All Head/Principal Offices of
Authorized Dealers
Dear
Sirs/Madam
Electronic
Transmission of Export Information- Handling of Form-E
Authorized dealers are informed that Pakistan Customs is
automating its processes for clearing imports and exports.
The ultimate objective is to eliminate the requirement of
paper based documents in the Customs clearance process.
Commencing March 23, 2005, Pakistan Customs will introduce,
initially from KICT, a web based Goods Declaration Form
(GDF) in place of the existing Form-E. For the present,
GDF and Form-E will run in parallel.
The
following system/procedure will be followed in dealing with
Form-E and GDF for exports to be made through KICT, Karachi:
“The
authorized dealers will certify Form-E in quadruplicate
as usual. The exporter shall declare the Form-E number to
Customs on the electronic shipping bill filed over the web
for export of goods. Customs will verify the goods as declared
in the shipping bill containing the Form-E number and will
allow shipment for export. After the export of goods, the
exporter shall print the electronically transmitted copy
of the shipping bill (GDF) containing the number of the
relevant Form-E and present it to the authorized dealer
as a proof of export substituting Form-E verification of
by Customs. The bank will compare the GDF and Form-E and
take up/sort out the difference, if any, with the exporter/customs.
Form-E and GDF will be submitted to SBP by the authorized
dealer. In case of ports where GDF is not being operational
for the present, the existing procedure for handling Form-E
will continue. Similarly, cases of Short Shipment and Shipments
Shut-out Entirely will be dealt and reported as usual. The
head office of the authorized dealer/concerned branch may
obtain user ID to log onto Pakistan Customs Computerized
System (PACCS) and retrieve/verify the details of all exports.”
Accordingly,
as far as export transactions being routed through KICT,
Karachi are concerned, certification/verification and affixation
of seal by Customs authorities and returning of duplicate,
triplicate and quadruplicate copies of Form-E to the exporter
would not be required and the relevant paras of Chapter
XII of FE Manual to this extent may be treated as amended.
In its place the copy of GDF obtained/retrieved through
Customs Website (PACCS) should be treated as proof of Custom’s
verification of exports. Other instructions on the subject
will, however, remain unchanged and all the provisions of
FE Manual will have to be complied with in respect of exports
other than through KICT.
Please
bring the above instructions to the notice of all your constituents