‘Customs collected Rs54.109b in 2020-21’

The Model Customs Collectorate of Jinnah International Airport Karachi, under the supervision of Irfanur Rehman Khan, Collectorate Customs, has achieved another milestone by collecting Rs54,109.87 million during the financial year 2020-2021.

Irfan Ali, a spokesman for the Customs, said on Saturday the Model Customs Collectorate of Jinnah International Airport, had collected a total revenue of Rs54,109.87 million during 2020-21 as compared to the Rs49,391.52 collected during the fiscal year 2019-20, which reflected a growth of 9.5 per cent despite the resurgence of Covid-19 during the year.

The collection of revenue in 2020-2021 included the record receipt of the custom duty Rs22,635.38, sales tax Rs21,361.76, income tax Rs10,106.14 and FED Rs6.59 million.

During 2020-21, the Model Customs Collectorate foiled 743 smuggling attempts and seized assorted goods, including 22 cases of narcotics (cocaine, heroin, opium, marijuana, liquor, medicines and cigarettes worth Rs318.99 million), 14 cases of gold and jewellery (weighing 5,532.4gms worth Rs50.27 million), four cases silver (weighing 30,084gms worth Rs4.15 million), seven cases of currency (Rs21.6 million), 56 cases of cellphones (Rs86.92 million) and 28 cases of electronic merchandize (Rs142.82 million) with a total value of Rs624.75 million. The MCC also arrested 31 suspects under the Customs Act, 1969 and Control of Narcotics Substance Act, 1997.