scrap is allowed , gidani is still active because of scrapped class marine vessels
Recently Amerli Steel was raided by the FBR for tax fraud under goods misdeclaration
half cuts / automotive scarp was imported without examination clearance was under blanket green channel act of 2009
imported automotive scrap as shared above has to be examined if any part / assembly is usable, Such assemblies items to be physically crushed / drilled. at the expense of importer at the port, before clearance.
Thats' where the " SPEED MONEY " is used by the clearing agent for respective gang of examiner / appraiser / collector to "SUFFER" from temporary blindness.
in 2014 November that's blind ness was also cured by Customs Vigilance cell by randomly conducting seizure of containers after clearance and de-stuffing to re-examine., several officers were suspended transferred demoted across the board.
2015 March the automotive scarp was allowed only by the steel processing industry, under a blanket SRO also known as Green Channel act. That too was misused for very long to date.
Definition of SCRAP is getting real with Pakistan customs. Any importer Declaring SCRAP in the Goods declaration is flagged., with hawk-eye vigilance.
in recent policy review with respect of Afghanistan transit trade over 200 items are expunged, Automotive scrap is subject to Exmination at Afghan Transit Yard., before onward transportation.
