Functions and Jurisdiction of Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi
SRO 609(I)/2020 is a Customs SRO dated 23 July 2020, listed by FBR as "Functions and Jurisdiction of Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi".
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
(REVENUE DIVISION)
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE
Islamabad, the 7th July, 2020.
NOTIFICATION
(CUSTOMS)
S.R.O. 609(I)/2020.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3E and 4 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), read with section 3AA thereof, and in supersession of its Notification No. S.R.O 932(I)/2012, dated the 1st August, 2012, the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to notify the re-organization of the Directorate General of Transit Trade and to specify as under its functions, jurisdictions and powers, namely:-
Structure and layout.- The Directorate General of Transit Trade shall be based at Custom House, Karachi, assisted by Director, Directorate of Transit Trade (HQ), Karachi. The Directorate General shall have its regional offices at Karachi, Gwadar, Quetta, Peshawar, Gilgit-Baltistan and Lahore. The Director General shall report to the Member (Customs), Federal Board of Revenue. All Directorates of the Directorate General shall be headed by a Director and assisted by Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, Superintendents or Principal Appraisers, or officers with any other designation, and officials of Customs, as are required.
Functions and jurisdiction.- (1) The Directorate General of Transit Trade shall be responsible for enforcement of all the international agreements, treaties, conventions, domestic laws, rules and procedures relating to transit trade with reference to cross border movement of bonded cargo and domestic laws, rules and procedures relating to transshipment with reference to inland movement of bonded cargo and shall also be responsible for enforcement of all laws, rules and procedures relating to international transshipment, through the respective Directorates and Collectorates. The Directorate General shall also supervise functioning of the Directorates, furnish policy input to the Board on matters relating to transit trade and transshipments and maintain liaison with all stakeholders.
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(2) In respect of the Directorates of Transit Trade,-
(a) the officers specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be the Directors of Transit Trade for the areas and perform functions specified in corresponding column (3) thereof; and
(b) Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, Principal Appraisers, Superintendents, Appraisers and Deputy Superintendents, Examining Officers and Inspectors shall be the respective officers of Customs of those areas, namely:-
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade (HQ), Karachi. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit, transshipments and allied functions in respect of the national territory of whole of Pakistan covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) Project Director in terms of S.R.O. 413(I)/2012 dated 25.04.2012; (ii) supervision of tracking and monitoring, across the national territory through the Central Control Room (CCR), established at Custom House, Karachi, in coordination with Regional Control Rooms (RCRs), established at respective Directorates of Transit Trade of the following cargo:- (a) transit cargo; (b) POL Products exported to Afghanistan; (c) US or NATO or ISAF cargo, (d) transshipment cargo; (e) safe transportation cargo; (f) EPZ /SEZ/Free Zones cargo; (g) manufacturing bonds exports cargo; (h) export oriented units exports cargo; (i) transportation of imported liquid bulk cargo for exclusive use of ISAF /NATO forces in Afghanistan. (iii) administration, budgeting and supervision of the Mobile Enforcement Units (MEUs) deployed at Transit Monitoring Response |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Centers (TMRCs) across the country; (iv) sealing of cargo at Karachi sea ports and Port Qasim with respect to the following cargo; (a) transit cargo; (b) POL Products exported to Afghanistan; (c) US or NATO or ISAF cargo; (d) transshipment cargo; (e) safe transportation cargo; (f) EPZ /SEZ/Free Zones cargo; (g) manufacturing bonds exports cargo; (h) export oriented units exports cargo; (i) transportation of imported liquid bulk cargo for exclusive use of ISAF /NATO forces in Afghanistan. (v) licensing of tracking companies in terms of S.R.O. 413(I)/2012 dated 25.04.2012; (vi) development, supervision and maintenance of Transit Trade Facilitation Portal including coordination with the relevant stakeholders; (vii) development, supervision and updation of Risk Management System (RMS) through the local committee constituted for transit and transshipments RMS, including coordination with the relevant stakeholders; (viii) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (ix) personnel management; (x) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (xi) business process re-engineering; (xii) transit trade facilitation and redressal of complaints; and (xiii) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Karachi. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit, transshipment and allied functions in respect of the Province of Sindh including Port of Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) processing, examination, scanning, clearance and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil / POL in transit; (ii) processing, examination, scanning, clearance and allied matters relating to transshipment goods; (iii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iv) the reconciliation of transshipment data regarding arrival and clearance at the port / customs station of destination; (v) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (vi) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (vii) licensing of transport operators / bonded carrier whose business address falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Directorate; (viii) personnel management; (ix) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit and transshipment cargo; (x) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (xi) business process re-engineering; |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (xii) transit trade and transshipment facilitation and liaison with stakeholders through Transit Trade Facilitation Portal for redressal of complaints; (xiii) handling of TIR operations at Karachi; and, (xiv) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. | ||
| 3. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit, transshipment and allied functions in respect of the Province of Balochistan excluding civil division of Makran and civil districts of Lasbella and Awaran including their Customs-stations, seaports and airports, covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing and de-sealing and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing and allied matters relating to transshipment goods; (i) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (ii) the reconciliation of transshipment data regarding arrival and clearance at the port / customs station of destination; (iii) issuance of Temporary Admission Documents (TAD) for entry and regulation of Afghan vehicles operating through Chaman border, and (iv) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (v) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (vi) licensing of transport operators / bonded |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| carrier whose business address falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Directorate; (vii) personnel management; (viii) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit and transshipment cargo; (ix) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (x) business process re-engineering; (xv) transit trade and transshipment facilitation and liaison with stakeholders through Transit Trade Facilitation Portal for redressal of complaints; (xvi) handling of TIR operations at Taftan and Chaman; and, (xi) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. | ||
