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  • Amended payment procedure for imported vehicles issued

    Amended payment procedure for imported vehicles issued

    ISLAMABAD: The ministry of commerce has issued notification to implement amendment payment procedure for customs clearance of imported motor vehicles.

    The ministry issued SRO 1625(I)/2019 dated December 30, 2019 to amend Import Policy Order, 2016.

    As per amendment: “Provided that in case the Pak Rupee depreciates or government increases the import duties or taxes after receipt of remittance and before filing of the goods declaration, which results in shortfall of remitted amount against payable duties and taxes, the importer shall be allowed to meet the shortfall through local sources.”

    The commerce ministry through SRO 52(I)/2019 dated January 15, 2019 made it mandatory that payment for customs clearance of import motor vehicles shall be made out of foreign exchange.

    Further, the proof of payment through banking channel was also made mandatory.

    According to the SRO 52:-

    “All vehicles in new/used condition to be imported under transfer of residence, personal baggage or under gift scheme, the duty and taxes shall be paid out of foreign exchange arranged by Pakistan Nationals themselves or local recipient supported by bank encashment certificate showing conversion of foreign remittances to local currency, as under:

    (a) the remittance for payment of duties and taxes shall originate from the account of Pakistani national sending the vehicle from abroad; and

    (b) the remittance shall either be received in the account of Pakistani national sending the vehicle from abroad or, in case, his account is non-existent or inoperative, in the account of his family.”

  • Commerce ministry issues clarification to ban on Indian imports

    Commerce ministry issues clarification to ban on Indian imports

    The Ministry of Commerce has issued a clarification regarding the ban on imports from India, stating that Letter of Credit (LC) or Bill of Lading (BL) issued prior to August 09, 2019, will be allowed for customs clearance.

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  • Payment for clearance of imported vehicles facilitated

    Payment for clearance of imported vehicles facilitated

    The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2018/2019 stated that the payment for imported vehicles can now be made at the customs stage through foreign remittances received in the account of family members of the sender.

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  • Commerce ministry enhances shelf life condition to discourage substandard edible imports

    Commerce ministry enhances shelf life condition to discourage substandard edible imports

    ISLAMABAD: The ministry of commerce has put mandatory requirement of 66 percent shelf life on imported edible items in order to discourage not fit items and save huge foreign exchange.

    The ministry of commerce issued SRO 659(I)/2019 dated June 27, 2019 to amend Import Policy Order 2016 and enhanced the condition of shelf life for imported edible items from 50 percent to 66 percent or 2/3rd of the shelf life.

    The condition will be applicable from July 01, 2019.

    Through the latest notification the ministry of commerce made amendment to Appendix – B of the Import Policy Order, 2016.

    As per import policy all the edible products are importable in Pakistan with certain conditions. At present the following conditions are applicable:

    i. It must be fit for human consumption;

    ii. The products shall be free of any Haram elements or ingredients;

    iii. Edible products shall have at least 50 percent of the shelf life, calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest (IGM).

    iv. Where condition at (i) above are not permitted on the packing, certificate issued by the manufacturers or principals in respect of these conditions shall be accepted by Customs Authorities.

    v. That, in case of meat, it was obtained from Halal animals and slaughtered in accordance with the Islamic inductions;

    vi. Import of edible oil in bulk quantity shall be on landed weight and quality basis.

  • Import Policy Order 2016 amended: SRO 604 issued for solar panels, equipments

    Import Policy Order 2016 amended: SRO 604 issued for solar panels, equipments

    ISLAMABAD: The ministry of commerce on Monday amended Import Policy Order, 2016 to describe conditions for import of solar energy panels and related equipments into Pakistan, according to a notification made available to PkRevenue.com.

    The ministry issued SRO 604(I)/2019 to amend the import policy order. The SRO amended the Appendix-B related to procedural requirement of following items with Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) code and description of commodity:

    8541.4000: Solar Photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels (Crystalline Type/ Thin Film) Solar PV Test equipment for system performance testing.

    8504.4090: Inverter for use with solar PV system. Common for all PV inverters (off-gird/Hybrid/on-gird.

    9032.8990: Charge Controllers for use solar PV systems Balance of system components for Photovoltaic systems.

    8501.3110: Off-gird/Standalone solar photovoltaic generators consisting of panels of photocells combined with other apparatus / Solar PV Homes System / Solar Kits.

    8501.3210: Off-Grid/ standalone solar photovoltaic generators consisting of panels of photocells combined with other apparatus / Solar PV Homes Systems/ Solar Kits

    8503.0010: Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501.3110 and 8501.3210

    8503.0020: Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501.3110 and 8501.3210

    8503.0090: Pats suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501.3110 and 8501.3210 – others.

    8538.9090: Junction Box with covers for solar panels.

    8544.6090: Insulated (including enameled or anodized electric wire, cables (including con-axial cable) and other insulated conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors for use in photovoltaic systems.

    8413.7090: Solar Photovoltaic pumping system for liquids.

