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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, STATISTICS AND REVENUE

(REVENUE DIVISION)

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                                                                                                Islamabad, the 12 th June, 2004.

 

NOTIFICATION

(CUSTOMS)

            S.R.O.450 (I)2004.-  In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), and in supersession of its Notification No. SRO 431 (I) / 97, dated the 13 th June 1997, the Federal Government is pleased to exempt raw materials, sub-components, components, sub-assemblies, assemblies and other items of machinery, as are not manufactured locally, for the manufacture and supply of complete units or plants for initial installation or for balancing, modernization, replacement and expansion, from levy of the whole of customs-duties leviable under the First Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969(IV of 1969) provided the rates applicable to equipment and machinery when imported as part of a complete industrial plant as listed in the Table below, is ten per cent  or less even under any concessionary notification.  Where such duty is higher than ten per cent then the exemption in customs duty shall be limited to a maximum of ten per cent.  The concession in duty shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-

 

(i)                   the manufacturer is recognized prime manufacturer-cum-supplier of such plants, and has suitable in-house facilities for design, engineering and progressive manufacture of such units or plants in respect of which he claims exemption under this notification;

(ii)                the input-output ratios of items to be manufactured and total requirement of raw materials, sub-components and components, sub-assemblies, assemblies and other items of machinery is determined by Directorate of IOCO, and a certificate of total requirement issued by such  Directorate to the relevant Collector under intimation to the CBR;

 

(iii)                the manufacturer has suitable in-house facilities and registration with the Sales Tax Department for manufacture of such goods or the importer-cum-manufacturer is in possession of a firm contract for the manufacture of specified goods from any other manufacturer registered with Sales Tax Department for the manufacture of such goods;

 

(iv)                the manufacture shall, at the time of import of raw materials and components make a written declaration on the bill of entry  or customs declaration to the effect that the inputs have been imported in accordance with his entitlement in terms of condition (ii) above.  The manufacturer shall also declare that the imported raw materials and components, etc., shall be consumed for the purpose of manufacture or assembly of the permissible products within a period of eighteen months;

 

(v)                  the manufacture shall communicate to the concerned Collector of Customs in writing about the consumption of imported raw materials and components within fifteen days of consumption of goods.  In case of non-consumption within eighteen months, the importer shall pay the duty and taxes involved or shall give plausible reasons to the Collector of Customs in an application to get extension for a reasonable period not exceeding six months;

 

(vi)                in case the manufacturer does not provide information regarding consumption or otherwise of the imported raw materials within the prescribed period of eighteen months, or if otherwise deemed necessary, the Duty Suspension Audit Organization (DSAO) constituted by the Central Board of Revenue shall carry out audit of the manufacturing unit.  If the audit team is not satisfied regarding the consumption of raw materials, they shall report their findings to the concerned Collector of Customs who shall initiate proceedings for the recovery of leviable duty and other taxes and penal action under the relevant provisions of the law;

 

(vii)               the concession under this notification is available only to the ISO certified manufacturers;

 

(viii)             the manufacturer-cum-importer shall maintain record of the inputs and the goods manufactured out of them in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Board of Revenue or required under any other law enforced by the CBR;  and

 

(ix)               the vendors, if directly linked with the prime manufacturer-cum-supplier, shall also be entitled to avail exemption of customs duties under this notification subject to fulfilling all the above requirements to the satisfaction of Central Board of Revenue and Engineering Development Board.

 

 

Explanation.-   For the purposes of this notification the expression “not manufactured locally” shall mean the goods which are not included in the list of locally manufactured goods, specified in the General Order and amendments made there under, issued by the Central Board of Revenue or declared as such by EDB and CBR.

TABLE

S. No.

Description of industrial plants or units

(1)

                               (2)

 

 

 

1.                   Sugar mills up to 10,000 tcd capacity per unit.

2.                   Cement plants up to 4000 tpd capacity per unit.

3.                   Certain types of chemical plants for the production of industrial chemicals.

4.                   Thermal power plants up to 350 MW capacity per unit.

5.                   Hydel Power Plants up to 50 MW capacity per unit.

6.                   Certain types of oil and gas development plants.

            7.         Textile machinery.

            8.         Any other project approved by the Economic Co-ordination Committee of the Cabinet.

 


(C.No. 1/6/Mach/ 2004-Pt.1)

 

 

 

(MUHAMMAD RAMZAN)

ADDITIONAL SECRETARY

 

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