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Registration in WeBOC

Section II

REGISTRATION,

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

AND FAMILIARIZATION


REGISTRATION IN WEBOC

egistration is the first step towards use of Pakistan Customs computerized

system i.e. WeBOC (Web based One Customs). You must register yourself with

WeBOC. ‘WeBOC User ID’ sections have been established in each Model

Customs Collectorate (MCC) to facilitate traders (importers or exporters),

terminal operators, customs agents, bonded carrier, warehouse keepers, banks etc.

As a first step one has to obtain National Tax Number (NTN) and Sales Tax Registration

Number (STRN) from Inland Revenue Service (IRS), generally known as Income Tax

Department.

Following topics are covered in this chapter

Whom to be contacted for obtaining user ID?

Guidance for Traders & Customs Agents

Documentary Requirements For Registration

Traders and customs agents

a. Importers and Exporters

b. Customs agents

c. Embassies

d. Trusts

e. Government organizations

f. Afghan traders

Shipping lines / Shipping agents

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Terminal Operators

Warehouse keepers

Bonded carriers /goods transport operators

Banks

Motor Vehicle Registration Authority (MVRA)

Engineering Development Board (EDB)

Ministry of Commerce and Industries Afghanistan (MOCA)

How much Time ‘Registration’ Process Takes?

Whom to be contacted for obtaining user ID?

Every Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) has established a ‘WeBOC Registration

Counter/User ID section’ and Assistant/Deputy Collector (WeBOC Registration) has been

designated for processing of the registration applications.

If one is already registered with Income Tax and Sales Tax Department, having NTN

(National Tax Number) and STRN (Sales Tax Registration Number) if required under the law,

one may contact the ‘WeBOC Registration Counter’ of the relevant concerned Model Customs

Collectorate. Banks don’t require NTN or STRN for registration.

The applicant can apply for WeBOC User ID only through the customs collectorate

falling in the territorial jurisdiction of Regional Tax Office (RTO) from where applicant has

obtained NTN.

Traders registered in FATA, Azad Kashmir may contact MCC Islamabad for

registration and obtaining WeBOC User ID.

In case of Afghan Transit Trader, the user may contact Ministry of Commerce,

Afghanistan for registration in WeBOC. Banks, Terminal operators, Warehouse keepers,

Shipping lines / agents may contact the respective Collectorates for the purpose of User ID In

which jurisdiction their business premises falls.

Bonded carrier can only apply for WeBOC User ID through MCC Appraisement

(East), Karachi.

Guidance for Traders & Customs Agents

For registration purpose in WeBOC as trader / customs agent, one may personally visit

the concerned Model Customs Collectorate. In case of limited company authorized director of

the company may personally appear. The jurisdiction of the concerned Collectorate is

determined through the following criteria.

(i) Regional Tax Office (RTO) from where National Tax Number (NTN) and Sales

Tax Registration Number (STRN) are issued.


(ii) In case NTN and STRN have been issued from two different RTO(s), the

WeBOC user ID shall be issued from the Model Customs Collectorate falling in

the jurisdiction of RTO from where STRN is issued provided business premises

is located in the registering Collectorate’s jurisdiction.

(iii) If STRN is issued from a RTO and business premises is located in other RTO,

normally Collectorates coordinate and issue registration from the Collectorate

where premises are located or take decision on cases to case basis.

There are other situations also. There is a need to issue comprehensive instructions for

guidance of all Collectorates. Presently SOP issued by the Collectorate of Customs

Appraisement (East) which is being followed. The following Chart gives a general idea of

Collectorate from where WeBOC user ID can be obtained with reference to RTOs.


S.No Collectorate List of RTO

1 MCC Appraisement (East), Custom

House, Karachi

RTO-I, RTO-II and RTO-III

Karachi

2 MCC Appraisement, Custom House,

Lahore

RTO-I and RTO-II, Lahore

3 MCC Islamabad. RTO Islamabad, RTO Rawalpindi,

RTO Azad Kashmir

4 MCC Peshawar. RTO Peshawar and RTO

Abbottabad

5 MCC Custom House, Faisalabad RTO Faisalabad and RTO Sargodha

6 MCC, Hyderabad RTO Hyderabad and RTO Sukkar

7 MCC Sambrial RTO Gujranwala and RTO Sialkot

8 MCC Gwader (Districts of Gwader,

Lasbella, Awaran, Turbat and Panjgoor).

MCC Quetta (Civil Divisions except

mentioned against MCC Gwader)

RTO, Quetta

9 MCC Dry port, Multan RTO Multan and RTO Bahawalpur

10 MCC Gilgit Gilgit Board of Revenue

The above process remains same for Customs Agent, however Customs Agent are required to be

registered in every collectorate in order to file Goods Declaration.

