KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorates Preventive, Hyderabad, Quetta, Gwadar of Enforcement-South Region and Export (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim) have collected at least Rs 3.596 billion under the head of customs duty in August of the fiscal year 2015-16.
According to the details available with Customs Today, the MCC-Preventive collected Rs 2.562 billion in terms of customs duty in one month, while Rs 308.63 million was collected on August 31.
The MCC-Hyderabad collected an amount of Rs 90.38 million customs duty and Rs 12.80 million in just a single day i.e. August 31, 2015.
The MCC Exports (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim) collected Rs 27.60 million during August and Rs 6.02 million on August 31, 2015.
Moreover, the MCC-Quetta collected Rs 279.31 million in the whole month, while Rs 30.16 million on August 31.
The MCC-Gwadar collected an amount of Rs 222.89 million and Rs 52.33 million on August 31, 2015. Besides, the MCC Exports has collected Rs 414.19 million as customs duty in August 2015.
The insiders told Customs Today that the revenue collection had been remarkably enhanced with the strong emphases and untiring efforts of Chief Collector-Enforcement-South, Zahid Khokhar who was encouraging the officials at every stage.
In the months of July and August 2015, sources said, MCC Preventive collected at least Rs 4351.63 million customs duty, MCC Hyderabad collected Rs 121.17 million, MCC Exports (PMBQ) collected Rs 779.83 million, MCC-Quetta collected Rs 350.40 million and MCC-Gwadar Rs 403.93 million.
