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SRO. 932(I)/2012 Dated 01.08.2012

SRO 932(I)/2012Amendments to earlier SROs

SRO 932(I)/2012 is a Customs SRO dated 1 August 2012, listed by FBR as "SRO. 932(I)/2012 Dated 01.08.2012".

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 1st August, 2012.

NOTIFICATION
(CUSTOMS)

S.R.O. 932(I)/2012. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3E and 4 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), read with section 3AA thereof, the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to notify the formation of the Directorate General of Transit Trade and to specify its functions, jurisdictions and powers as under, namely:-

  1. Structure and layout. - The Directorate General of Transit Trade shall be based at Custom House, Karachi and shall have its regional offices at Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta. The Director General shall report to the Member (Customs), Federal Board of Revenue. The Regional offices of the Directorate General shall be headed by a Director and shall be 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.

  2. Functions and jurisdiction. - (1) The Directorate General of Transit Trade shall be responsible for enforcement of all transit trade agreements, laws and procedures through the respective regional Directorates and the concerned Collectorates. It shall also supervise the functioning of these regional Directorates, furnish policy input to the Board on matters relating to transit trade and maintain liaison with all stakeholders.

(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 functions specified in corresponding column (3) thereof; and

(b) Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, Principal Appraisers, Superintendents, Appraisers and

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Deputy Superintendents, Examining officers and Inspectors, shall be the respective officers of Customs of those areas.

TABLE

S.No. Designation of the officer Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction
(1) (2) (3)
1. Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Karachi. The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit 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, clearance, and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iii) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (iv) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (v) licensing of transport operators for transit goods; (vi) personnel management; (vii) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit cargo; (viii) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (ix) business process re-engineering; (x) transit trade facilitation and redressal of complaints; and (xi) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time.
2. Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta. The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit and allied functions in respect of the Province of Balochistan including the Customs-stations, seaports and airports, and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) of Balochistan covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) processing, examination, clearance and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit;

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S.No. Designation of the officer Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction
(ii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iii) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (iv) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (v) issuance of Temporary Admission Documents (TAD) for entry and regulation of Afghan vehicles operating through Chaman border; (vi) personnel management; (vii) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit cargo; (viii) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (ix) business process re-engineering; (x) transit trade facilitation and redressal of complaints; and (xi) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time.
3. Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar. The jurisdiction of this Directorate shall extend to all Customs matters relating to transit and allied functions in respect of the Province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa including the Customs-stations and airport, the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) thereof, and the Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) covering inter alia the following functions and Customs matters:- (i) processing, examination, clearance and allied matters relating to transit goods including bulk oil in transit; (ii) the reconciliation of transit data regarding arrival, clearance and cross-border of transit cargo; (iii) association in development, updation and enhancement of MIS functions; (iv) recovery of any adjudged amounts; (v) issuance of Temporary Admission Documents (TAD) for entry and regulation of Afghan vehicles operating through Torkham border; (vi) personnel management; (vii) handling of legal matters arising in consequence of processing, movement and clearance of transit cargo;

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S.No. Designation of the officer Area of territorial / functional jurisdiction
(viii) coordination with all stakeholders for operational purposes; (ix) business process re-engineering; (x) transit trade facilitation and redressal of complaints; and (xi) any other function assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue from time to time.

  1. The jurisdiction for all Customs matters relating to transit and allied functions in respect of the province of the Punjab and the area of Gilgit-Baltistan shall be exercised by the respective Collectorates of Customs, as per their notified area of responsibility.

  2. 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.

  3. This notification shall take effect from the 1st day of October, 2012.

[C. No.2(5)L&P/2012]

(Muhammad Irfan Wahid)
Secretary (Law & Procedure)

Which later SROs refer to this one?

SROs whose FBR title names SRO 932(I)/2012, usually to amend or rescind it.

  • SRO 128(I)/201615 February 2016Amendment in SRO 932(I)/2012 dated 01/08/2012Amendments to earlier SROs

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