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

Following documents are required to be submitted along with ‘WeBOC Registration Form’,

depending on your status.

Traders (importers / exporters)

1) Copy of CNIC of owners/proprietor (verified/attested)

2) Copy of NTN & STRN (verified/attested)

3) Copy of any latest utility bill on which your address and name of the

company or owner is mentioned (verified/attested)

4) Copy of ‘Tenancy Agreement’ (if premises are not owned by the applicant)

5) Copy of Company Incorporation Certificate (verified/attested)

6) Visiting card

7) Application for issuance of WeBOC user ID


8) Pay order of Rs. 500/- in favor of the Collector of Customs.

Customs Agent


2) Copy of NTN & STRN (verified/attested)

3) Copy of License Number (verified/attested)

4) Copy of any latest utility bill on which your address and name of the company

or owner is mentioned (verified/attested)

5) Visiting card

6) Verification from Custom House Agents Association (CAA)


8) Pay order of Rs. 500/- in favor of the Collector of Customs.

Embassies

1) Copies of CNICs/Passport of the authorized person.

2) Copy of NTN/FTN (Free Tax Number) verifiable from FBR website

www.fbr.gov.pk. 3) Authority letter from Head of the embassy.

4) Application for issuance of WeBOC user ID.

5) Pay order of Rs. 500/-, in favor of Collector of Customs.

Trusts

1) Copies of CNICs of managing trustee and other trustee


www.fbr.gov.pk 3) Copy of Trust Deed


5) Pay order of Rs. 500/- in favor of Collector of Customs

Government Organizations

1) Copies of CNICs of directors.


www.fbr.gov.pk. 3) Copy of STRN verifiable from FBR website www.fbr.gov.pk

4) Application for issuance of WeBOC user ID.

5) Undertaking as per format on judicial paper of Rs.100/-

6) Pay order of Rs. 500/- in favor of Collector of Customs.

Afghan Traders

Please contact Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Afghanistan.

http://www.fbr.gov.pk/





Shipping Line / Agent

Normally shipping agents are located in Karachi and are registered through

MCC Appraisement (East) Karachi. Following is the documentary requirement.

1) Copy of CNIC of owners/proprietor (verified/attested).

2) Copy of NTN & STR (verified/attested).


company or owner is mentioned (verified/attested).

4) Copy of ‘Tenancy Agreement’ (if place is not owned by the applicant).

5) Copy of Company Incorporation Certificate (verified/attested).

6) Visiting Card.

7) Shipping Agent / Line license.

8) Nomination letter from shipping line other than the master of Vessel

(VOCC – Vessel Operating Carrier Company) or NVOCC.

9) Letter from Pakistan Shipping Agents Association (if member).


11) Pay order of Rs. 500/-, in favor of Collector of Customs.

Terminal Operator / Off Dock / Dry port

Terminal Operators located in Karachi are registered through respective Collectorates.

The dry ports (terminal operators) may contact customs collectorate in the jurisdiction in

which dry port falls. Following are the documentary requirement.

1) Copy of CNIC of owners/proprietor (verified/attested).

2) Copy of NTN & STR (verified/attested).



4) Copy of letter notification from FBR as terminal operator.

5) Copy of Company Incorporation Certificate (verified/attested).

6) Visiting Card.



Warehouse Keeper

Warehouse keepers located in Karachi are registered through MCC Appraisement

(West) Karachi and MCC Port Muhammad Bin Qasim according to their jurisdiction. The up


country (warehouse keepers) may contact customs collectorate in the jurisdiction in which

warehouse falls. Following are the documentary requirement.


2) Copy of NTN & STR (verified/attested)



4) Copy of warehouse license

5) Insurance certificate

6) Visiting Card



Bonded Carriers / transport operators / Railways

Bonded carriers are cargo carriers licensed by Pakistan customs department. Please

refer to Chapter-XIV of the Customs Act, 1969. The transport operators are cargo carriers for

afghan transit goods who can cross over to Afghanistan. The conditions for obtaining license

for transport operators is given in SRO 450 (I)/2007 (rule 638 – eligibility of transport

operator). Technically transport operators carry goods to be taken to Afghanistan directly

whereas a bonded carrier can take goods up to Torkhum / Chaman. However, in WeBOC no

such distinction has been made and both categories have been registered as bonded carriers.

Bonded carriers may first obtain a license from MCC Appraisement (West) Karachi and apply

for registration / user ID at MCC Appraisement (East) Karachi. At present WeBOC does not

handle movement of cargo through railways.

Following are the documentary requirements for bonded carriers for registration in

WeBOC.


