Director General Customs Valuation Dr Farid Iqbal Qureshi Tuesday assured business community that Customs valuation office will be made operational in Lahore soon.
Talking to businessmen at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), the DG added that till opening of the Lahore office, they can join customs valuation meetings through zoom. “We have always a space for dialogue to promote national trade,” he claimed.
LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir and Vice President Haris Ateeq also spoke on the occasion while Executive Committee Members Mian Ateeq-ur-Rehman, Shahid Nazir, Shahzad Butt, former Senior Vice President Khawaja Khawar Rashid, Vice Presidents Kashif Anwar and Zeshan Khalil were also present. Dr Farid said that the fixing of values of goods is an immense challenge but the department is dealing it in a winsome manner. “Customs Valuation department has an open-door policy for addressing all the grievances of the business community,” he maintained.
DG Customs Valuation said that the department has to consider the directions of the government and issues like under invoicing whilst evaluation of the goods. He said that the evaluation is being determined by looking at the average international price of the goods. —APP
