KARACHI: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation has revised the customs value of sodium lauryl ether sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphat through Valuation Ruling No 1018/2017 under Section 25A of the Customs Act, 1969.
According to details, the values of the sodium lauryl ether sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphate were earlier determined vide Valuation Ruling No 800/2016 issued on January 22, 2016.
There were several representations from different importers/ traders and Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), for determination of customs value of the sodium lauryl ether sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphate. Hence, existing valuation ruling which is over one year old is required to be revised in the light of High Court of Sindh at Karachi’s orders dated 10.11.2015 in constitutional petition no. D- 6918/2015. Since 9 days have passed and representations were received from commercial importers regarding values determined in afore mentioned valuation ruling, an exercise was initiated to re-determine the values of sodium lauryl ether sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphate in the light of international price trend, in terms of Section 25-A of the Customs Act, 1969.
Meeting with all the stakeholders including importers, trade bodies i.e. Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) and representatives from clearance Collectorates was held on 23.12017 to discuss the current international prices of sodium lauryl ether sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphate. The view point of all participants was heard in detail and considered to arrive at Customs value for sodium lauryl ether sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphate. The unit values of the subject chemicals are determined with consent of the local manufacturers.