    8419.1900: Solar Water Heaters with accessories

    7321.1190: Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, rings, plate non-electric domestic appliances and parts thereof running on solar.

    For the import of above solar system equipments the ministry has defined the conditions, included:

    Importable subject to compliance with the quality and safety standards approved by Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) as given in Appendix N:

    i. Provided that the test report shall be issued by accredited laboratory in the country of origin or exporting country for the scope of testing/ calibration, in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

    ii. Provided further that the certificate of conformance (CoC) shall be issued by accredited product certification body in the country of origin of exporting country for the type of certification in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products and services.

    iii. Provided also further that the PSI report shall be issued by accredited inspection body in the country of origin or exporting country for the type of inspections, in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020, General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection.

    iv. Provided further that the accreditation of the above mentioned conformity assessment bodies shall be issued by the Accredited Body (AB), operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011, General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies.

    The SRO also amended Appendix H related to the list of pre-shipment inspection companies. According to the amendment:

    g. The pre-shipment inspection companies as approved by Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) for the inspection of solar equipment (including but not limited to solar PV system, off-girds/standalone solar PV systems, solar PV kits, solar PV panels, solar PV cells, inverters, charge controllers, balance of system components for PV systems, low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies, power converters for use in PV power systems, insulated cables for use in PV systems, solar pumping systems for liquids, solar water heaters with accessories, solar stoves/ cookers/ ranges, etc. and parts thereof.

    The SRO also amended the Appendix N related to list of compulsory items to meet Pakistan Standards at import stage.

    Following items have been added to the list with HS code and subject:

    8541.4000:

    Solar PV Module IEC: 61730-1

    Solar PV Module – Crystalline Type IEC: 61730-2, IEC:61215-1

    Solar PV Module – Thin Film (CdTe Based) IEC: 61215

    Solar PV Module – Thin Film (amorphous silicon based), IEC: 61730-1, IEC: 61730-2

    Solar PV Module – Thin Film (In, GA based) IEC: 61730-1, IEC: 61730-2

    PV Test Equipment for system performance testing

    Photovoltaic Concentrator (CPV)

    Solar PV standalone systems (including AC or DC off-grid systems)

    8504.4090:

    Inverter for use with solar PV system. Common for all PV inverters (off-grid/hybrid/on-gird)

    Inverters for use with solar PV on-grid system only

    Inverter testing equipment

    Charge controllers for use with solar PV system

    Balance of system components for photovoltaic systems

    Low voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies

    Power converters for use in photovoltaic power assemblies

    Power converters for use in photovoltaic power system

    8501.3110/8501.3210:

    Off-grid/standalone solar PV Home Systems/ Solar Kits

    8503.0010/8503.0020/8503.0090:

    Electronic equipment and parts suitable for use in solar PV power installations

    8538.9090: Junction Box with covers for solar panels

    8544.6090: Electric cables for photovoltaic systems

    8413.7090: Solar PV Pumping System Design qualification and performance measurements

    8419.1900:

    Solar Water Heaters, Solar heading – Domestic water heating systems

    Solar water heater for dwellings based on JIS 4111

    Solar Storage tank based on JIS 4113

    Solar water heaters – elastomeric materials for absorbers, connecting pipes and fittings

    Thermal performance of glazed liquid heating collectors including pressure drop.

    Thermal solar system and components: factor made systems.

    Thermal solar system and components: collectors.

    Solar energy – Water heating systems

    7321.1190:

    Solar cooker – Box Type: requirements

    Solar cooker – Box Type: components

  • Temporary import of arms, ammunition by foreign hunters allowed

    Temporary import of arms, ammunition by foreign hunters allowed

    ISLAMABAD: The ministry of commerce has allowed temporary import of arms and ammunition by foreign hunters by amending Import Policy Order, 2016.

    The ministry issued SRO 565(I)/2019 to amend Import Policy Order, 2016.

    It said: “Temporary import-cum-export of arms and ammunition by foreign hunters shall be allowed subject to NOC from the ministry of interior.”

  • List of 1,208 banned tariff lines for import from India

    List of 1,208 banned tariff lines for import from India

    KARACHI: Following is the list of items not importable from India under Import Policy Order 2016 as issued by minister of commerce.

    The items cannot be imported under Appendix-G of Import Policy Order 2016.

    Following is the list including Serial Number, PCT Code and Description


    See Appendix G of Import Policy Order 2016

  • ECC approves amending import policy order for tightening labeling requirement

    ECC approves amending import policy order for tightening labeling requirement

    ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved to amend Import Policy Order to further tighten labeling requirement in order to facilitate local consumers to understand product ingredients.

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  • Pakistan imposes new conditions for clearance of new and used imported vehicles

    Pakistan imposes new conditions for clearance of new and used imported vehicles

    In a bid to enhance transparency and ensure fiscal compliance, Pakistan has implemented new conditions for the clearance of both new and used imported vehicles under concessionary schemes.

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