GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS,
STATISTICS AND REVENUE
(REVENUE DIVISION)
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Islamabad, the 17th April, 2003.

NOTIFICATION
(SALES TAX)

                    S.R.O. 361(I)/2003.-    In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of section 4 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, the Federal Government is pleased to direct that cigarettes exported by M/s Pakistan Tobacco Company, by air or via land route, to Afghanistan shall be allowed the facility of zero-rating subject to the following conditions, namely:-

                    (a)    only such brands be allowed facility of zero-rating, which are not marketed in the domestic
                            market. In case of flow back of the exported goods, the exporter will repay the total amount of
                            input tax refunded or adjusted in the preceeding tax period or such tax period in which the
                            goods were last exported;

                    (b)    exports shall be in convertible foreign exchange only. The packages or retail packing shall
                            prominently and indelibly be marked with the expression "For export only - Not for sale outside
                            Afghanistan"; and 

                    (c)    export is through authorized Customs Station i.e. Torkham and Chamman only as per prescribed
                            procedure.


2.                 The concession of zero-rating authorized by this notification shall be admissible in respect of export consignments for which Bills of Export are filed on or before the 30th June, 2004. 
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[F.No.1/26-STB/2002]

(Naseer Ahmad) 
Additional Secretary

Amended vide SRO 831(I)/2003 dated 27.08.2003