2) Copy of NTN & STR (verified/attested)

3) Copy of any latest utility bill on which your address and name of the company

or owner is mentioned (verified/attested)

4) Copy of License

5) Copy of NOC from licensing branch

6) Proof of deposit of security

7) Visiting Card



Banks

Banks located in Karachi and up country are registered through respective collectorate

of customs. Following documents are required.


1) Copy of CNIC of cashier to whom id is to be issued

2) Nomination letter of Bank Manager

3) Internal user registration form

Motor Registration Vehicle Authority (MRVA)

Any officer nominated by the Directorate of Excise & Taxation (Motor Vehicle

Registration Authority) may apply to get WeBOC ID.

Send nomination letter along with User ID form to Assistant Collector (MIS) of the

Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement (East), Karachi (located in Custom House

building, near Tower, Karachi).

Following information is required for registration.

1) CNIC

2) Full name

3) Address

4) Email address

5) Mobile number

6) Role in WeBOC / function to be performed

7) Directorate name and location (e.g. Karachi, Lahore etc.)

8) Copy of CNIC

9) Copy of service card

10) Nomination letter from MVRA.

AC MIS generates user ID in WeBOC and sends the same to the applicant (user) on

his/her registered email address.

Engineering Development Board (EDB)

Any officer nominated from EDB for handling quotas (uploading) in WeBOC under

notification (SRO) 655(I)/2006 dated 22.6.2006 and SRO 656(I)/2006 dated 22.6.2006,

requires WeBOC ID.

Nomination letter along with User ID form may be sent to AC MIS of MCC

Appraisement East, Karachi who shall generate user ID in WeBOC and send the same to the

user on registered email address. Following information is required for registration.

1) CNIC

2) Full name

3) Address

4) Email address

5) Local land line number

6) Mobile number



8) Agency name

9) Copy of CNIC


11) Letter from EDB nominating the person on behalf of EDB

Ministry of Commerce & Industries Afghanistan (MOCA)

Any officer nominated by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Afghanistan requires

WeBOC ID for issuing user ID (in WeBOC) to Afghan traders for transit trade. Nomination

letter along with User ID form may be sent to AC MIS of MCC Appraisement East, Karachi

who shall generate user ID in WeBOC and send the same to the user on registered email

address. Following information is required for registration.

1) CNIC

2) Full name

3) Address

4) Email address

5) Local land line number

6) Mobile number


8) Agency name

9) Copy of CNIC


11) Letter from ministry nominating the person on behalf of MOCA

Downloading WeBOC Registration Form

Registration form can be downloaded from www.weboc.gov.pk. Click the button

to reach the download page.

Click button. Registration form will be downloaded on your

computer.

http://www.weboc.gov.pk/


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How much Time ‘Registration’ Process Takes?

Registration process in WeBOC can take up to 14 days, as the documents submitted

along with ‘WeBOC Registration Form’ may involve physical verification. However, in order

to get your WeBOC user ID within time, ensure all required documents are attached. You are

also required to be an active taxpayer i.e., you must file your income tax / sales tax returns

regularly. Please go the following URL for verification of your status as an active tax payer.

https://e.fbr.gov.pk/ATLSearchUtility.aspx?ID=1 URL : e.fbr.gov.pk -> Search Taxpayer ->Active Tax payer

https://e.fbr.gov.pk/ATLSearchUtility.aspx?ID=1


Undertaking form for registration and obtaining user ID.

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Alert!

Being a non-active tax payer automatically dis-qualifies you from

getting WeBOC ID.

Get Familiar with WeBOC

GET FAMILIAR WITH WEBOC INTERFACE

his chapter will familiarize you with the WeBOC interface. It has been divided into

3 parts:

Trader

Agent

other users

The following topics shall be discussed in this chapter.

System Requirement

Login page

Forgot Password

How to re-activate your User ID

Trader – main screen

o User Settings

o How to Change Password?

Customs Agent – Main Screen

o User Settings

o How to Change Password?

o Create, Block, De-Block Child ID

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System Requirements

To take full advantage of WeBOC Application and run it smoothly, it is recommended that

following minimum system requirements may be met.

Internet Explorer version 8 or above

Processor type: Core i3

Internet Bandwidth: 1MBPS

Tip!

In case you have internet Explorer 9 or below 8, please use

internet explorer in compatibility mode.

Tip!

In case of higher volumes of imports, obtain internet connection

facility from two different internet service providers (ISPs).


Login Page

In order to login to WeBOC, go to URL www.weboc.gov.pk. Following login page

appears. Please enter your WeBOC user ID & password.

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Forgot your password?

Alert!

