KARACHI: The Customs Export has recovered an evaded amount of taxes and duties of Rs10.18million from defaulter companies which were issued with notices to pay the outstanding dues on Monday.
Sources told Customs Today that, during scrutiny of the import data, it was revealed that M/s Sunshine Traders Hyderabad availed undue benefits and concessions after importing different consignments by misusing the SRO 566 through Examiner Basheer-uz-Zaman on September 2017. Sources further said that the company was allegedly involved in the tax evasion of Rs5.68million.
After detecting the tax evasion in the month of March 2018, the Customs Export served on it a final notice on 2nd of March 2018 to deposit the evaded amount within fourteen days, but it failed to do so.
After 19 days of the notice, the management of M/s Sunshine Traders Hyderabad deposited the evaded amount in the official account of the Customs Export on 19th of March.
On the other hand, the management of the M/s Basoo Chemicals also cleared Rs4.50million of taxes and duties. Sources told the correspondent that M/s Basoo Chemicals also availed undue benefits and concessions and avoided paying taxes according to the customs bylaws.
The Customs Export authorities issued to it a final notice on 1st of March 2018. After receiving the notice, the management of the M/s Basoo Chemicals deposited the evaded amount of taxes into the official account on Monday.