Import policy order 2016 amended

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has amended Import Policy Order 2016 through an SRO 722 (I)/2018 and allowed import of arms and ammunition only to individual license holders or arms dealers to whom licenses have been granted by the relevant authorities including provincial home departments/ ministry of interior. Federal Ministry of Interior will grant the licence in case of dealers located in Islamabad Capital Territory.
A licence holder shall also have certificate from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in case of imported from an OEM, otherwise a certificate from any of the prescribed PSI companies specifically mentioning, (a) weapon''s nomenclature; (b) weapon''s calibre or bore or gauge; and (c) weapon''s manufacturer''s logo, weapon''s serial number embossed thereon and other related information.
The weapon shall be importable only through air and sea ports. The commercial import of prohibited and non-prohibited weapons and ammunition (Regulation) Order, 2014 notified vide SRO No 1112 (1)/20 14 dated the 16th December, 2014 is repealed.
Earlier, the condition for import of arms and ammunition was linked to the procedure laid down by the Federal Government. However, under the amended Import Policy Order 2016, such imports of arms and ammunition would be allowed only to individual license holders or arms dealership license holders.
The condition would be applicable on the import of arms and ammunition covering Pakistan Customs Tariff headings of PCT 9302.0091, 9302.0092, 9302.0093, 9302.0099, 9303.1000, 9303.2011, 9303.2012, 9303.2019, 9303.2020, 9303.2090, 9303.3010, 9303.3020, 9303.3090, 9303.9000, 9306.2100, 9306.2900, 9306.3010 and PCT heading 9306.3090 9306.9000.
Following is the text of Commerce Ministry notification issued: SRO 772 (1)/2018.-ln exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950), the Federal Government is pleased to direct that,- (a) the following further amendment shall be made in the Import Policy Order, 2016, namely:- in the aforesaid Order, in Appendix-B, in Part I, in the Table, in column (1), against Sr. No. 65, for the entry in column (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(a) Importable only by individual licence holders or arms dealership licence holders to whom licence is granted by;
(a) Provincial Home Department, in case of dealers located in that Province; or
(b) Ministry of Interior, in case of dealers, located in Islamabad Capital Territory;
(b) a licence holder under condition (a) shall also have certificate from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in case of imported from an OEM, otherwise a certificate from any of the prescribed PSI companies as listed in Appendix-H of IPO 2016, specifically mentioning,-
(a) weapon''s nomenclature;
(b) weapon''s calibre or bore or gauge; and
(c) weapon''s manufacturer''s logo, weapon''s serial number embossed thereon and other related information; and
(c) the weapon shall be importable only through air and .sea ports."
(b) the Commercial Import of Prohibited and Non-Prohibited Weapons and Ammunition (Regulation) Order, 2014 notified vide SRO No.1112(1)/20 14 dated the 16th December, 2014 is hereby repealed.