high-level meeting
KARACHI: Chief Collector (Enforcement) Muhammad Yahya on Thursday presided over a high-level meeting on anti-smuggling activities, at 5th floor in...
DCO visits Faisalabad Dry Port
FAISALABAD: The District Coordination Officer (DCO) visited Dry Port at Chak Jhumra Road on Thursday and met with the trustees...
Pakistan gets GSP Plus status; exports likely to increase by $2b per annum
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has obtained the status of Generalized System of Preference (GSP) plus from its largest trading partner of 27-member...
LCCI lauds EU over granting GSP status to Pakistan
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has welcomed European Parliament’s decision to grant duty free market access to...
Collector Saleem assures customs agents of timely hearing of their cases
KARACHI: President Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) Shaikh Ifthikar has urged all customs agents to attend the hearing of their...
Shipping activities
Karachi Port KARACHI: Six ships carrying crude oil, containers, vehicle, cement and steel are expected to arrive at the outer...
Plan afoot to do away with tax exemptions by Dec 31: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar said that the government was working on a plan for doing...
FBR establishes help desk at MCCI
MULTAN: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a help desk at Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to facilitate...
Dubai Customs wins New Market Solution Award
DUBAI: Dubai Customs has won the ‘New Market Solution Award’ for the applications that were developed and employed during the...
3,000-year-old statues recovered, two smugglers nabbed
RAWALPINDI: Two men have been arrested while smuggling more than 50 ancient statues on Fateh Jang Road. According to police,...
New CSTRO chief assigned
ISLAMABAD: FBR Taxpayers Audit Wing Chief Najeeb Qadir has been assigned the additional charge of the post of Chief Centralised...
FBR launches recovery proceedings against 600 importers
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has launched recovery campaign against about 600 importers, who failed to deposit 3 per cent...
Importers reject valuation rulings, demand reversal
KARACHI: Business community has rejected the revision of assessment of valuation of imported goods and demanded the government to relapse...
CCA launches training programme to polish young fast bowlers
KARACHI: The Customs Cricket Academy (CCA) has launched a training programme for young fast bowlers in a ceremony at the...
Customs seizes gold worth Rs15m, arrests smuggler
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has seized non-customs paid gold jewellery worth Rs15 million and arrested a passenger from Benazir Bhutto International...
Customs reviews Valuation Ruling of gas stove after stakeholders’ protest
KARACHI: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation has reviewed the Customs values of gas stoves and its parts after grave...
Tax incentive package a step in right direction
ISLAMABAD: The tax incentive package announced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a good step in the right direction but...
Delay in goods clearance at AFU disturbing importers
To, The Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad Respected Sir, Importers are suffering from deep mental agony at...
FBR striving to boost revenue generation: Khawaja Tanveer
ISLAMABAD: FBR Member Internal Audit/Accounting Khawaja Tanveer Ahmed has said that Federal Board of Revenue is trying its best for...
