KARACHI: The Collector of Model Customs Collectorate-MCC Preventive Syed Muhammad Tariq Huda has confirmed that the Collectorate has received a list of shipping agents from the MCC-Appraisement (West) in order to scrutinize the data of those shipping agents who were involved in clearance of vehicles under the amnesty scheme.
Talking to Customs Today, S M Tariq Huda said that the process of scrutinizing the data is being continued and the Collectorate is working on the provided data.
Replying to a query, the Collector-MCC Preventive made it clear that legal action would be taken against those shipping agents who found involve in using unfair means in clearance of vehicles under amnesty scheme.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Model Customs Collectorate-MCC of Appraisement (West) has sent a list of shipping agents, who were involved in importing vehicles under amnesty scheme in the year2012-13 to the authorities concerned of the Model Customs Collectorate-MCC Preventive.
It may also be mentioned here that the MCC-Appraisement (West) is working on to prepare a list of clearing agents who were involved in importing the vehicles under Vehicles Amnesty Scheme (VAS).
In this regard, the Collector MCC-Appraisement (West) Muhammad Saleem has already informed this scribe that the Additional Collector (ADC)-I Dr Iftikhar Ahmed is preparing the list of those clearing agents who were involved in clearance of vehicles under Vehicles Amnesty Scheme.
Collector Muhammad Saleem has already informed that the list after finalizing would be sent to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for further proceedings.