KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation FBR-Karachi region has prepared a Contravention Report against M/s. Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited. (NTN No.0698621), Karachi, for evading anti-dumping duty of Rs. 5.8 million and submitted it for the adjudication proceedings.
The case was prepared under Section 32(I)& (2) of the Customs Act, 1969, punishable under clauses (14) of Section 156 (I) of the Customs Act, 1969, read with Section 3, 50, 51 & 75 of the Anti Dumping Duties Ordinance, 2000.
The officers who processed the case include Additional Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation, Karachi region Farrukh Sajjad, Superintendent Najeebullah Jafri, Senior Investigation Officer Rana Gulzar Ahmed, Investigation Officers Shahid Khan, Liaquat Ali, Muhammad Sadique , and others.
According to the details, a credible information was received in the Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Karachi region, that some importers are not paying anti dumping duty on 100% polyester Staple Fibre under PCT-5503.2010 imported from Korea, which is otherwise payable as per National Tariff Commission ADC No. 12/2006/NTC/PSF/SR/12 dated 30-01-2013 and it to be collected in the same manner as it were custom duty.
Accordingly, the import date of 100% Polyester Staple Fibre under PCT-5503.2010 was retrieved from PRAL’s online facility and upon scrutiny of the same, it revealed that M/s. Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Ltd. (NTN No. 0698621) Cotton Exchange Building I.I.C. Road Karachi through their clearing agent, imported consignment of commodity from China which was cleared from MCC Appraisement(East), Karachi without payment of leviable anti dumping duty .
It is pertinent to mention here, that as per Section 51(c) of the Anti Dumping Duty Ordinance, 2000, the anti dumping duty is to be collected in the same manner as the customs duties under the Customs Act, 1969. Further, the owner of any imported goods is legally bound under Section 79 (I) (a)(b) of the Customs Act, 1969 to make entry of imported goods for home consumption or warehousing within stipulated period by filing a true declaration of goods and assessing and paying his liability of duty, taxes and other charges thereon, in case of a registered user of the Computerized System. As such, the above named importers have failed to correctly assess, calculate and pay the leviable anti dumping duty amounting to Rs 5,844,585/- on the imported goods and evaded the same which is recoverable from them.
Following the above mentioned findings a Contravention Report was prepared by the Custom Intelligence and Investigation Karachi region and submitted according for initiation of adjudication proceedings in the case.
