KARACHI: Chief Collector of Appraisement-South Nasir Masroor Ahmed has asked the officers concerned to ensure solution of the issues faced by the genuine importers in dealing with PTA/FTA certificates.
It may be mentioned here that the importers were facing problems pertaining to PTA and FTA signed with Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Aamir Abdullah Zaki confirmed that the Chief Collector of Appraisement-South has issued directives in order to solve the importers’ issues pertaining to FTA/PTA.
President KCCI further informed Customs Today that the importers were facing multiple problems in exporting and importing their consignments through FTA/PTA to Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore in particular.
Pakistan Customs through a public notice No. 9(2) MCC/Public Notice/06/365 had advised all importers, clearing agents to submit original Free Trade Agreement/Preferential Trade Agreement certificates at dedicated counter of the Collectorate within three days from the date of release of the consignments in those cases where Goods Declarations (GDs) under FTA/PTA claim filed by them is cleared through Green Channel.
It was further stated that the Goods Declarations (GDs) would be re-assessed and recovery proceedings would be initiated forthwith in case of non-submission of FTA/PTA certificates by the importers and clearing agents.
President KCCI has hailed the said step of Pakistan Customs and stated that genuineness of the importers/exporters would be identified through the submission of original FTA/PTA certificates.
