Customs officials accused of flouting orders of tribunals LAHORE: Customs officials are allegedly flouting the orders of tribunals despite clear-cut directions from the... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Business & Finance Powers and functions of Customs officials: Frontier Corps Balochistan (North/South) empowered ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has empowered the officers of Frontier Corps Balochistan (North/South)... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Business & Finance Assessment alert issued by AC Customs challenged LAHORE: An importer has challenged an assessment alert issued by Assistant Collector of Customs that the assessment... Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:45am
Business & Finance NOTES ON CLAUSES CUSTOMS ACT, 1969 (IV OF 1969) Clause 3 (1) (a) Seeks to add new clause in ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Tax authorities fail to encash expired bank guarantee as govt dues LAHORE: Tax authorities have failed to encash expired bank guarantee for recovery of government dues, said sources.... Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am
Opinion Claim of input tax under Sales Tax Act, 1990 General, The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a fundamental change in the Federal Sales Tax system which... Updated 19 Dec, 2023 05:41am
Print Customs’ values on import of 26 types of spices, herbs, gums fixed ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new Customs values on the import of 26... Updated 25 Oct, 2023 09:33am
Pakistan Sect 223 of Customs Act confers broad, general power on FBR: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court noted that Section 223 of the Customs Act, 1969, confers a broad and general power, of... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Print Suspected smugglers: Extensive powers granted to PCG, PMSA ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given extensive powers to the Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) and... Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance From one customs field formation to another: FBR empowered to transfer investigations of criminal cases ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been empowered to immediately transfer the investigation of... Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am
Pakistan Customs foils bid to smuggle paper needed for cigarette-making ISLAMABAD: The Collectorate of Customs (Enforcement) Karachi has unearthed a new fraudulent technique used by... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:39am
Business & Finance KCCA urges FBR to amend Customs Act, PSW system KARACHI: Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to make ... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
Print GST exemption to pharma industry costs FBR over Rs101bn ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has calculated a revenue loss of over Rs101 billion on account of... Updated 09 Jul, 2022 09:30am
Pakistan Senate body adopts 27 recommendations on Finance Bill National Assembly to decide whether or not these recommendations are to be incorporated into the Money Bill Published 23 Jun, 2022 07:17pm
Business & Finance FBR urged to defer effective date of SRO 567(1)/2022 until July 1 KARACHI: Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to defer the... Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
Business & Finance 5th Schedule of Customs Act 1969: FPCCI urges FBR to introduce amendments ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has recommended the Federal Board of... Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am
Print Customs values of alloy wheel rims enhanced ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has increased custom values on the import of 50... Updated 27 Feb, 2022 11:07am
Pakistan Traders oppose removal of Section 25-A from Customs Act PESHAWAR: Local traders have opposed the recent amendment in the Custom Act to delete Section 25-A, restoring powers... Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am
Pakistan Customs official says properties of smugglers being assessed LAHORE: Collector Customs Enforcement Lahore, Basit Maqsood Abbasi has said that the clauses of anti-money ... Updated 03 Oct, 2021 07:24pm
Business & Finance An Ordinance Annex - IV further to amend certain tax laws WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend certain tax laws for the... Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am
Print Some specific companies: Rs1.6bn penal surcharge waived ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has waived off Rs 1.6 billion penal surcharge to some specific companies on the... Updated 20 Sep, 2021 09:41am
Pakistan Sec 45(2) of Customs Act: Amendment to IGM under WeBOC couldn't be carried out: SHC KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has declared that amendment to Import General Manifest (IGM) under WeBOC system in... Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am
Print Overstayed goods: Waiver of penal surcharge not likely ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has reportedly "blocked" a proposal of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Published 31 Aug, 2021 03:43am
Print Non-commercial cargo Bonded carriers to submit exemption certificate of Afghanistan with GD: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue... Published 12 Aug, 2021 03:15am
Business Sale of non-duty paid, smuggled cars: FBR launching crackdown on showrooms, warehouses ISLAMABAD: Without disclosing any possibility of a new amnesty scheme to legalise smuggled cars, the Federal Board ... Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am
Print Shipping lines can re-export banned items ISLAMABAD: To clear large consignments of banned items from ports, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has empowered... Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am
Print International borders: FBR extends anti-smuggling powers to FC ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended anti-smuggling powers to the officers of the Frontier... Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am
Opinion Budget: Out-of-the-box actions In the following paragraphs I will only discuss three major proposals in the proposed Finance Bill, 2021, two of... Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am
Print Import of iron and steel scrap: DGCV Karachi revises customs values upward ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi, has upward revised customs values on the import of... Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am
Print Gwadar Tax Free Zone Rules 2021 issued ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday issued Gwadar Tax Free Zone Rules, 2021, explaining the tax... Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am