KP businessmen complain to Swati about dysfunctional Azhakhel Dry Port

21 June 2021 – PESHAWAR: A delegation of businessmen from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa called on Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati and apprised him about the problems being faced by them due to lack of facilities at Azhakhel Dry Port in the Nowshera district of KP. Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, a prominent businessman and convener for…

Registration rules revised: FBR expands scope of AEOs

4 April 2021 – ISLAMABAD The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed integrated operators, warehouses, authorised couriers, ground handling agents, freight forwarders and logistics service providers to register as Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) for obtaining benefits including trade facilitation, speedy clearance of imports and exports consignments, and timely payment of refunds/duty drawback to the…

Trade facilitation: FBR to issue ‘gold’, ‘platinum’, ‘silver’ certificates to AEOs

01 Sep 2020 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will issue gold, platinum and silver certificates to the Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) for providing them a wide range of benefits including trade facilitation, speedy clearance of imports and exports consignments and timely payment of refunds/duty drawback to the holders of such certificates. The FBR…

Pak-China customs authorities agree to boost cooperation

Dec 12 2019 / Daily Times A Chinese Customs delegation visited the FBR and held detailed meetings with Pakistan Customs on December 10-11 to further cooperation between the Customs Authorities of the two governments. General Customs Administration of China and Pakistan Customs under the FBR are actively involved in cooperation, information exchange, and enforcement coordination.…

The Connection Between Trade Compliance and Logistics

By Reinhard Poelzl Oct 24 2019 / Logistics Viewpoint Historically, governments have focused on the exporter of record when looking for sanction or embargo violations, including of the movement of sensitive dual-use products and technologies across borders. However, all parties to an export transaction, including freight forwarders and carriers, are subject to the same rules,…