Please log on to WeBOC system at least once in 15 days otherwise

your ID will automatically be de-activated.

http://www.weboc.gov.pk/


In case you forget your password, please contact Assistant / Deputy Collector-MIS of the

concerned Collectorate with a written request. AC/DC-MIS will resend your WeBOC user ID’s

password on the email address already registered in WeBOC System at the time of WeBOC

registration.

How to re-activate your WeBOC ID

In case your User ID becomes in-active due non usage of system for 15 days, you may

contact Assistant / Deputy Collector-MIS with a written request. Assistant/Deputy Collector-MIS

will activate your WeBOC User ID.

In the above area, we have discussed some common features. Now you will be familiarized

specifically according to your role in WeBOC.

Trader – main screen

After log on to WeBOC System, the main interface (of your privileges area) appears as below.

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Each area of screen marked from A to F is trader’s main screen and is explained below:

A – Left menu: Left menu is your main menu which you will use to perform all operations

in WeBOC.


B – Inbox: In this area messages are shown which are generated by the system and by

customs officers from filing of Goods Declaration (GD) up to clearance of a GD stage.

Customs can also (contact) send you message regarding any matter or notifications issued.

C – Top Bar: Top bar shows your registered name and your role. It also indicates

remaining balance of token amount. User can purchase tokens for depositing GD

processing fee in advance to avoid delay in filing of Goods Declaration (GD). Price of

each token is Rs. 250/- per GD. It is important to mention here that one token is consumed

against one GD. In case, a Goods Declaration (GD) is cancelled the token used against that

GD is treated as utilized.

D – Delete: User can ‘Delete’ any message by selecting check-box. Once a message is

deleted, it cannot be recovered.

E – Settings / Logout: In the setting option, you can exercise the following functions.

i) Edit Profile

ii) Change Password

Tips!

Keep some tokens in balance so that you may file GDs on

holidays as currently system does not allow purchasing of tokens from PD account. It is recommended that at least one token may always be kept in balance as the system asks for one token in case you submit GD to bank and reopen for any reason.


iii) Add Agent in Trader List (Add a customs agent so the customs agent can file Goods

Declaration (GD) on your behalf).

‘USER SETTINGS’

User Settings’ option allows user to edit profile, change password and add agent. These are

explained below.

Fig-5

Edit Profile

User Settings Edit Profile

The system displays profile of each user who can edit/update profile (entity’s information)

to a limited extent. Complete profile of a trader is displayed by the system as shown in the above

figure. It is important that the data of certain fields shown in grey color cannot be amended whereas

others can be edited. Please note that the profile shows the information provided by you at the time

of registration and entered in the system by AC registration while creating your profile. In case of

any correction in the grey area, relevant AC MIS / Registration need to be contacted and informed

immediately. STRN, business name and e-mail address is fetched from the profile updated at FBR

which you create for filing your income tax / sales tax returns. In case of any discrepancy in these

credentials, e-support staff may be contacted. The contact details are.

[email protected]

051 111 772 772

mailto:[email protected]


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How to Change Password?

You can change password at any time. The following figure shows the interface for changing

password. The path is User Settings Edit Profile


Fig-7 As shown in above figure, trader provides old password, then the new password and re-

confirms new password. The password is given in combination and must contain at least one

NUMERIC, one CAPITAL LETTER and one SMALL LETTER otherwise system will not change

/ accept new password.

It is advised not to share your password with any individual. It could have serious

repercussions. You can even face prosecution for your negligence. It is important to note that

WeBOC is a paperless system and your “WeBOC User ID” works as your digital signature. In case

of any misuse of your ID, you will be held responsible (section 155---- of the Customs Act, 1969).

Therefore, utmost care may be taken regarding secrecy of your password and the same may be

changed after regular intervals.

Alert! – Provisions of the Customs Act, 1969

Section 155 E. Use of unique user identifier.- (1) Where

information is transmitted to the Customs Computerized System using

a unique user identifier issued to a registered user by the Collector

for that purpose, the transmission of that information shall, in the

absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence that the

registered user to whom the unique user identifier has been issued

has transmitted that information.

[Section 155Q. Electronic exchange of information and

authentication through the Customs Computerized System.- Any

declaration, documents or record, accounts, notice, order, payment,

authentication, authorization or information required, delivered or

provided by the Customs or any registered user shall be deemed to

have been required, delivered, provided or done under this Act when

communicated electronically through the Customs Computerized

System.


Add Agent(s) in Trader List

This functionality allows user to associate/add customs agent (called custom house agent)

to their profile so that only authorized customs agent can file Goods Declaration (GD) on your

behalf. Following figure shows how to add a custom agent to trader’s list.

Path: User Settings Add Agent in Trader List

Fig-8

Fig-6 shows that three custom agents are already added to this list. User at any stage can delete

a specific or all custom agents from his list by clicking red-button [] shown above.

