Chittagong, November 13, 2024 – In a historic development, a direct cargo vessel from Karachi, Pakistan, docked at the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh, marking the establishment of the first-ever direct maritime link between the two neighboring countries. This pioneering route is anticipated to significantly enhance logistical efficiencies, streamline supply chains, and reduce transit times between Pakistan and Bangladesh, fostering closer trade ties in the region.
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No claim of compensation against customs officials
KARACHI: An owner of goods has not entitled for claiming compensation from customs officials for any damage done during lawful detention.
Customs officials said that in case any consignment is detained lawfully and during detention any damage occurred to the goods unintentionally then the owner of goods cannot claim compensation for such damage.
They said that Section 216 of Customs Act, 1969 explained as:
Section 216: No compensation for loss or injury except on proof of neglect or willful act
No owner of goods shall be entitled to claim from any officer of customs compensation for the loss of such goods or for damage done to them at any time while they remain or are lawfully detained in any custom-house, customs area, wharf or landing place under the charge of any officer of custom, unless it be proved that such loss or damage was occasioned by gross negligence or willful act of such officer.
Section 214: Remission of duty and payment of compensation to the owner in certain cases
Where, on prosecution by the owner of any goods, an officer of customs is convicted of an offence connected with the removal of such goods from the warehouse without payment of duty, the whole of the duty on such goods shall be remitted, and, the Collector of Customs, shall, in accordance with the rules, pay to the owner due compensation for the damage caused to the owner by such offence.
Section 215: Service of order, decision, etc
Any order or decision passed or any summons or notice issued under this Act shall be served-
(a) by tendering the order, decision, summons or notice or sending it by registered post or the courier service or by any other mode of transmission subject to acknowledgement receipt to the person for whom it is intended or to his agent; or
(b) if the order, decision, summons or notice cannot be served in any manner provided in clause (a), by affixing it on the notice board of the custom-house; or
(c) in case of electronic orders, decisions, notices or summons, when these have been sent to the recipient from the Customs Computerized System.
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MCC Appraisement West to work on Sunday to clear pending consignments before Eid holidays
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Appraisement – West will observe Sunday, August 11, 2019 as normal working day in order to facilitate trade in clearance of their pending consignments ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Appraisement, West on Saturday issued letter to Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) to observe Sunday as normal working days for examination at the terminal. The collectorate decided to observe the weekly holiday as normal working day on the issue raised by Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) about huge number of pending containers at the KICT.
The colletorate pointed out that despite reminders to KICT management there are 200 containers, which are remained not cleared till August 10, 2019 as Eid ul Azha is falling on August 12, 2019 following by four public holidays.
Slackness in disposal of work on part of terminal is not only effecting cash liquidity position of the traders but increase their clearance time along with causing mental agony to them, it said.
The collectorate directed the terminal operator to expedite grounding of all pending containers but also match the infrastructure and human resource with the requirement of work at the port.
Mostly, grounding at port is affected when delivery is being made at night by terminal or containers are being discharged from berthed vessels. This situation is undesirable and the terminal should make maximum arrangements to liquidate the pendency, the collectorate said.
As interim arrangement customs on its own is going to observe normal working day on Sunday and it directed the terminal to make maximum grounding in order to mitigate the worries of trade and dispose of examination work at the port.
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