KARACHI: The Customs Adjudication-II served a final notice on a defaulter company named M/s Mirza Wooden Works and recovered Rs4.14million from M/s Shabbir Tiles (Nazimabad) Karachi.
M/s Mirza Wooden Works was allegedly involved in tax evasion. The company imported different kinds of foreign wood (used in unique furnitures) on November 11, 2017 which was examined through one Waheed Khan who used the wrong PCT heading.
After a careful investigation, the Customs Adjudication-II issued a final notice to the company on February 20. The company cleared the amount of Rs3.50million on Tuesday.
Source said another company M/s Shabbir Tiles got cleared a consignment of floor tiles on December 18, 2017 and evaded a tax amount of Rs4.14million.
After the investigation, the Customs Adjudication-II served a show cause notice on the company on January 12, 2018 but it failed to clear the tax amount.
The Collector Customs Adjudication-II served a final notice on the company on January 26, 2018. After receiving the notice, the company deposited Rs4.14million in favor of the Customs Department on March 5.
