PESHAWAR: The Collector, Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar, Gull Rahman said the Customs bylaws work better by actions derived from dialogues.
There is a need for more education to understand the seriousness of international trade policies which have faced challenges due to progressive groundwork mechanism.
The collector customs said this while talking to Customs Today on Monday.
He said the digitalization of customs rules will have a very good impact on revenue collections if collectorates are given access to primary data upon departure of vehicles loaded with goods from seaports and dry ports towards their destination.
The digital customs will make this possible to know before the vehicle comes to be checked that what is loaded in the container and what has to be the origin and destination of these goods.
Meanwhile, the collector customs lauded the customs officials and officers for earning good name for Pakistan Customs through magnificent functions during current Financial Year here at the Customs House Peshawar.
More than 100 staff members of the Customs House Peshawar were awarded the acknowledgment certificates due to their good duties. These certificates were given due to their good reputation during the period of last one year.
The collector customs exclaimed that, with the help of such brilliance, it is fair enough to say that soon we will eliminate the trade of contraband goods from the region.
The collector customs further said the MCC Peshawar has been working to curb the smuggling through actions and dialogues for which the role of ground officers has always been very important and crucial.
To a question about the complaints of importers and exporters for destroying their goods before final decision, the collector customs said the officers will be directed to destroy the seized goods once they are completely proved illegal and not to harm the public interests which come through trading.