New custom agent can be added to the user’s list through following steps.

Fig-9

Select Custom Collectorate of the custom agent in which the agent has been registered. Enter

Custom House Agent License (CHAL) number against “License Number” and click “Add” button.

This will add customs agent to your list. If custom agent logs on and opens his traders list, your

name (trader name) will appear in the list. It is pertinent to mention here that names of all registered

custom agents of all Collectorates are displayed while you nominate an agent. There is no restriction

on number of custom agents that can be added by a trader.


F – Search :WeBOC System provides search facility to search a specific message in the

messages list.

CUSTOM AGENT – MAIN SCREEN

After log on to WeBOC System, the main interface (of custom agent privileges area)

appears as below.

Fig-10

Each area marked from A to D is explained below.

A – Left menu: This is main menu which is used to perform all operations in WeBOC.

B – Traders List: These are the list of traders who have authorized you to work on their

behalf as their customs agent.

C – Search Area: You can use this area to search a specific trader using business name or

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D – Settings / Logout: In the setting option, you can perform following functions.


i) Edit Profile

ii) Change Password

iii) Create Child ID

iv) Block / De-block Child ID

‘User Settings’ ‘User Settings’ option allows editing profile, changing password and adding agent. These are

explained below.

Fig-11

Edit Profile.

User Settings Edit Profile

Please refer to ‘edit profile’ of trader as discussed above.

Change Password.

User Settings Change Password

Please refer to change password of trader as discussed above.

Create, Block, De-Block Child ID

User Settings Create Child ID

Being a custom agent, one ID created by AC registration may not be enough for an agent

as you may have more than one person working under you. You can create 1 master and 4 child IDs

for your staff members. The same can be created using left menu. On clicking, following screen

appears.


Fig-12

Please select button to create a child ID and system will send the same

on your registered email address.

User Settings Block D/Block Child ID

In case any of staff members of customs agent leaves / resigns without intimating

or handing over the password to you, first thing you must do is to block ID using this option.

On clicking the system will show you all the IDs created as below.

Fig-13

To block any user, please select button and system will block the user as below.


Fig-14

Please notice above that block button is now disabled which means that the user

has been blocked. If you wish to de-block the user, please select button and user

will be activated again.

Other Users

All other user who login in to WeBOC system will have different privileges (and left

menu) according to their role in WeBOC system. In addition, they will have ‘inbox’

(messaging area, settings / logout area). However in ‘setting’ add agent feature will not be

available. We will discuss various roles of different users (terminal operators, bonded carriers,

banks, shipping lines/agents etc.) in the relevant chapter.

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Import Planning

IMPORT PLANNING

eBOC System covers different type of goods declaration with regard to import

clearance which includes Home Consumption (HC), Into-Bond (IB),

Transshipment (TP), International Transit Trade (ITT – Afghan Transit),

Temporary Import (TI), Frustrated Cargo, Secion-22 (export cum import),

Vehicle Baggage Scheme (VB), Gift/Donation/Charity/ Privileged Person etc. There are

different procedures also.

It is recommended that you may plan your imports keeping in mind the import

procedure, port where should your goods land, freight charges, terminal charges, limitations

of interport movement, TP etc. before importing goods. You may plan whether GD is to be

filed in advance before launching of VIR or berthing of vessel. To save time you can apply

for examination before filing of GD if you are not certain about quality or quantity of your

goods.

This chapter will help in planning your imports with respect to WeBOC procedures

and limitations. Following topics are covered in this chapter.

Risk Management System and flow of GDs

Plan your import procedure

Plan your Freight Charges

Plan your GD Filing

Advance Filing of GD

o File GD before launching of VIR (sec 79/2)

o File GD before berthing of Vessel

Examination before Filing of GD

Inter port Movement

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Import Planning

RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & FLOW OF GD

Before planning we will discuss flow of import Goods Declaration. A risk

management system (RMS) works at the back end of the system. Imported goods are cleared

through following three channels in RMS.

Green Channel: Good Declaration is processed by the system without scrutiny of

documents and without examination of goods (without any assessment or examination by

customs). As soon as you make payment the system sends release message after a short

interval and your consignment is cleared in few hours.

Yellow Channel: Good Declaration is processed through scrutiny of documents but

without examination of goods. The GD is marked to assessment officer of customs by the

system who finalizes the assessment after scrutiny of documents. The officer can mark the GD

for examination if he feels that examination is necessary for assessment.

