Customs foils attempt to import banned Indian-origin textile machinery

ISLAMABAD: In a joint action, the Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (West) and the Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Karachi foiled a bid to clear banned Indian origin textile machinery.

The Customs formations intercepted and examined a container at Karachi International Container Terminal, declared to contain a Chinese origin Textile Twisting machine imported from Jebel Ali, Dubai, by a Karachi-based textile manufacturer vide Goods Declaration (GD) No KAPW-HC-62256 dated 07.10.2025, said a news release.

The alert for misdeclaration of origin was generated by the new Risk Management System RMS 2.0, deployed on a test run by FBR at the Karachi Port.

Upon receipt of alert, the consignment was marked for physical examination by the clearance collectorate. The declared country of origin was China; however, upon physical checking, the goods were found to be of Indian origin.

The consignment comprises a new Textile Twisting Machine with 576 spindles, along with all standard accessories and essential parts, imported in Semi-Knocked Down (SKD) condition.

It was observed that the manufacturer’s plates and specification markings had been deliberately removed/scratched to hide their actual origin, which turned out to be of Indian Origin.

Accordingly, a case of mis-declaration of origin has been made out and legal proceedings have been initiated. The assessed value of impugned goods is $85,107. This detection manifests the alertness of Customs collectorates against attempts of import of Indian origin goods routed from transshipment ports and testifies to the efficacy of upgraded RMS being developed by FBR.