Textile products worth 636.442 million US dollars have been exported so far in the current fiscal year from Faisalabad Dry Port, which is 64.959 million dollars above the amount earned in the corresponding period last year.
Textile goods constitute around 98 percent of the total exports from Faisalabad, the main hub of textile production in the region.
The Collector Customs, Faisalabad and Sargodha divisions, Hafiz Mohammad Anees, told APP here on Monday that arrangements have been made at the dry port for inspection of export goods and their early clearance for their destination.
Textile items exported from Faisalabad include yarn and fabrics of international standard in cotton, blended man-made fabrics, grey, dyed and printed bed-sheets, curtains, garments and hosiery products.
He said the system of inspection and evaluation of goods has been streamlined with the co-operation of the business community.
About duty drawback claims during the first 10 months this fiscal, the collector said that a sum of Rs 1.362 billion has so far been sanctioned to 15,274 claimants by March 20, while 1551 claims valued at Rs 160.669 million are pending, which will be cleared soon after completion of formalities.
Hafiz Anees said that anti-smuggling organisation, during the period under review, seized 58 vehicles on which customs had not been paid, 250,421 yards of foreign made silk, 15,501 spare parts, 1890 smuggled tyres, 7231 kg of tea, 140 kg of cardamom, 3307 toys, 13,847 packets of cigarettes and other goods.
The total worth of seized goods stood at Rs 104.489 million, which he claimed, was double that of goods seized the previous year.
"We collected Rs 1.190 billion revenue by April 20 last under the head of central excise," he said, adding, an "open-door policy" and frequent meetings with importers/exporters and clearing agents, has resulted in a positive impact on the overall working and performance of the collectorate.
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