PESHAWAR: The Model Custom Collectorate Peshawar has collected Rs 1,511.31 million under the head of duty/taxes during December of current fiscal year 2015-16.
According to the official figures available to Customs Today, the Peshawar Customs collected Rs 634.09 million in the wake of custom duty and showed growth to the tune of Rs 128.06 million, as it had generated Rs 506.03 million during same period in 2014. In term of sales tax on imported items, it collected Rs 389.21 million against Rs 469.62 million, which was collected last year.
The customs generated Rs 164.88 million in wake of sales tax levied as federal excise duty on the import of palm oil but during December of last year, it had collected Rs 208.36 million, which was Rs 43.48 million more than the current collections.
Similarly, in term of sales tax levied as value addition on commercial importers, the collection is standing at Rs 61.14 million against the previous year collection of Rs 58.15 million with total difference of Rs 2.99 million.
The collectorate has collected federal excise duty collection to the tune of Rs 17.57 million, while it had generated Rs 19.61 million during corresponding period of last year.
Under the head of withholding tax, the custom house collected Rs 244.42 million against the collection of last year, which was Rs 208.98 million. It has collected Rs 35.44 million more revenue than the last year.
It may mention here that the Peshawar Customs has collected Rs 40.56 million more than the collection of November 2015, when it had collected Rs 1470.75 million.