ISLAMABAD– Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a special joint team to confiscate smuggle goods put on display in major shopping areas.
The board has started a phased program to combat sale of smuggled goods in the local market. The special joint teams will visit major shopping areas especially large retailers in major cities to check the import documents of the imported goods available for sale to ensure compliance to various requirements of the law with effect from September 1, 2019.
Under the Provisions of the Customs Act, 1969 FBR has powers to seek import documents for the imported goods available for sale to consumers from the person dealing in such goods.
It is reiterated that this exercise does not represent ‘raid’ on the premises or any coercive action against the traders. The purpose of this exercise is only to ensure that relevant import documents are available and foreign goods available for sale are properly backed by documents.
It has further been decided that such exercises will be undertaken on ‘test’ check basis. All teams will be conducting respective identification as being officially designated and the team will be headed by a senior person. In case if for any reason such documents are not readily available at the shops/offices then teams will provide adequate opportunity to submit the document in the respective offices/ shops after reasonable time.
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