KARACHI: Customs Appraisement-South Chief Collector Abdul Rashid Shaikh has called a meeting to review the revenue collection performance of all the three collectorates on May 23 (Monday).
Sources informed Customs Today that the chief collector, through a letter, has asked the collectors and other officers concerned of collectorates to attend meeting on Monday. In the meeting, the chief will discuss the current status of revenue targets and other aspects related to it.
The sources further said that the agenda of the meeting would be consisted of revenue status, achievement of revenue targets, revenue leakages through under-invoicing and mis-declaration.
It may mention here that collectors of Appraisement-West, Appraisement-East and Port Qasim have directed the subordinates, including deputy collectors and assistant collectors to prepare presentations, in this regard.
The sources further said that the declining trend in import during the last quarters of current fiscal year 2015-16 was creating problems for the customs authorities in order to achieve the revenue targets.