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APTMA urges FBR to retain Karachi’s CAU amid clearance delays
Pakistan’s textile industry has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to retain its Central Appraising Unit (CAU) in Karachi and review the faceless customs assessment system, citing longer clearance times, valuation disputes and rising costs for importers. In a letter dated October 27 to FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) said the system had failed to improve assessment quality despite nearly 21 months of operations. “Importers continue to face delays, arbitrary value enhancements, classification disputes, repeated examinations and labo...
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