| 4. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit, transshipment and allied functions in respect of the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including the Customs-stations and airports, covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing & de-sealing and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing and allied matters relating to transshipment goods; (iii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iv) the reconciliation of transshipment data |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| regarding arrival and clearance at the port / customs station of destination; (v) issuance of Temporary Admission Documents (TAD) for entry and regulation of Afghan vehicles operating through Torkham border, and (vi) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (vii) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (viii) licensing of transport operators / bonded carrier whose business address falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Directorate; (ix) personnel management; (x) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit and transshipment cargo; (xi) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (xii) business process re-engineering; (xvii) transit trade and transshipment facilitation and liaison with stakeholders through Transit Trade Facilitation Portal for redressal of complaints; (xviii) handling of TIR operations at Torkham; and, (xix) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. | ||
| 5. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Gwadar. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit, transshipment and allied functions in respect of in respect of civil division of Makran and civil districts of Lasbella and Awaran in the Province of Balochistan including the Customs-stations, seaports and airports covering inter alia the |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| following functions and Customs matters, namely:- (i) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing & de-sealing and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing and allied matters relating to transshipment goods; (iii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iv) the reconciliation of transshipment data regarding arrival and clearance at the port / customs station of destination; (v) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (vi) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (vii) licensing of transport operators / bonded carrier whose business address falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Directorate; (viii) personnel management; (ix) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit and transshipment cargo; (x) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (xi) business process re-engineering; (xx) transit trade and transshipment facilitation and liaison with stakeholders through Transit Trade Facilitation Portal for redressal of complaints; (xxi) handling of TIR operations at Gwadar; and (xxii) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Lahore. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit, transshipment and allied functions in respect of the Province of Punjab covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing & de-sealing and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing and allied matters relating to transshipment goods; (iii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iv) the reconciliation of transshipment data regarding arrival and clearance at the port / customs station of destination; (v) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (vi) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (vii) licensing of transport operators / bonded carrier whose business address falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Directorate; (viii) personnel management; (ix) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit and transshipment cargo; (x) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (xi) business process re-engineering; (xii) transit trade and transshipment facilitation and liaison with stakeholders through Transit Trade Facilitation Portal for redressal of complaints; ¹[and] |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (xiii) ¹[omitted] (xiv) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. | ||
| 7. | Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Gilgit-Baltistan. | The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit and allied functions within territorial limits of the districts of Gilgit, Skardu, Ghanche, Astore, Diamir, Hunza-Nagar and Ghizer including the Customs-stations and airport covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters, namely:- (i) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing & de-sealing and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) processing, examination, scanning, clearance, sealing and allied matters relating to transshipment goods; (iii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iv) the reconciliation of transshipment data regarding arrival and clearance at the port / customs station of destination; (v) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (vi) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (vii) licensing of transport operators / bonded carrier whose business address falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the Directorate; (viii) personnel management; (ix) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit and transshipment cargo; (x) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; |
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| S.No. | Designation of the officer | Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| (x) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (xi) business process re-engineering; (xii) transit trade and transshipment facilitation and liaison with stakeholders through Transit Trade Facilitation Portal for redressal of complaints; (xiii) handling of TIR operations at Sost; and, (xiv) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time. |
Jurisdiction.- The jurisdiction for all Customs matters relating to transit and transshipment and allied functions in respect of the province of the Punjab shall be exercised by the respective Collectorates of Customs, as per their notified area of responsibility, till the Directorates of Transit Trade in these territorial jurisdiction are established and become functional.
Powers and duties.- The concerned officers and the officials of the Directorate General of Transit Trade shall exercise the respective powers of the appropriate officer conferred under the Act and rules made thereunder for discharge of the functions and duties specified in this notification.
[C. No.10(18)L&P/2020]
(Umair Mahmood Siddiqui)
Second Secretary
(Law & Procedure)
Which later SROs refer to this one?
SROs whose FBR title names SRO 609(I)/2020, usually to amend or rescind it.
- SRO 637(I)/202023 July 2020Amendment in S.R.O 609(I)/2020
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