Red Channel: Goods Declaration is processed through examination of goods as well as

scrutiny of documents. The system directly sends the GD to examiner. He writes examination

report along with photographs of the consignment to assessing officer for assessment and

release of goods (examination and assessment both required)

The risk management system marks a consignment to any of the above channels

depending on your profile score. The profile is automatically built up gradually by the system

after evaluating previous clearances. If you are a new importer you will be placed in red

category and your profile will improve from red category to yellow and green on following

factors:

Compliance of law – Follow the import / export policy and other allied laws strictly.

Mis-declaration – There should be no mis-declaration of quantity or description.

SRO/Exemption – Claim benefit of correct exemption / concession notification.

Valuation – Correct value should be declared. Care should be taken where valuation

advices and valuation rulings exist. Profile is lowered down in case of difference

between declared value and the assessed value. System treats this as mis-declaration

and deducts marks from the profile score.

Classification – Correct classification should be declared otherwise profile is lowered

down.

Contraventions – Contravention cases lowers down profile score (wrong declarations,

invoice not found in containers, excess weight etc.)

Rebate – On export side rebate amount should be claimed carefully. If assessing

officer deducts amount from your claim and you accept the deduction, the system

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treats this as mis-declaration and lowers your profile score.

Upward and downward movement of profile scores within different categories

depends on position of their immediate cleared consignments. If the consignment has been

cleared as per his declaration, the system will build up score accordingly. The trader will shift

from lower category to higher one gradually with the passage of time and frequency of his

imports. For each contravention case profile is badly hit.

Please make correct declarations as per law so that you can avail green channel

facility. It may however be noted that the system does not process all consignments in green

channel even if you are eligible. System picks up randomly a particular percentage from your

green channel GDs and divert to red channel.

Fig-15A

Released from customs

Payment of Duties & Taxes

GD Filing

Clearance through green channel

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Fig-15B

Fig-15C


Assessment of goods declaration by customs (Examination on AO request)

Payment of duties & taxes

GD Filing

Clearance through yellow Channel


Assessment of goods declaration by customs

Examination of goods by customs

Payment of Duties & Taxes

GD Filing

Clearance through red Channel

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PLAN YOUR IMPORT PROCEDURE

It is suggested to plan your clearance procedure for import consignments.

Procedure can be selected using the below table.

GD Type

Explanation

Home Consumption (HC)

Home consumption

(HC)

Goods meant for home consumption/use after clearance from

customs (i.e. payment of duties/taxes).

Bonded Warehouse

Into Bond Public

Goods can be warehoused in a registered ‘Public Bonded Warehouse’

on payment of 1% warehousing surcharge (if not exempted under the

relevant SRO) & submission of ‘Security/Indemnity Bond’

equivalent to the amount of statutory duties & taxes. In-Bonding

into a public warehouse requires NOC (no objection certificate) from

the warehouse-keeper (please see section ‘Goods Declaration Filing

– Into Bond Public).

*Into Bond

Diplomatic

Goods can be warehoused in a registered ‘Diplomatic Bonded

Warehouse’, without payment of duty and taxes and warehousing

surcharge.

*Into Bond

Manufacturing

Goods can be warehoused in a registered ‘Manufacturing Bonded

Warehouse’, on payment of 1% warehouse surcharge & submission

of ‘Security/Indemnity Bond’ equivalent to the amount of statutory

duties & taxes.

Warehouse is a customs licensed premises by the Customs

where goods are stored for interim period as prescribed

under Sec 13 of the Custom Act, 1969 (IV of 1969).

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Export Oriented

Units

Goods can be warehoused in a registered ‘EOU Warehouse’, on

submission of ‘Security / Indemnity Bond’ equivalent to the amount

of statutory duties & taxes.

Ex Bond (Public

Warehouse)

Once goods are warehoused, the same can be cleared from warehouse

(withdrawn) by filing ex-bond GD. GD can also be filed for partial

quantities as per your requirement.

You can claim exemption of duties and taxes (where applicable) at

ex-bonding stage, even if not claimed at the time of in-bonding.

Ex Bond (Private

Warehouse)

Once goods are warehoused, the same can be cleared from warehouse

(withdrawn) by filing ex-bond GD. GD can also be filed for partial

quantities as per your requirement.

You can claim exemption of duties and taxes (where applicable) at

ex-bonding stage, even if not claimed at the time of in-bonding.

Transshipment

To clear your consignment from a city (e.g. Lahore) other than the

city of importation (e.g. Karachi or Port Qasim); please follow

Transshipment (TP) procedure.

You are required to.

1. File an online GD at port of arrival (Karachi or Port Qasim)

known as TP. Duty and taxes are not paid at this stage.

2. Hire a bonded carrier – a customs licensed transporter.

Normally charges of a bonded carrier are higher than private

transporter.

3. File a home consumption GD for clearance of your goods

after shifting of consignments at your desired port (e.g.

