Faisalabad Dry Port Trust (FDPT) has emerged as one of the biggest up-country ports in the private sector, handling imports and exports worth Rs 70-75 billion per annum. Briefing a delegation of MBA and BBA students from the University of Faisalabad (UOF) here on Tuesday, Khalid Saifullah, General Manager FDPT said that 30 leading industrialists cum exporters of the city had created this port about 10 years ago.
"It has played a major role in exploiting the untapped export potential of this region and helped Faisalabad to grow at a much faster pace", he added.
The GM said it is the only ISO certified private dry port of the country, which has also introduced state of art online tracking system for the monitoring of bonded consignments from Faisalabad to Karachi.
He said FDPT was handling approximately 28,000 export and 5,000-plus import containers annually, and it was now making arrangements to establish an export terminal at Sargodha for the export of kinno and fresh vegetables from this region.
Anwar Chaudhry, Deputy Collector Customs briefed the students about the overall structure, aims and objectives of Customs department, in addition to procedures for the collection of duties and taxes.
He said a one-window facility is being provided to importers and exporters through Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL), while a branch of National Bank of Pakistan has also been established at the port for the collection of government duties, he added.
The students visited various sections of the FDPT and Customs, and also observed the working and operation of the port.
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