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
Pakistan Fire arms smuggling bid foiled PESHAWAR: A bid of smuggling of arms from Afghanistan to Pakistan was foiled by the customs department at Torkham... Published 25 Apr, 2022 05:42am
Business & Finance Vietnam November exports up 10.4% m/m at $31.87bn HANOI: Vietnam's exports in November rose 10.4% from October to $31.87 billion, government's customs data released ... Published 14 Dec, 2021 10:57am
Pakistan Customs to set up new check-posts, warehouses in Lahore LAHORE: The customs department will set up new check posts and warehouses after an increase in the number of entries... Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Business & Finance Irregularities in recruitment process of FBR: Senate body takes serious notice ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Thursday, took serious notice of the irregularities in the... Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am
Pakistan Begum Kot Lahore ‘90pc products recovered from warehouse of cosmetics raw materials verified’ LAHORE: “In Begum Kot Lahore, 90 percent of the products recovered from the warehouse of raw materials of ... Published 04 Sep, 2021 06:04am
Business Leading consumer goods markets: Customs I&I set to carry out snap checking to seize smuggled goods LAHORE: The Customs Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) is set to carry out snap checking in... Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am