The Deputy Collector Sales Tax, Gujranwala, Syed Jawad Ali Shah has assured the Sialkot's sports goods exporters that their all the pending claims regarding sales tax return would be cleared within a month.
Addressing the exporters meeting at Pakistan Sports Good Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PSGMEA) here on Saturday, he said the sales tax department would also remove all the hurdles in the way of smooth trade activities.
Sialkot Dry Port Customs Collector, Muhammad Nasir Azhar also announced the prompt payments of duty drawback claims to Sialkot exporters on priority basis.
On this occasion, PSGMEA Chairman Muhammad Yunas Ratra said the prolonged delayed refunding of the sales tax claims had become a burning issue of Sialkot exporters for the first three days.
He said the early release of the sales tax refund and duty drawback claims would encourage the Sialkot exporters to speed up the pace of their export activities.