ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Dry Port handled 600 containers and collected Rs 1,357 million duty during the first quarter (July to September) of the financial year 2016-17.
Assistant Collector Amanat Ali Khan told Customs Today that the performance of the dry port was satisfactory during first quarter of the current financial year.
He added that during said period the dry port collected Rs 170 million more customs duty than the last financial year 2015-16. He said that during the first quarter the dry port collected customs duty of Rs 594 million.
He said that dry port collected Rs 232 million in the wake of sales tax during said period, Rs 68 million collected as federal excise duty and Rs 163 million collected withholding tax during the first quarter of financial year 2016-17.