Mughalpura / NLC dry port Lahore or Islamabad dry port

etc.) you are required. You can also take your goods in a

warehouse from dry port.

Home consumption

on TP

Alert!

For filing of Ex Bond GD, it is mandatory that goods

are received in the warehouse first.

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To clear you transshipped goods at dry port, please file ‘home

consumption on TP’ GD to process your goods under home

consumption procedure.

Into Bond Private

on TP

Please file ‘Into Bond Private on TP’ GD to process your goods under

warehousing procedure from dry port to a private bond (see definition

of into bond private warehouse procedure mentioned above in this

chart).

Into Bond Public on

TP

Please file ‘Into Bond Public on TP’ type of GD to process your goods

under warehousing procedure from dry port to a public bond (see

definition of into bond public warehouse procedure mentioned above

in this chart).

Safe

Transportation

File ‘ST’ type of GD to send your goods from port to private

warehouse.

Inter-Port

Movement

(No GD Required)

To move your goods from main port to any off dock terminal, ‘Inter-

Port Movement’ module is used, which works through Electronic

Data Interchange (EDI) messaging and needs no filing of Goods

Declaration.

Tip! Interport Movement

IPM is used for cases where movement of cargo from main

Terminal (e.g. KICT, PICT, QICT) is required to any off-Dock

terminal (e.g. AICT, Pak Shaheen, NLC, BOML etc.), in which

you need to inform shipping line in advance to declare relevant

via port in BL.

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Afghan

Commercial

If you are an Afghan importer or authorized customs agent and your

goods are arrived at Karachi or Port Qasim and destined for

Afghanistan, please choose ‘Afghan Transit (AT) Commercial’ type

of GD.

*Afghan

Commercial

Reverse

Afghan exporter or his authorized customs agent exporting goods

through Pakistan may choose ‘Afghan Commercial Cargo Reverse’

type of GD (currently, this is under development).

US/NATO ISAF

Forward

If you are US embassy or his authorized agent importing non-

commercial cargo to be delivered in Afghanistan for military forces

operation may choose ‘US/NATO ISAF Forward’ type of GD.

US/NATO ISAF

Reverse

Please choose US/NATO/ISAF non-commercial type of GD if

consignment is to be exported from Afghanistan through Pakistan.

Temporary Import

If you are importing raw material under SRO 492 (I)/2009 and intend

to export finished goods, please select Temporary Import Goods

Declaration. Duties and taxes are exempted on such imports.

Temporary Import

on TP

If you intend to follow above procedure at dry port, please select

Temporary Import on TP.

Tip!

In case of transit, shipping line / company needs to be informed

that via port should be Torkham / Chaman and Consignee

City name should be Afghanistan in BL.

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*Frustrated Cargo

Frustrated cargo means such goods as are brought into a customs

station by reason of In-advertence or mis-direction or where the

consignee is untraceable or has dishonored his commitment and the

consignor wishes to have it re-shipped back. Please select

‘Frustrated Cargo’ type of GD.

*Re-importation of

Exported Goods

under Section 22

If you wish to re import the goods which have already been sent

abroad (exported) for repair, further work etc., please select ‘Re-

importation of Exported Goods’ type of GD.

Refer to details of Section 22 of the Customs Act, 1969.

Relief, Donation,

Charity

If you are importing goods into Pakistan for donation, natural disasters

or for relief purposes please select Relief/Donation/Charity type of

GD.

Privilege Person

Embassy Personnel may choose Privilege Person type of GD.

Vehicle Baggage

If you are importing a vehicle under passenger baggage scheme on

passport, please choose ‘Vehicle Baggage’ type of GD.

*not operative yet

Caution!

In case of more than 2 BLs in one containers, if one BL

is claimed as temporary Import on TP then the second

BL will also be filed as temporary Import, you cannot

file Home Consumption or any other type of GD.

Alert!

Approving authority for re-export of frustrated cargo

is collector of customs. Verification of this process

may take time. Duties and taxes are waived in this case.

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PLAN YOUR FREIGHT CHARGES

To plan your freight charges, you need to contact terminal operators. For ease, you

may visit websites of various terminals operators given below.

