KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has asked the petitioner to clarify objections raised by the court with reference to imported consignment in a petroleum distillate case.
A SHC appellate bench, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Muhammad Yousuf Ali Saeed, adjourned hearing of the petition and suit filed by Karachi Corporation till Aug 09.
The bench earlier heard the counsel for petitioner who cited Secretary Revenue, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Chief Collector Customs South, Appraisement, Collector Customs, MCC Preventive, Additional Collector, Deputy Collector MCC Preventive, International Tank Terminal, Classification Committee and Industrial Analytical Center, HEJ Institute, University of Karachi.
The petitioner maintained that they filed a goods declaration on May 10, 2017 against import of Hydrocarbon Solvent Petroleum Distiallate under HS Code 2710.1919 and others at a rate of $390 per metric ton.
The respondent Custom Officials took samples from the consignment and sent them to HEJ Institute of Chemistry for a chemical report. The report dated May 11, 2017 confirmed the declaration but then Pakistan Customs assessed the goods under PCT 2710.1250 terming the consignment as “Solvent Non-oil Composite”.
The petitioner/plaintiff prayed to the court to direct the respondents to accept the declaration as well as HEJ’s report and thus classifiable under PCT 2710.1919 and further direct the petitioners to release the consignments.
