Customs says provide maximum facilities to business community.

FAISALABAD -- The Customs Department is making efforts to provide maximum import and export related facilities to the business community and 44 government departments were thrashing out viable solutions in this regard under the National Single Window (NSW) programme.

This was stated by Kamal Shehar Yar, adviser on Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), while addressing a consultation session, jointly organised by Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) here.

He said that Pakistan's global ranking under cross-border trade related indicator of World Bank's ease of doing business Survey for 2019 had improved by 29 positions due to efforts of Pakistan Customs.

He said that Customs collects 48% of FBR's total revenue; however, its role is undergoing a paradigm shift from a mere revenue collection and enforcement agency to the lead facilitator of cross-border trade.

He said that as regards the UK, Pakistan would have to face new challenges...