Karachi, February 4, 2025 – The Directorate General of Valuation of Pakistan Customs has issued a new valuation ruling for determining duties and taxes on the import of lithium-ion batteries, aiming to curb under-invoicing and ensure fair taxation.
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Pakistan Customs Revises Valuation for Plastic Raw Materials
Islamabad: Pakistan Customs has issued a new valuation ruling for determining customs duties and taxes on the import of plastic raw materials.
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Pakistan Customs Establishes Minimum Export Value for Kino
Karachi, December 9, 2024 – Pakistan Customs has announced the minimum export value for Kino for the export season spanning December 1, 2024, to May 15, 2025. This initiative aims to standardize export valuations and address concerns raised by various stakeholders in the fruit export sector.
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Pakistan Customs Implements New Valuation for Power Tools
Karachi, October 13, 2024 – In a significant regulatory update, Pakistan Customs has announced revised customs valuations for the import of power tools, a move aimed at curbing under-invoicing and ensuring more accurate duty and tax assessments.
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FBR issues New Customs Valuation for Lay’s, Pringles and Others
Karachi, April 13, 2024 – In a bid to accurately determine duty and taxes at the import stage, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced new customs valuations for several prominent brands of potato chips, including Lay’s and Pringles.
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Pakistan Customs Revises Valuation of Potato Chips After 7 Years
Karachi, April 10, 2024 – Pakistan Customs has initiated a significant revision in the valuation of imported potato chips to align them with international market standards. This move comes after approximately seven years since the last valuation update, reflecting the evolving dynamics of global trade.
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Pakistan Introduces New Valuation for Used LCDs and LEDs
Karachi, February 9, 2024 – In an effort to address under-invoicing concerns and streamline the determination of duties and taxes, Pakistan Customs has introduced a new valuation for old and used computer LCDs and LEDs.
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PYMA rejects customs valuation for filament yarn
KARACHI: Pakistan Yarn Merchant Association (PYMA) on Tuesday rejected customs ruling issued for determination of value of polyester filament yarn.
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Saqib Naseem, Chairman Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) and Muhammad Junaid Teli, Vice Chairman, Sind & Balochistan region, have strongly rejected Valuation Ruling No. 1655 / 2022 Dated. 30.05.2022 which was issued on 31.05.2022 for Polyester Filament Yarn.
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PYMA office-bearers said that Director Valuation, Syed Fawad Ali Shah, had not consulted all stakeholders and refused the PYMA actual raw material price determination which was submitted earlier.
They said that fresh valuation of polyester filament yarn is totally against normal practice.
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“Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association is a Major stakeholder of Polyester Filament Yarn & demanded for immediate withdrawal of VR # 1655 / 2022 and Director Valuation should call a meeting of all stakeholders & issue New / Revised Valuation Ruling of PFY as per past practice of Valuation Department,” PYMA office-bearers demanded.
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Provisional valuation disallowed on existing VR
ISLAMABAD: Importers will not be allowed to avail of the facility of provision valuation for goods declaration when the valuation of such goods is already in the field.
An important amendment has been made into Customs Act, 1969 through Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, which was promulgated through presidential order on September 15, 2021.
A proviso has been inserted to Section 81 of the Customs Act, 1969 to disallow provisional valuation.
Following is the amended text of Section 81:
81. Provisional determination of liability.- (1) Where it is not possible for an officer of Customs during the checking of the goods declaration to satisfy himself of the correctness of the assessment of the goods made under section 79 or 131, for reasons that the goods require chemical or other test or a further inquiry, an officer, not below the rank of Assistant Collector of Customs, may order that the duty, taxes and other charges payable on such goods, be determined provisionally:
Provided that the importer, save in the case of goods entered for warehousing, pays such additional amount on the basis of provisional assessment or furnishes corporate guarantee or pay order of a scheduled bank along with an indemnity bond for the payment thereof as the said officer deems sufficient to meet the likely differential between the final determination of duty, taxes and other charges over the amount determined provisionally:
Provided further that there shall be no provisional assessment under this section if no differential amount of duty and taxes and other charges is paid or secured against corporate guarantee or pay order.
Following is the new proviso added to Section 81:
“Provided further that no provisional determination of value shall be allowed in those cases where a valuation ruling (VR) is in the field, irrespective of the fact whether any review or revision against that VR is pending in terms of section 25D or relevant rules, as the case may be.”
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Member Customs to make orders in valuation rulings
The Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 has granted enhanced powers to the Member Customs, allowing them to annul or modify orders previously passed by the Director-General of Customs Valuation.
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