KARACHI: M/s Chawla Rubber & Plastic Industries Private Limited approached the Sindh High Court seeking release order of its imported consignments of natural raw material/rubber crepe/ synthetic rubber/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber due to disputed valuation.
Counsel for the petitioner stated in his constitutional petition that petitioner is sole proprietorship engaged in the import of the natural raw material/rubber crepe and seriously aggrieved and highly prejudiced by the actions of the respondents in which they have denied to accept the declared transaction value of the imported consignments of natural raw material/rubber crepe/synthetic rubber/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber.
Counsel further argued that customs officials are assessing the duty and taxes on the basis of the Valuation Ruling No 1091/2017 dated 18/03/2017 issued by director of customs valuation.
Counsel prayed that petitioner is requested the respondents to release his consignments on bank guarantee however, customs department denied his request without considering facts and court’ orders.
Counsel stated that the impugned valuation ruling being determined in accordance with law amounts to an action in derogation of law hence is unwarranted, illegal, malafide and against the principle of natural justice, as a result the petitioner is suffering unnecessary losses.
Citing chairman Federal Board of Revenue, collector of Customs Appraisement East, collector of Customs Appraisement West and director, Directorate General of Customs Valuation as respondents, petitioner pleaded the court may declare that non allowing provisional release of consignment is disregard/disobeying to the orders of this court passed in the case of M/s Danish Jahangir v/s Federation.
Petitioner also pleaded the court to direct them to release his consignments immediately and restrain the respondents/ their officer from any coercive action against the petitioner in respect of the past and closed consignments.
