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Customs Clearance Introduction Under Import Pakistan

Shipments may be received at either the sea, airport or dry port declared by customs authorities as customs ports, customs air port and land customs station.

Procedure for customs clearance in Import Pakistan
Procedure for customs clearance comprises under import Pakistan of following three steps:

Arrival of goods at customs port
Filing and examination of Bills of entry, and
Assessment of customs duty

CBR has started clearance of goods through PACCS since May 01, 2005. In this regard initially a Model Custom Collectorate has started clearance of goods under PACCS from Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) and it is expected that the process shall gradually be made applicable throughout Pakistan.

Import Pakistan Customs Clearance Under PACCS

Salient features of PACCS are as follows:

No Geographical Limits
Under PACCS an importer is liberated of geography. You can file Goods Declarations from HQ in Islamabad , pay duties from a branch office at an online bank in Lahore and clear your goods for a factory in Karachi.

PACCS Philosophy Under Import Pakistan
Only stop the suspect. Customs work is phased in the following manner:

Pre-arrival work
Work while the goods are at the port
Work after the goods have been released

Goods are required at the port only where physical examination is needed; all other Customs work can be completed either before arrival of goods or finalized after the goods have been released.

Pre-arrival Goods Declaration Related to Import Pakistan
Advanced filing of electronic Goods declaration 10 days prior to arrival of cargo, no permissions required.

Pre-arrival Processing of Cargo Related to Import Pakistan
Cargo and vessel details are acquired electronically from the carriers at least 24 hours prior to the arrival of vessel. Risk Management System screens the cargo declaration and segregates high risk from low risk cargo. Transit and transshipment consignments are identified. Major amendments to the manifest are completed electronically by the time the vessel arrives.

Cargo declaration is electronically transmitted to the terminal operator to unload cargo according to the manifest.

Procedure after Arrival of Vessel
Non-risky cargo for which GD has been filed in advance is released. Transshipment cargo is released to bonded carriers for carriage upcountry. There is no requirement for filing of TP requests under PACCS. High risk cargo as communicated to the terminal operator is brought straight away to the examination areas and examination commences.

Goods Declaration Filing & Processing for Import Pakistan

Electronic Goods Declaration:
No documents are required.

Declarations are filed from your office over the web any where in the country. Customs Reference Number (machine number) is instantly allotted online. The Risk Management System processes your Declaration. In case the declaration is found to be non-risky your cargo is released and both you and the terminal operator are informed online by PACCS. The process takes less than ten seconds.

You are free to file Goods Declarations either yourself or through your agent, the choice is purely your own. In case the Declaration is deemed risky by the Risk Management System it will be allotted to a Customs official for scrutiny and you will be asked online for clarifications or asked for specific documents to support your declaration.

Pakistan Customs Examination Process for Import Items in Pakistan

Pakistan Customs already has examination reports for risky consignments. Where consignments were deemed risky they were grounded by the terminal operator and examined by Customs on arrival of the vessel and report fed into PACCS.

Payment of Taxes/Duties
PACCS is self-assessment you pay your taxes yourself without interference by Customs before filing a declaration to Customs. You pay your duties anywhere in the country, all you need is to remember your BL number.

Determination of Value
PACCS proceeds by the book, the only value accepted under PACCS is transactional value ascertained as per the GATT code.

Dispute over value
There is formal mechanism for review of values ascertained by the assessing staff. This is called the First Review. In case you are not satisfied in first review there is a second review before the Assistant Collector.The Assistant Collector in second review gives formal written orders. Orders by the Assistant Collector are appealable before Collector Appeals. Orders of Collector Appeals are appealable before the Appellate tribunal.

You have the choice to clear the goods provisionally, all request for provisional clearance are auto accepted on payment of securities. We feel that your pursuit to seek justice must not be hindered by the threat of demurrages.

We have successfully dealt with import of the following items into Pakistan and the list is growing all the time:

Paperboard and articles Import in Pakistan
Paper Import in Pakistan
Firebricks Refractory Import in Pakistan
Refractory Ceramic Goods to Import Pakistan
Iron and steel to Import Pakistan
Special machinery for particular industry to Import in Pakistan
Import Pharmaceutical Products to Pakistan
Import Metal working machinery in Pakistan
Import Organic Chemicals to Pakistan
Import Lubricating Petroleum Oil to Pakistan
Import Plant, Machinery and Equipments to Pakistan
Import in Pakistan Manufactures of Metals
Telecommunication Appliances and Equipments Import to Pakistan
Vegetables and Fruits Import to Pakistan
Import Pakistan Plastic Material
Import Pakistan Chemical Material & Products
Import Pakistan Power Generating Machinery, Equipments Parts
Import Transport Equipment to Pakistan
Import Dairy Products & Bird Eggs to Pakistan
Import Miscellaneous Edible Products and Preparation to Pakistan
Import Parts to Pakistan
Import Wheat Un-Milled to Pakistan
Import Seeds of Vegetable to Pakistan
Import Mustard Oil to Pakistan
Import Surgical Instruments to Pakistan
Import Office Machinery and Auto Data Processors to Pakistan

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Goods Declaration Filing & Processing
Declarations are filed from your office over the web any where in the country. Customs Reference Number (machine number) is instantly allotted online. The Risk Management System processes your Declaration. In case the declaration is found to be non-risky your cargo is released and both you and the terminal operator are informed online by PACCS.

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