S.R.O. 127(I)/83, dated 12th February, 1983

SROS: S.R.O. 127(I)/83, dated 12th February, 1983 . S.R.O. 127(I)/83, dated 12th February, 1983:- In exercise of the powers confened by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969(IV of 1969), read with item 18 of the Third Schedule to the said Act, and in supersession of its Notification No. S.R.O. 1735(K)/68, dated the 1st October, 1968, the Central Board of Revenue is pleased to make the following rules, namely:-- 1. These rules may be called the Landing and Clearing of Parcels Rules, 1983. 2. The landing and clearing of parcels and other mails shall be made at the Foreign Parcel Department of the General Post Office at Islamabad, Lahore, Sialkot, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Quetta. 3- The boxes or bags containing the parcels shall be appropriately labelled(e.g. Postal Parcels, Colis Postaux, Parcel Post and Parcel Mail) and where so labell shall be allowed to land and pass either with or separately from the regular mails, at the Foreign Parcels Department of General Post Offices mentioned in rule 2. 4. The Postmaster shalj, on receipt of the parcel mail, hand over to the officer of customs-- (a) a memorandum showing the total number of parcels received by that mail from each country of origin; (b) parcel bills(in triplicate) in the form approved by the Collector of Customs or the senders declarations; (c) any other relevant documents that may be required for the preparation of the parcel bills by the Customs Department; and (d) the relative customs declarations and despatch number, if any. 5. (1) On receipt of the documents mentioned in rule 4, the officer of customs shall scrutinize the particulars given therein and shall record and endorse on the declarations or parcel bills in respect of all parcels which are required to be detained for examination either for want of necessary particulars or defective description or suspected misdeclaration or under-valuation of contents. (2) The officer of customs shall assess the remaining parcels by showing the rates of duty and sales-tax on the declaration or parcel bills, as the case may be, and when any invoice, document or information is required for such assessment whereby the value, quantity or description of the…