KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-East has also introduced the latest technology in the examination area of Pakistan International Containers Terminal (PICT) for rapid completion of examination reports.
Deputy Collector Ataullah Shabbir of MCC Appraisement-East has informed Customs Today that a pilot project in examining the Goods Declarations (GDs) through iPads and tablet PCs would be initiated at PICT from Monday, May 26.
“Initially, two tablet PCs have been handed over to examining officials in order to assess and examine the GDs from examination area and send the final report from the area after completing the entire process,” the Deputy Collector added.
Terming it a positive move Attaullah Shabbir said that it would definitely have a positive impact on trade and cost of doing business would certainly be improved by the initiative.
He further elaborated that the main objective of introduction of latest technology at PICT was saving precious time of traders and clearing agents by enhancing the efficiency of Customs officials.
Deputy Collector informed this scribe that every examination at PICT would be conducted through iPads and tablet PCs soon.
It may be mentioned here that a meeting in this regard was held at the Collectorate of MCC Appraisement-East being chaired by Collector Najeeb-ur-Rehman Abbasi in which the decision regarding the introduction of iPads and tablet PCs at PICT was finalized.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-West has already initiated the said exercise at KICT, where around 20 examiners were using iPads and tablet PCs for assessing and examining the Goods Declarations (GDs).
