Asia rice: India export rates steady Published 19 Apr, 2026 02:29am BENGALURU, MUMBAI, HANOI AND BANGKOK: Indian rice export prices were steady this week, as ample supplies offset a...
Airports, dry ports: FBR intensifies enforcement steps Published 03 Jul, 2025 02:51am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has intensified enforcement operations at airports and dry ports and...
Customs refuse to release bus used for smuggling Published 03 Jun, 2025 07:08am LAHORE: The customs department has declined to redeem the vehicle being operated and driven by the owner himself for...
Customs dept failed to prove allegation Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am LAHORE: Customs department has failed to prove allegation of smuggling against seizure of a vehicle due to...
Disputes with importers: FBR establishes ‘Classification Centre’ Updated 26 Mar, 2025 08:50am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a “Classification Centre” to resolve all pending...
Customs dept fails to establish use of oil tanker in diesel smuggling Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:44am LAHORE: the Customs department has failed to establish use of an oil tanker in smuggling of diesel, as the relevant...
Customs dept secures ruling of upholding confiscation of smuggled goods Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:51am LAHORE: In a significant ruling, the Customs department has secured a decision in its favour regarding upholding the...
Goods released without redemption fee payment: Customs department challenges adjudicating authority’s decision Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:21am LAHORE: The Customs department challenged its own adjudicating authority for releasing consignment without payment ...
Customs reforms: FBR sets up four working groups Updated 21 Sep, 2024 07:39am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted four working groups for reforms in the Pakistan ...
Customs dept has failed to prove digits of chassis of crane were tampered with Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am LAHORE: The Customs department has failed to prove tampering with the digits of the chassis of a crane confiscated ...
3,451 lots awaiting disposal in Customs dept: FTO Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has observed that a total of 3451 lots are awaiting disposal...
FTO voices concern over delay in release of imported vehicle Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has expressed serious concern over delay in the release of an imported...
Customs fails to prove smuggling of local currency Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:29am LAHORE: The customs department has failed to establish smuggling of local currency to Afghanistan from a passenger ...
Customs dept fails to prove vehicle as smuggled item Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am LAHORE: The customs department has failed to prove smuggling of a vehicle into Pakistan despite claiming that the...
Non-duty paid foreign origin goods: Customs confiscates locally- manufactured clothing Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am LAHORE: The customs department reportedly confiscated locally manufactured cloth on the pretext of non-duty paid...
‘Benefit of doubt’: Jewellery importer defeats confiscation of goods Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am LAHORE: An importer of artificial jewellery has defeated confiscation of the imported goods by the customs ...
Officer’s failure to understand matter properly causes Customs revenue loss Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am LAHORE: Misunderstanding on the part of appropriate officer leads to loss of revenue to the customs department, said...
Importer assails customs dept for not releasing goods Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am LAHORE: An importer of polymer polyvinyl chloride has proved prejudice behavior of Customs department for not...
Customs department: FBR announces major reforms Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced major reforms in the customs department to upgrade and...
Field formations: FBR announces extended workhours Updated 25 Dec, 2023 08:43am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that the field formations (customs department) will...
Release of goods on provisional assessment: Importers no more at liberty to escape liability of duty Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am LAHORE: Importers are no more at liberty to escape the liability of proceedings for recovery of duty, taxes or ...
Smuggled, illegally imported goods worth Rs10.5bn seized Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am KARACHI: The Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs Karachi has seized smuggled and illegally ...
50 shades of ‘grey trade’ Published 03 Nov, 2023 08:45am The crackdown on smuggling is yielding results. However, the food items smuggled through grey channels are still...
Customs accused of issuing detection notices under the garb of tax evasion Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am LAHORE: The Customs department is issuing reassessment and recovery notices under the garb of detection of tax...
Mishandling three imported vehicles: President directs FBR to apologise, make payment to citizen Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to apologise and make payment to a...
Mishandling of refund claims worries importers Published 21 Apr, 2023 05:56am LAHORE: Importers have expressed concerns over not attending their refund claims in correct factual and legal...
SOP issued to intercept suspected smuggled vehicles Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigations (Customs) Tuesday issued a standard operating...
Bid to smuggle ammunition foiled Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am PESHAWAR: Customs authorities have foiled a bid to smuggle foreign-origin ammunition, having a total value of ...
Money laundering, terrorism financing: Customs dept directed to refer cases to CTD Updated 23 Mar, 2023 09:30am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the Customs department to refer big cases of currency...
Despite orders, failure to impose penalties on officials irks FBR chief Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman has taken serious notice of the instances where heads of ...