Amendment in Custom Rules, 2001

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
(REVENUE DIVISION)
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE

NOTIFICATION
(CUSTOMS)

Islamabad, the 7th October, 2023.

S.R.O. 1401 (I)/2023.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Customs Rules, 2001, which, as required by sub-section (3A) of the said section 219, were previously published vide Notification No. S.R.O.1395(I)/2023, dated the 3rd day of October, 2023, namely:-

In the aforesaid Rules, in Chapter XXI,-

(1) in rule 473, for sub-rule (3), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
"(3) After filing of GD, a minimum of twenty-five percent consignments of transit goods shall be selected for scanning and a minimum of ten percent for examination by the Risk Management System (RMS) while those consignments cleared by RMS shall be forwarded to the respective terminal operator for delivery and to the sealing officer for sealing.";

(2) in rule 475, in sub-rule (3), for the expression "up to 20%" the expression "A minimum of twenty-five percent consignments of transit goods shall be selected for scanning and a minimum of ten percent for examination by the Risk Management System (RMS);"

(3) in rule 484E, sub-rule (1) after the words "consignment shall be subjected to the" the words "minimum of twenty-five percent consignments of transit goods shall be selected for scanning and a minimum of ten percent for examination by the Risk Management System (RMS)" shall be added."; and

(4) in rule 484S, -

(a) in sub-rule (7), the expression "auto-" shall be omitted.

(b) for sub-rule (8), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

"(8) After completion of assessment, the GD will be marked to the security officer for obtaining GD wise bank guarantee or to the bank for payment of processing fee as the case may be."; and

(c) sub-rule (9) shall be omitted.

[C. No.1(14)T&BT/2013]

(Shakir Muhammad)
Secretary T&BT