Pakistan Customs Drafts Risk Management Rules for Clearance of Cargo.

Islamabad -- Pakistan Customs has drafted Risk Management System Rules for clearance of cargo as was required under Article 7.4 of Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of World Trade Organization (WTO).

Pakistan Customs is following Risk Management System since long as signatory to Revised Kyoto Convention. However, in compliance to TFA, further legal changes were made in Custom Act, 1969 through Finance Act 2019. Now in pursuance to Article 7.4 of TFA and also keeping in view best International practices, Risk Management System Rules for clearance of cargo have been drafted. These rules will help in identifying high risk imports/exports while facilitating international trade as decreasing physical inspections to a large extent thus reducing dwell time and port congestion. These measures will help in reducing cost of doing business and thus further improve the business and investment environment in the country, says a press release issued by FBR.

On 27 October 2015, Pakistan ratified the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the 51st WTO member around the world to ratify the agreement.Article 7.4 of the TFA mandates WTO Members to undertake the arrangement and implementation of a risk-based management system for carrying out customs controls on all imports, exports and transit transactions. This provision hence requires...

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