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050321
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN - EXCHANGE POLICY DEPARTMENT
F.E. Circular No. 2 of 2005
March 21, 2005
All Head/Principal Offices of
Authorized Dealers
Dear Sirs/Madam
Electronic Transmission of Export Information- Handling of Form-E
Authorized dealers are informed that Pakistan Customs is automating its
processes for clearing imports and exports. The ultimate objective is to
eliminate the requirement of paper based documents in the Customs clearance
process. Commencing March 23, 2005, Pakistan Customs will introduce, initially
from KICT, a web based Goods Declaration Form (GDF) in place of the existing
Form-E. For the present, GDF and Form-E will run in parallel.
The following system/procedure will be followed in dealing with Form-E and GDF
for exports to be made through KICT, Karachi:
“The authorized dealers will certify Form-E in quadruplicate as usual. The
exporter shall declare the Form-E number to Customs on the electronic shipping
bill filed over the web for export of goods. Customs will verify the goods as
declared in the shipping bill containing the Form-E number and will allow
shipment for export. After the export of goods, the exporter shall print the
electronically transmitted copy of the shipping bill (GDF) containing the number
of the relevant Form-E and present it to the authorized dealer as a proof of
export substituting Form-E verification of by Customs. The bank will compare the
GDF and Form-E and take up/sort out the difference, if any, with the
exporter/customs. Form-E and GDF will be submitted to SBP by the authorized
dealer. In case of ports where GDF is not being operational for the present, the
existing procedure for handling Form-E will continue. Similarly, cases of Short
Shipment and Shipments Shut-out Entirely will be dealt and reported as usual.
The head office of the authorized dealer/concerned branch may obtain user ID to
log onto Pakistan Customs Computerized System (PACCS) and retrieve/verify the
details of all exports.”
Accordingly, as far as export transactions being routed through KICT, Karachi
are concerned, certification/verification and affixation of seal by Customs
authorities and returning of duplicate, triplicate and quadruplicate copies of
Form-E to the exporter would not be required and the relevant paras of Chapter
XII of FE Manual to this extent may be treated as amended. In its place the copy
of GDF obtained/retrieved through Customs Website (PACCS) should be treated as
proof of Custom’s verification of exports. Other instructions on the subject
will, however, remain unchanged and all the provisions of FE Manual will have to
be complied with in respect of exports other than through KICT.
Please bring the above instructions to the notice of all your constituents
Yours faithfully
-sd-
(Syed Samar Hasnain)
Joint Director
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