Customs to observe extended working hours

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the Customs authorities to observe extended working hours on March 30 and 31 for collection of duty and taxes.

In a letter issued to all Customs stations across the country, the FBR directed to observe extended working hours on Thursday March 30, 2017 from 9:00am to 8:00pm and on Friday March 31, 2017 from 9:00am to 10:00pm for collection of duty and taxes.

The chief collectors of Customs have been asked to liaison with the State Bank of Pakistan, National Bank of Pakistan and other scheduled banks to ensure transfer of taxes collected by their branches before or on March 31, 2017 to the respective offices of the SBP on the same date and to account the same towards collection for the current month.