Jurisdiction and Functions of the Directorate General (I&I-Customs)
Government of Pakistan
(Revenue Division)
Federal Board of Revenue
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Islamabad, the 15th November, 2024.
NOTIFICATION
S.R.O. M5(1)/2024.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3A, 3E and 4 of the
Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to notify the functions
and jurisdiction of Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs), and its
regional Directorates, namely: -
I. Structure and layout. - The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation
(Customs) shall be based at Islamabad. The Directorate General shall have its Headquarters at
Islamabad, including office of the Director (Headquarters), and shall have its regional Directorates
at Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta. The Director General shall report to the Member
Customs (Operations), Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad. The Directorate of Intelligence and
Investigation (Customs) (Headquarters) and the regional Directorates of the Directorate General
of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs) shall be headed by Directors and assisted by
Additional Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, Principal Appraisers,
Superintendents, Appraising Officers, Intelligence Officers, or officers and officials withjny other
designation, as are required.
- Functions and jurisdiction. - (1) The Directorate General of Intelligence and
Investigation (Customs) shall be responsible to carry out the following functions;
intelligence gathering and collection of information regarding evasion of duties or taxes
related to imports, exports, concessionary schemes etc., to be shared with the Board
and the concerned field formations through intelligence alerts;
intelligence gathering and collection of information regarding smuggling, its trends,
modus operandi, beneficiaries, facilitators etc., to be shared with the Board and the
concerned field formations through intelligence alerts;
to carry out trade data analysis utilising advanced data analytics, data mining, machine
learning etc. and to conduct human intelligence through non-intrusive and clandestine
methods;
examine and analyse trade, revenue, or any other economic data to identify patterns of
organized duty or tax fraud and inform the Board and concerned field formations;
to sparingly carry out targeted operations duly authorized by Member Customs
(Operations) and where due to exigencies of time, prior approval by Member Customs
(Operations) is not possible, the Director General of Intelligence and Investigation
, (Customs) shall authorize such operations and seek post-facto approval of Member
1- 'Customs (Operations) within three days;
(t) the powers of section 26 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) shall only be exercised
in cases related to offences under Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 only by the
Director General, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs);
(g) to carry out functions related to Anti Money Laundering Act, 2010;
liaison with international agencies;
liaison with other agencies and National Targeting Centre; and
any other task assigned by the Board.
(i)
Territorial Jurisdiction
S.No. Designation of Officers
(2) (3)
(1)
I Director General, Intelligence The Directorate General of intelligence and
and Investigations (Customs), Investigation (Customs) shall supervise
functions of all Directorates in whole of
Islamabad
Pakistan including Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan
Customs Waters.
All work entrusted to the Directorate General in
- Director (Headquarters),
Directorate General of Islamabad Capital Territory and Gilgit Baltistan
Intelligence and Investigation
(Customs), Islamabad
All work entrusted to the Directorate General in
3 Director, Directorate General
of Intelligence and the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).
Investigation (Customs),
Peshawar.
4 Director, Directorate General All work entrusted to the Directorate General in
of Intelligence and the province of Punjab.
Investigation (Customs),
Lahore.
All work entrusted to the Directorate General in
5 Director, Directorate General
of Intelligence and the province of Sindh including Pakistan
Investigation (Customs), Customs Waters.
Karachi.
All work entrusted to the Directorate General in
6 Director, Directorate General
of Intelligence and the province of Balochistan including Pakistan
Investigation (Customs), Customs Waters.
Quetta.
[C.No.2(2)L&P/2004(P0]
YZ-
(Zakir Muha mcl)
Secretary (Law and Procedure)