S. No

Terminal Name URL

1 Karachi International Container Terminal https://www.kictl.com/

2 Pakistan International Container Terminal http://www.pict.com.pk/

3 Qasim International Container Terminal http://www.dpworldkarachi.com/

4 Pak Shaheen International Container

Terminal

http://www.pscs-psg.com/

5 National Logistics Cell http://www.nlc.com.pk/

6 Burma Oil Terminal http://www.bifs.com.pk/

7 Fast Track http://www.dpworldkarachi.com/

8 KPT http://kpt.gov.pk/

9 PIA www.Piac.com.pk

10 Emirates www.Emirates.net.ae

11 Air blue www.airblue.com

12 Cargo lux www.cargolux.com

13 Gul Aviation www.gulaviation.com

14 Air china www.Airchina.com

15 Gulf Air www.gulfair.com

16 Kuwait airways www.Kuwaitairways.com

17 Gulf Air www.gulfair.com

18 Qatar Airways www.qatarairways.com

19 Saudi Airlines www.saudiairlines.com

http://kpt.gov.pk/

http://www.airblue.com/

http://www.cargolux.com/

http://www.gulaviation.com/

http://www.gulfair.com/

http://www.kuwaitairways.com/

http://www.gulfair.com/

http://www.qatarairways.com/

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PLAN YOUR GD FILING

After selection of import procedure, plan GD filing process.

Advance Filing of GD

You can file your GD in advance without waiting for vessel to arrive. You can:

File GD before launching of VIR (sec 79/2)

You can file GD before launching of Vessel Intimation Report (VIR) and manifest

filing (before berthing) but this process requires prior approval from concerned

AC/DC MIS. For details please see Chapter 6 on Goods Declaration – further

guidance.

File GD before berthing of Vessel

Feature of filing GD after launching of Vessel Intimation Report (VIR) and manifest

filing but before berthing of vessel is available and does not require any approval from

customs. The system process GD on the basis of declaration and calculate duties &

taxes. It is cleared in green channel (if selected) without sending it to any custom

officer otherwise system sends GD in yellow channel i.e., marked to a customs officer.

If GD is selected in red channel the system waits till berthing of vessel. However,

consignment is cleared (‘Gate Out’) after vessel berthing for green and yellow

channels.

Tip!

Please note that off docks terminals handle all types of cargo (loose

cargo (LCL) as well as full container load (FCL)) but main terminals

handle only full container load (FCL) only.

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Examination before Filing of GD

If you are not aware about details of your consignment (quantity, description etc.) you

can file request for examination before filing of GD (Sec 79(1) B of the Customs Act, 1969).

This option requires approval from Additional Collector Hqrs (role is created in WeBOC) and

discharging of container from vessel.

For details please see ‘Examination Request before filing of Goods Declaration under

section 79(1) (b)’ in chapter 6.

Caution!

Please ensure that your consignment has been loaded in the

vessel as system will calculate duties/taxes on the basis of your self-

declaration. In case of short shipment, you will have to follow the refund

process for taking your upfront paid amount of duty and taxes back

from customs. Up-front paid duty and taxes once deposited cannot be

adjusted against any other GD.

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Inter port Movement

Inter-port movement of import cargo destined for off dock terminals is allowed

through authorized Bonded Carriers licensed by the Customs authorities. Cargo can only be

moved through inter port movement if ‘via port’ is in the list (allowed for inter-port movement)

and also declared by the shipping line at the time of manifest filing. The following table gives

an idea as to whether goods can be transferred from one port to another port through interport

movement or not.

Vessel berth at Inter-port movement to

terminal/off dock

Allowed / Not allowed

KICT NLC Karachi Yes

AICT Karachi Yes

BOML Karachi Yes

Pak Shaheen Karachi Yes

KPT West Yes

KPT East No

QFS No

MTO No

Fast Track No

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QICT No

PICT No

Pak Shaheen Port Qasim No

PICT NLC Karachi Yes

AICT Karachi Yes

BOML Karachi Yes


KPT East Yes

KPT West No

QFS No

MTO No

Fast Track No

QICT No

KICT No


QICT NLC Karachi No

AICT Karachi No

BOML Karachi No

Pak Shaheen Karachi No

KPT East No

KPT West No

QFS Yes

MTO Yes

Fast Track Yes

PICT Yes

KICT Yes

Pak Shaheen Port Qasim Yes

KPT East NLC Karachi Yes

AICT Karachi Yes

BOML Karachi Yes


KPT West No

PICT No

QFS No

MTO No

Fast Track No

QICT No

KICT No


KPT West NLC Karachi Yes

AICT Karachi Yes

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BOML Karachi Yes


KPT East No

QFS No

MTO No

Fast Track No

QICT No

KICT No


The cargo mentioned is not removed from port of entry to off-dock terminal under

interport movement module:

(a) Transit goods

(b) FCL transshipment (TP) goods distinctly manifested for inland customs stations (dry

ports) should not be moved through inter-port movement.

Transshipment

If you intend to clear your GDs at a dry port, then you must mention Port of Discharge

and Place of delivery separately. The Port of Discharge is normally a sea port whereas place

of delivery should be name of dry port. The shipping line may be advised to add dry port name

in the via port field so that TP can be filed for the destined dry port.

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