Goods released without redemption fee payment: Customs department challenges adjudicating authority’s decision LAHORE: The Customs department challenged its own adjudicating authority for releasing consignment without payment ... Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Customs reforms: FBR sets up four working groups ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted four working groups for reforms in the Pakistan ... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 07:39am
Pakistan Customs dept has failed to prove digits of chassis of crane were tampered with LAHORE: The Customs department has failed to prove tampering with the digits of the chassis of a crane confiscated ... Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am
Business & Finance 3,451 lots awaiting disposal in Customs dept: FTO LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has observed that a total of 3451 lots are awaiting disposal... Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am
Business & Finance FTO voices concern over delay in release of imported vehicle ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has expressed serious concern over delay in the release of an imported... Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am
Pakistan Customs fails to prove smuggling of local currency LAHORE: The customs department has failed to establish smuggling of local currency to Afghanistan from a passenger ... Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:29am
Pakistan Customs dept fails to prove vehicle as smuggled item LAHORE: The customs department has failed to prove smuggling of a vehicle into Pakistan despite claiming that the... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Business & Finance Non-duty paid foreign origin goods: Customs confiscates locally- manufactured clothing LAHORE: The customs department reportedly confiscated locally manufactured cloth on the pretext of non-duty paid... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Business & Finance ‘Benefit of doubt’: Jewellery importer defeats confiscation of goods LAHORE: An importer of artificial jewellery has defeated confiscation of the imported goods by the customs ... Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am
Pakistan Officer’s failure to understand matter properly causes Customs revenue loss LAHORE: Misunderstanding on the part of appropriate officer leads to loss of revenue to the customs department, said... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
Pakistan Importer assails customs dept for not releasing goods LAHORE: An importer of polymer polyvinyl chloride has proved prejudice behavior of Customs department for not... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Business & Finance Customs department: FBR announces major reforms ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced major reforms in the customs department to upgrade and... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Print Field formations: FBR announces extended workhours ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that the field formations (customs department) will... Updated 25 Dec, 2023 08:43am
Business & Finance Release of goods on provisional assessment: Importers no more at liberty to escape liability of duty LAHORE: Importers are no more at liberty to escape the liability of proceedings for recovery of duty, taxes or ... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Pakistan Smuggled, illegally imported goods worth Rs10.5bn seized KARACHI: The Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs Karachi has seized smuggled and illegally ... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
BR Research 50 shades of ‘grey trade’ The crackdown on smuggling is yielding results. However, the food items smuggled through grey channels are still... Published 03 Nov, 2023 08:45am
Business & Finance Customs accused of issuing detection notices under the garb of tax evasion LAHORE: The Customs department is issuing reassessment and recovery notices under the garb of detection of tax... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Pakistan Mishandling three imported vehicles: President directs FBR to apologise, make payment to citizen ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to apologise and make payment to a... Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am
Business & Finance Mishandling of refund claims worries importers LAHORE: Importers have expressed concerns over not attending their refund claims in correct factual and legal... Published 21 Apr, 2023 05:56am
Pakistan SOP issued to intercept suspected smuggled vehicles ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations (Customs) Tuesday issued a standard operating... Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am
Pakistan Bid to smuggle ammunition foiled PESHAWAR: Customs authorities have foiled a bid to smuggle foreign-origin ammunition, having a total value of ... Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am
Print Money laundering, terrorism financing: Customs dept directed to refer cases to CTD ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the Customs department to refer big cases of currency... Updated 23 Mar, 2023 09:30am
Business & Finance Despite orders, failure to impose penalties on officials irks FBR chief ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman has taken serious notice of the instances where heads of ... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance Officials facing disciplinary proceedings: FBR chief seeks forensic analyses of audio/video clips ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmad on Wednesday directed heads of all field ... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Business & Finance ‘Released’ consignments: Customs Adjudication can’t recover short levy, tax: SHC ISLAMABAD: The Sindh High Court (SHC), Tuesday, declared that the officers of the Collectorate of Customs... Updated 30 Nov, 2022 09:57am
Business & Finance Customs Dept’s PCA recovers Rs11.85m tax in June ISLAMABAD: In line with the directives of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) of the Customs... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Business & Finance Customs official visits KATI ‘Steps being taken to facilitate business community’ KARACHI: Chief Collector Customs South Wajid Ali during his visit to Korangi Association of Trade and Industry ... Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am
Pakistan Smuggled goods worth over Rs46m seized in raids KARACHI: The crackdown against the smuggling of contraband goods is in full swing as the customs department has... Published 08 Jul, 2022 08:08am
Pakistan Illicit goods worth Rs60m seized during last week KARACHI: The crackdown against the smuggling of contraband goods to and from Pakistan is in full swing as the ... Published 03 Jul, 2022 07:10am
Pakistan Seizure of smuggled goods, non-duty paid vehicles: FBR to give cash rewards to LEAs officials ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to give cash rewards to the officials of other law... Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:39am