Pakistan-Azerbaijan Preferential Trade Agreement
SRO 2053(I)/2024 is a Customs SRO dated 13 December 2024, listed by FBR as "Pakistan-Azerbaijan Preferential Trade Agreement".
FBR publishes this SRO as scanned images, so the text below was transcribed by Qanoon Digest from the page images, with tables set out as tables. Check the official PDF before relying on any wording or figure.
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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND REVENUE
(REVENUE DIVISION)
Islamabad, the 13th December 2024.
NOTIFICATION
S.R.O. 2053 (I)/2024.- WHEREAS the imports into Pakistan from Azerbaijan are made in conformity with the Pakistan-Azerbaijan Preferential Trade Agreement Rules of Origin, 2024, made in pursuance of the Pakistan-Azerbaijan Preferential Trade Agreement executed between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan, read with Import Policy Order of the Government of Pakistan.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18C and 19 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Federal Government is pleased to exempt with effect from the 16th day of December, 2024 the import into Pakistan from Azerbaijan of the goods specified in column (3) of the Table below falling under the headings and sub-headings of the First Schedule to the said Act, as specified in column (2) thereof, from so much of the customs duty (CD), additional customs duty (ACD) and regulatory duty (RD), as specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Act,1969 (IV of 1969) or as notified by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on the 1st day of July, 2022, as in excess of the rate specified respectively in columns (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of the said Table with effect from correspondence date thereof, in accordance with the said agreement:
Provided that where the rates of CD, ACD or RD as has been specified in columns (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of the said Table are higher than the rates as specified in the First Schedule to the said Act or notified by the FBR, as the case may be, the lower rate of CD, ACD and RD shall apply, namely: -
Table
| S. No | HS 2022 8 digit (PK) | Description | Basic Tariff Rate (%) * (CD) % | Basic Tariff Rate (%) * (ACD) % | Basic Tariff Rate (%) * (RD) % | Tariff Reduction Rate from CD | PTA Duty Rate % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1 | 08022200 | Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.): Shelled | 11 | 2 | - | 100% | 2 |
| 2 | 08091000 | Apricots | 20 | 6 | - | 100% | 6 |
| 3 | 13021200 | Vegetable saps and extracts: Of liquorice | 16 | 4 | - | 50% | 12 |
| 4 | 24011000 | Tobacco, not stemmed /striped | 11 | 2 | - | 100% | 2 |
| 5 | 39011000 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 3 | 2 | - | 100% | 2 |
| 6 | 39012000 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 3 | 2 | - | 100% | 2 |
| 7 | 39023000 | Propylene copolymers | 3 | 2 | - | 100% | 2 |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 73042900 | Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Other | 20 | 6 | - | 100% | 6 |
| 9 | 74081100 | Copper wire of refined copper: Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm | 11 | 2 | - | 50% | 7.5 |
[No. 1/72/PT/2017]
(Wajid Ali)
Additional Secretary
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