KARACHI: A large number of Appraising Officers and Principal Appraisers have been served show-cause notices for processing several goods declarations (GDs) of polyester suiting shirting fabrics under inappropriate classification, causing huge losses to national exchequer.
The Customs Appraisement East served the notices on the directives of Chief Collector Appraisement South. These Appraising Officers and Principal Appraisers marked GDs for assessment declared under heading 5407.4200 and availed rate of customs duty 12 percent under SRO 659(I)/2007. Whereas, the same is correctly classifiable under heading 5407.5200 chargeable customs duty 16 percent and the benefit if SRO is not admissible.
The Pas, who were served explanation letters, include Saleh Kalhoro, Abdul Qayyum, Jam Arbab Ali, Shahid Akbar, Sajid Ali Bhutto.
The AOs, who were served explanation letters, include Saif-ur-Rehman, Nisar Ahmed, Zulfiqar Zaman, Noor Alam Durrani, Hayatullah Khan, Mehboob Dawood Vohra, Rauf Khan, Syed Masoom Raza, Aamir Shuja, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Nazeer, Rai Iftikhar, Sheikh Zahid Aziz, Khan Mohammad keryo, Mohammad Wasim, Shafqat Abbas Gondal, Qadeer Khan, Amir Hussain, Faisal Umrani, Anwar Zaib, Ghulam Yasin, Abid Hussain, Rao Mohammad Aslam, Malik Shahid Iqbal, Fazal Karim and Aamir Nasir Ali.