LAHORE: The Customs Appellate Tribunal has ordered the Deputy Collector Multan and Collector Appeals to recover duties and taxes with the defaulted amount on the wrong use of DTRE in the import of 307,520 kilograms of polyester staple fiber.
The appeal was filed by the M/s Gulistan Textile Mills Limited Multan against Deputy Collector, MCC, Multan and Collector Customs (Appeals).
Imran Tariq, Member Technical, heard the case in details and passed the judgment with remarks that, according to the bylaws, appellant has failed to produce the legal documents regarding the import of 307,520 kilograms of polyester staple fiber. The Member Technical also remarked that the department has also failed to recover all the taxes and duties with the defaulted amount.
According to details of the case, M/s Gulistan Textile Mills Limited Multan had imported 307,520 kilograms of polyester staple fiber and misused the bylaws.
After the complete examination of the record and goods, adjudication proceedings were culminated and Order-in-Original (ONO) was passed with remarks that the department will have to recover Rs940750 with penalty of Rs50000 from importer.
The order was challenged before the collector of Customs Appeals who decided the appeal and passed the order before the appellant.
Being aggrieved from the order, the appellant filed the appeal before the Customs Appellate Tribunal on the grounds that the order passed by earlier authority was not according to the facts and was passed in a mechanical fashion without consideration of realities therefore it is liable to be set aside. On the other side, the respondent denied all the arguments.
After hearing arguments from the complainant and respondent, the tribunal dismissed the appeal and ordered the recovery of the fixed amount from the importer according to the bylaws.
