Goods transport restricted to tracked carriers: FCAA President hails FBR’s decision

PESHAWAR: President Frontier Customs Agents Association (FCAA), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has hailed the recent decision of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of restricting industrial units located in merged districts (former tribal area) from transportation of concessionary goods only through those bonded carriers having installed with tracking equipment.

In a press statement issued here on Sunday, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi who is also Executive Member of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) said the decision will help in monitoring of goods movement from import stage to designated tribal area units.

According to the Customs General Order, on importation of goods under the aforementioned concessions, Trans-shipment Goods Declaration (TP-GD) shall be filed at the port of entry for clearance at Azakhel Dry port, for containerized cargoes.

The transport of goods shall be through bonded carriers only and their movement from the port of entry to the port of discharge, and to the respective industries after clearance from Azakhel Dry Port, shall be monitored in terms of Tracking and Monitoring of Cargo Rules, 2023, Zia added.

He also applauded the efforts made by Customs department officials including Chief Collector Jamil Nasir, Collector Customs Appraisement, Farkh Sharif and Additional Collector, Muhammad Zakir, Appraisement Peshawar for issuance of this order by the FBR.

Zia Sarhadi expressed the hope that the new order issued by the FBR will help in safe transportation of goods besides ensuring misuse of the facility of concessionary goods on the way to the merged district from Karachi sea port.

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