The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has imposed statutory rate of custom duty on the import of CNG Hydraulic Compressor, CNG dispenser with certain specifications and switches, plugs, lamp holders and H.T. circuit breakers.
The CBR has issued customs general order (CGO) 2 of 2004 here on Thursday to amend the "list of locally manufactured items" of CGO 12 of 2002.
Sources said that the local industry has achieved the capability to manufacture these items, which would now be liable to standard rate of duty as specified in the Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT). However, statutory rate of import duty would only be applicable on items with specifications given in CGO 2 of 2004.
According to CGO 2, statutory rate of custom duty will be applicable on the import of CNG Hydraulic Compressor (Model Red Wood 300), rated capacity, 400 m3/hr, supply pressure, 5 psig min to 30 psig max; CNG dispenser (Model Retrofit) with specific rated power, voltage/frequency, working pressure and other specifications.
Statutory rate of custom duty will be applicable on the import of HR fuses distribution fuse boards medium voltage circuit breakers except SF6; isolating switches; lightening arrestors; switches, plugs, lamp holders, relay sockets junction boxes etc (of household type excluding industrial types) except load break switches and unit switches.
Other items include H.T. circuit breakers (switch gear) panels up to 2500 A & 24000 volts, load break switch panel, LT switch-gear panels up to 690 volts and lighting/power distribution boards, control signalling and relay penal for grid stations, rectifier panel up to 200 Amps.