Shipping company asked to ensure e-payments, e-communication systems

Pakistan Customs has directed shipping companies to ensure e-payments and e-communication systems in order to facilitate trade in routine transactions amid current health emergency situation.
According to the notification, activities of shipping lines and their agents in connection with imports, exports, transit and allied functions along with official work in Customs house, Karachi remained continued being essential services under the directives of federal government during ongoing emergency situation emerged after the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.
Therefore, all shipping lines and their agents in order to facilitate the trade have been directed to ensure maximum utilization of information technology, e-payments and electronic communication systems for their routine transactions, documentation and communications with traders, clearing agents, transporters and terminal operators, it added.