GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
APPRAISEMENT COLLECTORATE
CUSTOM HOUSE, KARACHI.
No. SI/MISC/OFF1CE/03/2004-VIII Dated: 08.01.2004
STANDING ORDER N0.01/2004-(APPG)
SUB: HOLDING OF TEXTILE AND LEATHER MACHINERY i.e. ITIF ASIA EXHIBITION AT EXPO CENTRE (KEC), IN KARACHI FROM 26.01.2004 TO 28.01.2004 BY M/S. ECOMMERCE GATEWAY PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD., KARACHI.
In pursuance of Ministry of Investment & Privatization Vide letter no. ITIF- HA/GSP/2003/07 dated 17.12.2003 on the subject cited above regarding froth-coming Exhibition of Textile and related Machinery to be held from 26th to 28th January, 2004 at Expo Centre, Karachi the following procedure is prescribed to facilitate the clearance of goods to be imported:-
(i) The Expo Centre (KEC) University Road, Karachi is declared as the Exhibition Site;
(ii) The Organizer i.e. M/s. Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, have appointed only M/s. Pakgro Trans (Pvt.) Ltd. (CHAL NO. 1295), Karachi as customs Agents, responsible, for clearance and subsequent export of the items imported for display;
(iii) The importer is U.S. Publishers (Pvt.) Limited / M/s. Exhibitors;
(iv) M/s. Exhibitors shall provide an indemnity Bond/ Undertaking to pay all the taxes in case the exhibits are not exported within the stipulated time, not exceeding 90 days;
(v) Bills of Entry for home-consumption with complete description, quantity, value, classification and leviable rates of duty & taxes, along with invoices and packing lists, shall be filed in the customer Service Centre, Custom House Karachi for clearance of goods imported for the subject exhibition;
(vi) The Appraising Group-VIII shall make assessment on the basis of declarations made by the above referred documents, and shall process the Bills of Entry in terms of Chapter-99 of the First Schedule of the Customs Act, 1969, under subsection (2) of Section 80 ibid and Sr. No. 26 of Schedule-V of the Sales Tax Act, 1990;
(vii) Container Numbers and Seal Number of the Sealed Containers shall be verified at the Port in case of containerized Cargo and marks & numbers will be verified in case of goods contained in the Packages. Removal of the goods contained in the packages. Removal of the goods contained in the packages. Removal of the goods to the exhibition site shall be allowed under the proper Customs Escort and Custom staff shall round the clock, remain posted at the exhibition Site;
(viii) The Custom's examination staff deputed for this purpose shall examine the goods 100%-at the Exhibition Site and make detailed inventory thereof and also send the copy of the Appraising Group-VIII. The Organizer's shall be responsible for arranging the goods (Consignments-wise) for this purpose;
(ix) On conclusion of the exhibition, the exhibition management shall prepare a list of such goods-indicating description; Quantity and value for the final accountal of the goods and file Bills of Export for the goods to be exported along with Invoices and Packing lists;
(x) Leviable duty and taxes in respect of goods consumed or retained in Pakistan would be deposited forthwith not later by week of culmination of the exhibition, against the respective assessment already made by relevant staff of. Custom House or A.F.U as the case may be, against the indemnity Bond/Undertaking of M/s. Exhibitors;
(xi) Bills of Entry with the documents mentioned at (v) pertaining to the goods to be imported by air, shall be processed by the Custom Staff posted at Air Freight Unit (AFU), in similar manner as mentioned above;
1. This issues with the concurrence of the collector of Customs, (Preventive), Custom House, Karachi.
Signed by
(Mahboob Saqib Khan)
Collector
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