KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has allowed Topsun Chemical Enterprises to file goods description (GD) afresh and has also directed the Model Customs Collectorate Appraisement-East to de-block the National Tax Number (NTN) and user ID to facilitate the filing of GD afresh.
It may be mentioned here that the Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-East has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the owner/director/partner of Topsun Chemical Enterprises bearing (NTN 3971455-1), 93-A, Khayaban-e-Sarwar, Dera Ghazi Khan on 17-04-2015 for tampering the registration certificates of the following GDs;
KAPE-HC-26237 dated 06-09-2014 and KAPE-HC-23932 dated 01-092014 in book no 89, serial no 8832, registration no 520 and date 25-06-2013 in which the actual description valid for import was ‘mancozeb’ while the tampered description was ‘thiophanate Methyl WP 70 percent.
KAPE-HC-113158 dated 12-06-2014, KAPE-HC-100101 dated 08-05-2014 and KAPE-HC 100085 dated 08-05-2014 in book no 89 serial no 8803, registration no 5187 dated 14-06-2013 in which actual description valid for import was ‘acetochlor’ whereas the tampered description was ‘butachlor 60 percent EC.
An FIR was also lodged for violating Section 16, 32, 32A and 79 of the Customs Act 1969 and Section 3(1) of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act 1950 punishable under Clause 9, 14, 14A and 46 of Section 156 (1) of the Customs Act 1969 and allied laws against which Topsun Chemical Enterprises moved to Sindh High Court through its counsel Zia-ul-Hassan.
The next hearing of the case has been fixed for 13-05-2015.
