FBR to come down hard on ‘recalcitrant’ spinning units

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued notices to 421 “non-compliant” textile spinning units that had allegedly failed to install production monitoring system, including video analytics (digital eye) systems, at their units.

The FBR is all set to stop imports of textile spinning units through the “green channel” facility and also block their refunds.

“Notices have been issued to all textile spinning units on Friday,” sources said.

Out of the 421 units, 12 textile spinning units have engaged vendors for installation of the system. A total of six textile spinning units have implemented production monitoring systems at their factories, and six units are under the process of implementation.

According to sources, the FBR will take extreme enforcement measures, including import embargo, penalty/suspension, against those textile spinning units that will refuse to install video analytics (digital eye) systems at their units.

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Sources told the Business Recorder that the FBR had decided to go with full force for implementation of video monitoring systems or video analytics at the spinning units.

All field formations of the FBR have been directed to take extreme enforcement measures against the non-compliant spinning units.

The non-compliant units which show resistance will face embargo on imports, penalties, sealing of business premises, suspension of sales tax registration, black-listing and non-clearances from the production premises.

The FBR had decided to electronically monitor production of registered units engaged in textile spinning through video analytics.

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