LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement has collected Rs 1,467 million under the head of customs duty during the month of July 2017. This amount is 55 percent extra collected during the same month of the previous fiscal year, 2016. Overall, the Customs Appraisement collected Rs 5,408 million revenue, including all duty and taxes during the month of July while Rs 3,360 million were collected during the same period of the last year.
Sources told Customs Today that Collector Jamil Nasir created a Post Release Verficiation (PRV Cell) which is assigned the task to conduct audit of all imported items. The cell will scrutinize all relevant data and wherever they find any tax evasion and mis-declaration they take action according to rules and regulations.
It is necessary to mention here that eleven new appraisers and twenty one new inspectors resumed the charge of their responsibilities recently. Sources told that Collector Jamil Nasir directed the newly inducted appraisers and inspectors to adopt zero tolerance policy towards tax evasion. He directed them to take necessary action against anyone who found involved in tax evasion and mis-declaration.
Sources said that collectorate is already adopted a comprehensive policy to recover outstanding dues from tax evaders.
