KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Preventive, MCC Hyderabad, MCC Exports, MCC Exports (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim), MCC Quetta and MCC Gwadar of Enforcement (South Region) have altogether collected Rs 1,670.52 million under the head of customs duty in the month of February against its set target of Rs 1,755.81 million, with a shortfall of Rs 85.29 million.
According to details, the MCC Preventive collected Rs 1,401.07 million last month against its set target of Rs 1,393.67 million, showing an increase of Rs 7.40 million.
The MCC Hyderabad collected Rs 140.16 against its set target of Rs 319.84 million, with a shortfall of Rs 179.68 million.
The MCC Exports collected Rs 349.90 million against its set target of Rs 373.78 million, with a shortfall of Rs 23.88 million.
The MCC Exports (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim) collected Rs 48.79 million against its set target of Rs 480.80 million, with a massive shortfall of Rs 432.01 million.
Furthermore, the MCC Quetta collected Rs 95.68 million under the head of customs duty in February against its set target of Rs 90.98 million, with a surplus of Rs 4.70 million.
Meanwhile, the MCC Gwadar collected Rs 115.72 million in share of customs duty against its set target of Rs 58.34 million, with a massive surplus of Rs 57.38 million.
Sources informed Customs Today that the details of revenue collection for the month of February have been sent to the FBR Headquarters for further study.
They said that Enforcement-South Chief Collector Muhammad Nazim Saleem has asked the authorities concerned of the MCC Hyderabad, MCC Exports and MCC Exports (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim) to speed up revenue collection in terms of customs duty and ensure achieving the revenue target set by the FBR.
It is pertinent to mention here that the MCC Preventive, MCC Gwadar and MCC Quetta successfully achieved and surpassed the targets set for last month.