KARACHI: Transshipment of import cargoes from Karachi ports to all the dry ports across the country would be shifted to WeBOC (Web Based One Customs), the computerised clearance system of Pakistan Customs.
The WeBOC Railways module is being developed by Pakistan Revenue Automation Ltd (PRAL) as per the specifications provided by Directorate of Reforms & Automation, Customs. Since its inception in 1994 as a private limited company, PRAL is a fully owned subsidiary and (Data Arm) of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that caters to the mission-critical applications ICT needs of the board. It has extensive experience of working with federal and provincial tax and revenue agencies to provide wide variety of tax and revenue collection solutions.
Directorate of Reforms & Automation Director Abdul Majid Yousfani, told Customs Today that WeBOC’s Railways module would be ready for the test launch by the end of this year. The Railways module would help shift the cargo transshipment of cargo from Karachi ports to all the dry ports located elsewhere across the country on WeBOC from the manual One Custom system being used presently, he added. The installation of the Railways module would help save immense amount of time, energy and efforts needed to file the Transshipment Permit for transport of cargo from Karachi ports to dry ports through Railways under bond.
The dry ports network across the country comprises Lahore Dry Port; Hyderabad Dry Port; Silakot Dry Port; Peshawar Dry Port; Multan Dry port; Quetta Dry Port; Rawalpindi Dry Port; Faisalabad Dry Port; Larkana Dry Port and Sust Dry Port.
