KARACHI: M/s Zohaib Ali Company and others approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), challenging enhancement and determination of customs values of ceramic and porcelain tiles over and above 12.5 percent through impugned Valuation Ruling 874/2016 dated 22/06/2016 .
According to the details, counsel for the M/s Rehman Trading Company, M/s Taimoor Trading Company, M/s Sara Enterprises, M/s Hassan Agencies, M/s Elysium Company, M/s Marhaba Marble & Granite Tiles, M/s Hafiz Associates, M/s Aman Ceramic, M/s M.I.S Traders. M/s International Trading Company, M/s Zohaib Ali Company and M/s Shifa Enterprises, M/s M.A.W & Company stated that petitioners are conducting lawful business of import and trade of goods having description “ceramic & porcelain tiles” and paying all liabilities properly.
The counsel argued that they are aggrieved from the action of the Director General, Directorate General of Customs Valuation which initiated revision proceedings under section 25D wherein the DG having no jurisdiction has determined the customs values of the subject goods over and above 12.5 percent of the valuation no 874/2016 dated 22/06/2016 vide order-in-revision dated 04/08/2016.
Citing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), collector of Customs Collectorate Appraisement West, Collector of Customs Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Collector of Customs Collectorate East and Director General, Directorate General of Customs Valuation as respondents, counsel pleaded the court may declare that act of the respondent is illegal, mala fide and arbitrary, they also pleaded the court may set aside impugned notification over enhancement of customs duty of said goods.
