KARACHI: The Post Clearance Audit has detected short-payment/evasion of around Rs 300 million by M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited (Mobilink). In this regard, the PCA has also served a contravention report on the importer.
According to details, during the scrutiny of import data of ‘Lead Acid VRLA Batteries for Telephone Exchanges’ falling under PCT heading 8507.2010, it been observed that certain Mobile Communication Companies have imported multi purpose batteries, evidently not for the use in telephone exchanges under this PCT Heading, while such batteries are correctly classifiable under PCT heading 8507.2090 chargeable to CD at 20 percent.
Thus by mis-declaring these multi-purpose batteries under PCT heading 8507.2010 they have made a deliberate and willful attempt to evade duty/taxes.
M/s. Pakistan Mobile Company, imported ‘cellular infrastructure equipment for telecom sector consisting of VRLA Gel Battery (12V)’, Rechargeable Battery (12V) and SBS EON 190 (12V) by misdeclaring them in the PCT heading 8507.2010.
Thus, by way of mis-declaration of classification, M/s Pakistan Mobile Company, with the active connivance of their Clearing Agents M/s Saspak Cargo (Private) Limited and M/s Eastern Freighters has evaded/short paid around Rs 300 million.
Therefore, M/s Pakistan Mobile Company has been advised to pay the short-paid duties/taxes at the earliest.
