KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorates Preventive, Hyderabad, Quetta, Gwadar of Enforcement-South Region and Export (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim) have collected at least Rs 3209.06 million under the head of customs duty in October of the fiscal year 2015-16.
According to details available with Customs Today, the MCC-Preventive collected Rs 2374.22 million in terms of customs duty while Rs 373.38 million was collected on October 31.
The MCC-Hyderabad collected an amount of Rs 290.05 million customs duty and Rs 11.92 million in just a single day i.e. October 31, 2015. The MCC Exports (Port Muhammad Bin Qasim) collected Rs 357.35 million and Rs 22.56 million on October 31, 2015.
Moreover, the MCC-Quetta collected Rs 297.89 million in the whole month of October while Rs 54.95 million on October 31. The MCC-Gwadar collected an amount of Rs 247.04 million while Rs 55.08 million on October 31, 2015.
The insiders told Customs Today that the revenue collection had been remarkably enhanced with efforts of Chief Collector-Enforcement(South) Zahid Khokhar who was encouraging the officials at every stage.
In the months of July up to October 31, 2015, sources said, MCC Preventive collected at least Rs 9242.08 million customs duty, MCC Hyderabad collected Rs 679.47 million, MCC Exports (PMBQ) collected Rs 1322.36 million, MCC-Quetta collected Rs 860.30 million and MCC-Gwadar Rs 890.98 million.
