Amendment in Customs Rules, 2001
| GD | Usage or disposal |
|---|---|
| Original copy | Importer’s copy for clearance of goods at the office of departure. |
| Duplicate copy | (i) In case the goods are imported at sea port, the Customs administration at the office of departure shall send copy to the office en route in Pakistan (Torkham or Chaman) which shall be handed over to Afghan customs at the border for onward submission to the office of destination in Afghanistan. The office of destination shall send the GD back to the relevant Customs office of departure alongwith a copy of their own goods declaration filed with the office of destination duly completed and which shall bear the cross reference of Pakistan’s goods declaration, which shall be considered as cross border certificate and on |
| the basis of which Customs security shall be released after due process; (ii) in case the goods are imported at Border Customs Station and exported through sea port, the copy shall be sent by the office of departure to the Customs at sea port. This copy shall be returned to the office of departure after endorsement of mate receipt (MR) number; and (iii) in case the goods are imported at Border Customs Station and exported through another Border Customs Station, this copy shall be returned to the office of departure after endorsement of “Crossed Border” by the appropriate customs officer. | |
| Triplicate copy | Afghan Transit Group office record at Office of departure and for audit purposes. |
| Quadruplicate copy | (i) In case the goods are imported at sea port, the copy shall be sent to Assistant Collector of Customs at the office en route for endorsement of “Crossed Border” stamp by Torkham or Chaman Customs alongwith signatures and name stamp of the authorized officer. This copy shall also be endorsed by stamp and signature of Afghan Customs to confirm that the consignment has crossed the border. The Assistant or Deputy Collector of office en route shall send the copy to the office of departure within fifteen days of crossing the border. This copy shall be used for reconciliation and monitoring; and (ii) in case goods are imported at Land Border Station this copy shall be sent to the office of departure after endorsement of MR number or “Crossed Border”. This copy alongwith cross border certificate shall be used for reconciliation and monitoring. |
| Fifth Copy | Carrier’s copy to be kept in the transport unit throughout its journey in transit. |
| Sixth Copy | Copy of the concerned Regional Office of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation.”; |
(iv) in sub-rule (5), for the words “fifth, eighth and ninth” the
words “quadruplicate and sixth” shall be substituted;
(e) in rule 603,-
(i) for sub-rule (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(3) All containers of transit cargo shall be scanned, on
availability of scanners, at the office of departure. The scanning
at the office en route shall be done on the basis of risk
management.”;
(ii) in sub-rule (5), for the words “Five per cent of the
consignments” the words “Upto five per cent of the containers”
shall be substituted; and
(iii) in sub-rule (6), the words “or Deputy” shall be omitted;
(f) in rule 604, in sub-rule (2), for the words and comma “fifth, eighth
and ninth” the words “quadruplicate and sixth” shall be substituted;
(g) in rule 605,-
(i) in sub-rule (2), the comma and words “, on the basis of which
Customs security shall be released” shall be omitted; and
(ii) in sub-rule (3), the words “on the basis of which Customs
security shall be released” shall be omitted;
(h) in rule 606, sub-rule (1) shall be omitted;
(i) in rule 619,-
(i) in sub-rule (1), after the brackets, word, dash and letters
“(Appendix-II)”, the words “or in any other form prescribed
by the Board” shall be inserted;
(ii) in sub-rule (2), the commas and words “, including but not
limited to Customs duty, regulatory duty, Sales Tax,
additional sales tax, federal excise duty, income tax, and
any other import levy chargeable on goods so carried” shall
be omitted; and
(iii) in sub-rule (3), for the words “twenty five”, the word “ten”
shall be substituted;
(j) in rule 621, in clause (a), in sub-clause (i), after the semi colon at
the end the word “and” shall inserted and sub-clauses (ii) and (iii)
shall be omitted;
(k) in rule 622, in sub-rule (2), for semicolon a full stop shall be
substituted and thereafter the following new sub-rule shall be
inserted, namely:-
| “ROUTES | Please tick the desired route |
|---|---|
| 1. Karachi/Port Qasim – Hyderabad - Rotodero – D.G. Khan – D.I. Khan – Kohat – Azakhel - Peshawar – Jamrud Terminal – Torkham | |
| 2. Karachi– Bela - Khuzdar – Kalat – Quetta – Chaman Terminal | |
| 3. Karachi /Port Qasim – Hyderabad – Rotodero – D.G. Khan – D.I. Khan – Kohat – Bannu – Meran Shah – Ghulam Khan * | |
| 4. Gwadar – Pasni – Ormara – Liari – Khuzdar – Kalat – Quetta – Chaman Terminal | |
| 5. Gwadar – Turbat – Hoshab – Panjgur – Naag – Besima – Sorab – Kalat – Quetta – Chaman Terminal | |
| 6. Gwadar – Pasni – Ormara – Liari - Karachi – Rotodero – D.I. Khan – Kohat – Peshawar – Jamrud Terminal –Torkham | |
| 7. Gwadar – Pasni – Ormara – Liari - Karachi – Rotodero – D.I. Khan – Kohat – Bannu – Meran Shah – Ghulam Khan | |
| 8. Torkham-Jamrud Terminal-Peshawar (Motorway M-1)-Rawalpindi/ Islamabad (Motorway M-2) – Lahore – Wagha ** | |
| 9. Khunjrab – Sost – Chilas – Mansehra – Hasanabdal – Peshawar – Jamrud Terminal – Torkham |