Cabinet mulls case of mis-declared import
Private company misreports import of two units of truck mounted cranes
ISLAMABAD:
A private company has mis-declared import of two units of old and used double cabin truck mounted cranes, a case that has now landed in the federal cabinet.
The Ministry of Commerce has sought one-time permission for post-shipment inspection of two units of truck mounted cranes that were imported for wind generation project in relaxation of the Import Policy Order (IPO) 2020.
However, during discussion, cabinet members pointed out that reasons for not conducting pre-shipment inspection had not been mentioned in the summary and questioned how the cranes were declared as “temporary import” in terms of Para 13 of IPO, 2020, which was restricted to construction, oil exploration and mining companies while Tricorn Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd was registered as an electric power generation company.