KARACHI: The Customs Collectorate Appraisement West has issued an assessment alert for the Indian goods as the move is depriving the national kitty of its legitimate revenues.
According to sources, the scrutiny of consignments of different items imported from India revealed that export price of such items, as declared to the Indian Customs, is higher than the value fixed by Directorate General of Valuation, Karachi.
“This aspect was unearthed while tracing footprints of such consignments through bill of ladings wherein the shipping bill number filed in India and their dates were mentioned. It may be mentioned here that details of Indian exports viz-a-viz shipping bill number, date, container number, number of packages, weight and description of exported commodities etc are now available on e-commerce portal of Central Board of Excise and Customs of India,” sources added.
The contravention in such cases have been framed which are under adjudication and the aforesaid facts prove that the importers are deliberately concealing the actual transaction value of the goods which is an attempt to deprive the government of its legitimate revenue in lieu of duty and taxes, the sources elaborated.
In view of the situation, the Customs Appraisement West has been instructed to ensure proper assessment of the commodities being imported from India, sources concluded.
