Amendments in S.R.O No. 1637(I)/2024 dated 18th October, 2024

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
REVENUE DIVISION
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE

Islamabad, the 30th June, 2025.

NOTIFICATION

S.R.O. 1156(I)/2025.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), read with sections 30 and 31 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in its Notification No. S.R.O. 1637(I)/2024, dated the 18th October, 2024, namely: -

In the aforesaid Notification,-

(A) in Table-II, in column (1),-

(a) against S. No. 2, in column (3), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(b) against S. No. 3, in column (3), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(c) against S. No. 4, in column (3), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(d) against S. No. 6, in column (3), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(e) against S. No. 7, in column (3), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere

including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(f) against S. No. 8, in column (3), for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(g) against S. No. 9, in column (3),-

(i) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(ii) in clause (ix), the word "and", occurring at the end, shall be omitted; and

(iii) in clause (x), for the full stop at the end, a semi-colon and the word "and" shall be substituted and thereafter the following new clause shall be added, namely:-

"(xi) monitoring and blocking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas of Gilgit-Baltistan.";

(h) against S. No. 10, in column (3),-

(i) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(ii) in clause (vii), the word "and", occurring at the end, shall be omitted; and

(iii) in clause (viii), for the full stop at the end, a semi-colon and the word "and" shall be substituted and thereafter the following new clause shall be added, namely:-

"(ix) anti-smuggling and all preventive functions in Gilgit-Baltistan Area.";

(i) against S. No. 11, in column (3),-

(i) in the rider clause, after the words "River Indus", the words "and River Hub" shall be added; and

(ii) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(ii) information-based checking of customs cleared cargo anywhere including blocking within airport or dry port areas";

(j) against S. No. 21, in column (3),-

(i) in clause (viii), the word "and", occurring at the end, shall be omitted; and

(ii) in clause (ix), for the full stop at the end, a semi-colon and the word "and" shall be substituted and thereafter the following new clause shall be added, namely:-

"(x) all matters relating to the Central Examination Unit (CEU).";

(k) against S. No. 23, in column (3),-

(i) in clause (v), the word "and", occurring at the end, shall be omitted; and

(ii) in clause (vi), for the full stop at the end, a semi-colon and the word "and" shall be substituted and thereafter the following new clause shall be added, namely:-

"(vii) all matters relating to Central Appraising Unit (CAU) of Faceless Customs Assessment."; and

(l) against S. No. 33, in column (3), in clause (x), for the semi-colon and the word "and", a colon shall be substituted; and

(B) after Table-II, amended as aforesaid, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

"Provided that the Board may re-assign functions relating to assessment and examination of import and export goods assigned to any organization in column (3) of Table-II, to the CAU of Faceless Customs Assessment and CEU established by the Board in terms of sub-section (6) of section 80 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969); and".

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(Afnan Khan)
Secretary (Enforcement)