KARACHI: The Directorate General Transit Trade, Customs House Karachi has announced that processing and clearance of US/Isaf/Nato transit cargo will only be carried out under the Web-Based Customs Computerised System (WeBOC) and all their ‘transit Goods Declarations (GDs)’ shall be filed under this system.
The Directorate has also notified that the Afghan importers or their authorised customs clearing agents shall file all Afghan Transit Goods Declarations under the customs computerised system for transit of consignments under the TTA.
According to the directorate, on directives of the Federal Board of Revenue, it is circulated for the information of all concerned, including the Afghan Transit Trade Importers, Customs Clearing Agents, Border Agents, Terminal Operators, Shipping Agents, Bonded Carriers/Transport Operators and other stakeholders that the processing and clearance of all types of Transit Trade Cargo (Commercial & Non-Commercial) to and from Afghanistan shall be carried out under the web-based customs computerised system (WeBOC) with effect from December 31, 2013. Moreover, all Afghan Transit Goods Declarations (AT-GDs) in respect thereof shall be filed under the customs computerised system by the Afghan importers or their authorised customs Clearing Agents through the user IDs allotted to the respective users.
The shipping line shall mention the via Port, i.e, Torkham/Chaman/Wagha in Bill of Lading and the same shall be distinctly manifested in the carriers declaration uploaded electronically in the Customs Computerised System. The Transit GDs already filed in One Customs but not cleared in the system at the time of activation of the WeBOC system shall be cleared under the one customs.
Through another order, Directorate General of Transit Trade Customs House Karachi further notified that under instructions from the FBR and in pursuance of Board’s Customs General Order No 05 of 2013 dated 09.07.2013, it is circulated for the information of all concerned, including the US ODRP, Isaf/Nato LNO, concerned Customs Agents authorised by the US ODRP, Terminal Operators, Shipping Agents. Bonded Carriers/Transport Operators and other stakeholders that the processing and clearance of US/Isaf/Nato Reverse Transit cargo shall be carried out wider the Web Based Customs Computerised System (WeBOC). All ”transit Goods Declarations (GDs) in respect of all reverse US/Nato/Isaf consignments shall be filed under the Customs Computerised System through User IDs allotted to the respective users.
The shipping line shill mention the via port, ie, Torkham/Chaman in Bill of Lading and the same shall be distinctly manifested in the carriers declaration uploaded electronically in the Customs Computerised System. The Transit GDs already filed in ”One-Customs” but not cleared in the System at the time of activation of the WeBOC system shall be cleared under the One-Customs, directorate added.
