Amendment in International Transshipment Rules
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
(REVENUE DIVISION)
FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE
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Islamabad, the June 30 , 2026
NOTIFICATION
S.R.O. 1066 (1)/2026.- The following draft of certain further amendments in
the Customs Rules, 2001, which the Federal Board of Revenue proposes to make in
exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of
1969), section 50 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 (VII of 1990), section 40 of the Federal
Excise Act, 2005 and section 237 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (XLIX of
2001), is hereby published for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby
and, as required by sub-section (3A) of the said section 219, notice is hereby given
that objections or suggestions thereon, if any, may for consideration of the Board be
sent within three (03) days of publication of the amendments in the official Gazette.
Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person, before the
expiry of the aforesaid period, shall be taken into consideration by the Federal Board
of Revenue, namely:-
DRAFT AMENDMENT
In the aforesaid Rules, the following further amendments shall be made
namely:
in rule 510A, a new proviso shall be added namely :-
"provided that the requirement of Seal number and Container number
shall only be applicable for containerized cargo"
in rule 510B,-
in clause (d), after the words "to an international destination",
(i)
the following shall be added;
"through the port / airport of arrival or any other port in Karachi.
Port to port movement of IT cargo shall be carried out through
licensed bonded carriers under the Tracking and Monitoring of
Cargo Rules, 2023."
(ii) clause (g) shall be omitted;
III. in rule 510C, in sub-rule (2) after the word and full-stop "quantity.",
the following shall be added;
"Packing of dry bulk cargo may be allowed by the concerned
Assistant/Deputy Collector of Customs upon request by the shipping
line or its representative, under Customs supervision."
IV. in rule 510D,-
(i) in sub-rule (2),
the expression "or as extended by the respective Chief
Collector" shall be omitted;
after the words "thirty days" the words "in case of
containerized cargo and sixty days for bulk / LCL cargo" shall
be added; and
after the word and full-stop "him.", the following shall be
added;
"In exceptional circumstances further extension may be
allowed by the Chief Collector of Customs on case to case
basis for reasons to be recorded."
(ii) in sub-rule (3),
for the words "sixty days", the words "time extended under
sub-rule (2) above," shall be substituted; and
after the words "their arrival", the words "or as extended by
the respective Chief Collector," shall be omitted;
V. in rule 510G, after the word "System", appearing for the first time, the
following shall be added:
"subject to scanning, as selected through Risk Management System, or
as determined by the relevant Collector of Customs.".
[C. No.1(14)T&BT/20241
(Junaid Mahmood)
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Secretary (Transit & Border Trade)
