KARACHI: The Directorate General of Post Clearance Audit (PCA) has unearthed tax evasion of Rs 270 million by importers in April 2017.
Sources at the PCA told Customs Today that on the instructions of Director PCA Gul Rehman, Deputy Director Sajid Ali Baloch and other officials of PCA scrutinize 572 import consignments data and found that the importers used wrong and/or false PCT Headings to get their consignments cleared. The goods were imported from various countries, including USA, China, Saudi Arabia, Korea and Australia.
The use of false PCT Headings caused a loss of Rs 270 million to the national exchequer. The PCA issued audit observation notifications to the offending companies but no one of the offenders respond to it. The PCA has forwarded the contravention reports to the concerned Adjudication Collectorate for further proceeding.
Meanwhile, the Model Customs Collectorate Gawadar impounded vehicles and Iranian diesel worth Rs 70.3 million during various operations in April 2017.
The customs staff following the instructions of Collector Gawadar Feroz Alam Junejo made various seizures and impounded 14 luxury vehicles worth Rs40.6 million and 400,000 liters Iranian diesel worth Rs20.7 million.
