KARACHI: The Customs Exports has served nine show cause notices on tax defaulters and tax evaders for recovery of dues during first 20 days of September.
Sources told Customs Today that Custom Export issued notices to nine companies, including M/s Sardar Garments and Export Karachi and M/s Rimjhim traders. M/s Sardar garments used wrong Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) headings to get a consignment of Cotton fabrics and ready-made T-shirts cleared on August 3 and caused a loss of Rs 1.78 million to the national kitty.
During the scrutiny of the import data, the Customs Exports detected the misuse of PCT heading for which it was issued with a show-cause notice No: 214/2017 to pay the evaded amounts of tax and duty.
Meanwhile, the Customs Exports unearthed another tax evasion done by M/s Rimjhim traders Karachi who got cleared a consignment of leather items ladies long coat and men ware jackets . The customs authorities, after a careful investigation, served a show cause notice on the company and asked it to deposit the evaded tax amounts within fortnight.
Source said the Custom Exports has maintained a list of defaulter companies who were issued with notices but they did not reply yet. Source said custom export is taking series action against these defaulter companies.
It is pertinent to mention here that, during the first 15 days of September the Customs Exports has issued seven show cause notices on tax defaulters and tax evaders for recovery of dues.
