GOVERNMEN PAKISTAN

     REVENUE DIVISION

   CENTRAL BOARD OF REVENUE

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C.No.10(4)/L&P/99                                                   Islamabad the 25th September, 2003    

 

 

CUSTOMS GENERAL ORDER NO.09/2003.

 

 

                                    The Central Board of Revenue is pleased to order that the following further amendment shall be made in the Customs General Order No.12 of 2002 dated 15.06.2002, namely:-

                       

                                    In the aforesaid Customs General Order, in para 105,

                                   

(i)                  in sub-para (b)11, the words “and invoice ” shall be deleted;

 

(ii)                sub-para (b)18, shall be substituted with the following, namely:-

 

“A revolving bank guarantee/Defence Saving Certificates, submitted by the bonded carrier at the time of licensing, except NLC, shall be taken into account for covering the amount of duty, and taxes, fine and penalty, if any, involved on the cargo intended to be transported from one port to other in case of any eventuality like damage, pilferage, theft, fire accident causing loss to the Government revenue;

 

(iii)               at the end of para (b)23, after full stop, the following shall be added, namely:-

 

“inter-port movement of the containers, after 24 hours, shall be allowed on case to case basis subject to approval by the Additional Collector of Customs.”

 

(iv)              sub-para (d)31 as amended vide Customs General Order 06/2003 dated 22.07.2003, shall be substituted with the following, namely:-

 

“The inter-port movement of the containers shall be allowed round the clock. The movement after sunset shall be allowed only under Customs escort. The container(s) moved from exit gate of the entry port on a given day, shall reach at the entry gate of the entry port on a given day, shall reach at the entry gate of the destination port during the time as determined by the two ports/two Customs station while keeping in view the movement track of the containers.

 

In case of any delay enroute, a joint report shall be submitted by the bonded carrier/ Customs escort to designated Customs officer regarding reasons of delay in reaching the port of destination. A copy of the said report shall be deposited with concerned Customs officer of port of entry also.

 

(v)                Annex-A to para 105 shall be substituted with “Goods Declaration” to be duly signed by the shipping agent as an application for inter-port movement of cargo. The words Annex-A, wherever occurring in para 105, shall be substituted with the words “Goods Declaration”.

 

 

 

                                   

                                                                                    (Dr. Naeem Khan)

                                                                                    Secretary (Law & Procedure).