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<!-- saved from url=(0061)https://download1.fbr.gov.pk/Docs/201011410115147593STD03.HTM --> <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <title>GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN</title> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ ol {margin-bottom:0cm;} ul {margin-bottom:0cm;} --> </style> <style type="text/css" id="operaUserStyle"></style></head> <body lang="EN-US"> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt">GOVERNMENT OF </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 15.0pt">PAKISTAN</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>COLLECTORATE OF CUSTOMS (PREVENTIVE)</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>CUSTOM HOUSE</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u>Karachi</u></b><b><u>.</u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">No.S1/MISC/223/2004-Audit (P) Dated: 24-06-2004</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u>STANDING ORDER NO. 03/2004-P</u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Subject:- <u>INADEQUATE MONITORING CONTROL ON CUSTOMS BONDED WHAREHOUSES.</u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> The office of the Auditor General of Pakistan Revenues has reported some irregular practices in procedures and inadequate monitoring controls on Customs Bonded Warehouses in the Annual Report of the Auditor General. In order to ensure transparent working under effective control, following orders and hereby issued for strict compliance:-</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(a) Physical verification of stocks of imported goods stored in public and private bonded warehouses should be conducted twice a year to confirm physical existence of the warehoused goods. The failure to observe the prescribed procedure may cause defalcations. It has been observed that the staff posted at the bonds restrict their job to in-bonding and ex-bonding of the imported goods and do not bother about the actual stocks available in the warehouses. Physical verification should be carried out effectively which should also be subjected to check by audit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(b) The prescribed procedure regarding safe importation of inland bonded goods is reportedly not being followed strictly and the certification of re-warehousing off goods by inland bonders is not being closely monitored. The executive forwarding these goods should insists on these certificates as it is a vital step in the bonding process. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(c) It should be ensured that government taxes leviable on bonded goods do not exceed monetary limits prescribed in their respective bonded warehouse licenses and the warehousing of imported goods should be within the permissible limit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(d) It should be ensured that sums insured to cover the risk of pilferage, fire, evasion of taxes etc. is not less than the government taxes involved in the stored goods.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(e) The licensees who do not get their licenses renewed should not be allowed to transact warehousing business as this is illegal and defeats the very purpose of licenses being granted.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">(f) Bonded warehouses are to be maintained with double lock system, one of the customs and the other of bonder. In quite a few cases, only one lock was found on the doors of the bonded premises, especially the private bonded warehouses, giving uncalled for free access to the licensees, without any check. This aspect should be looked into and necessary action must be taken accordingly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(g) It is observed that, both the keys of the lock fastened on their gates were found with the bonders. This irregular practice is fraught with possibilities of all kinds and should be stopped forthwith. It is also observed that the locks and keys of the gates of private bonds where no customs officer is posted are generally handled by �sepoys� at the time of their in-bonding and ex-bonding. This also opens avenues for defalcation/shortage or substitution of the imported goods and consequent loss of government revenues. It should be ensured that this is supervised by the responsible officer. It should also be ensured that bonded goods are not stacked in haphazard manner as it makes and easy access to the goods, impossible. Besides, the stacking and placing of bin cards must be in accordance with the prescribed procedure.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(h) The system prescribed for delivery of goods free of taxes to diplomats and other privileged persons is not being effectively implemented. All legal procedures and controls must be effectively enforced, in this regard.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(i) The records reportedly are being improperly maintained. Generally, the ledgers are prepared and entries therein are recorded by the bonders. These entries are subsequently signed/countersigned by the Custom officers. This practice should be done away with immediately. The customs officers should make entries with their own hands and sign the same with their names and stamps.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(j) Duty-paid goods should not be lying in the bonded premises along with the non-duty paid goods, as this is irregular practice and should, therefore, be discontinued forthwith.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(k) Monthly returns of stock balances are not being prepared and submitted by the bonders. This omission shows lack of close watch on bonds by the customs authorities. The officers concerned should ensure that monthly statements are submitted regularly by3rd of every month. Copy thereof should be sent to Audit Cell (P).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(l) It has also been reported that in certain cases, fresh bond was not executed in respect of the imported goods transferred from a public bonded warehouse to another bonded Warehouse, in violation of the provisions of law. If there is any such case on record, the same should be regularized immediately. In further, such lapse should not take place. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(m) All changes occurring with regard to particulars of the warehouses, rate of duty / taxes, ex-bonding / in-bonding, other legal provisions etc., from time to time, must instantly be communicated to PRAL for incorporation of the same in the Compute System, to make it a part of the data on-line.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt">(n) All relevant date pertaining to warehouses and goods stored therein, must be kept handy, readily retrievable in the form of diskettes/floppies, in the office of the concerned AC/DC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>These orders should be implemented and affected immediately. Concerned AC/DC shall be held responsible for violation / of any of the above stated orders and no leniency shall be performance of relevant ACs/DCs coupled with physical inspection of selected Bonds for which inspection notes would be issued by him to relevant staff/officers.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> (Muhammad Afzal Bhatti)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> Collector </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Copy to all concerned.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> </body></html>