KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on import of hot melt adhesive glue sticks/granules/chips/pellets/solid/other forms from China, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and Europe.
Earlier, the customs values of hot melt adhesive glue sticks/granules/ chips/ pellets/ solid were determined vide Valuation Ruling No. 1668/2022. Being aggrieved, some importers filed customs appeals before the Customs Appellate Tribunal against the said Valuation Ruling.
The Appellate Tribunal set aside the impugned Valuation Ruling to the extent of appellants. Meanwhile, different stakeholders also requested that Customs values be afresh in line with values prevalent in the international market. Therefore, an exercise has been undertaken by this Directorate to determine the same.
The importers contended that the Customs values of Hot Melt Adhesives are on the higher side as compared to the prices in the international markets. Therefore, the existing Valuation Ruling needs to be revised downwards according to the prevailing prices in the international markets. The participants also submitted proposals in this regard. Ninety (90) days’ clearance data has been retrieved and the same has been scrutinized.
The available data/ information collected such as sales contracts, proforma invoices, and GDs of the stakeholders were thoroughly scrutinized and freight value at the time of the previous ruling and prevailing freight values were examined which were drastically reduced, it added.
