Amendments in Notification No. 567(I)/2006, dated the 5th June, 2006.

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, STATISTICS & REVENUE (REVENUE DIVISION) ***** Islamabad, the 13th June , 2009. NOTIFICATION (CUSTOMS) S.R.O. 483 (I)/2009.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in its Notification No. S.R.O 567(I)/2006, dated the 5th June, 2006, namely:- In the aforesaid Notification,- (a) In paragraph 2;- (i) in clause (g), the word "and", at the end, shall be omitted; (ii) in clause (h), after the semi colon, at the end, the word "and" shall be added and thereafter the following new clause shall be added, namely:- " (i) Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development, in case of goods specified against serial number 4A of Table I."; (b) in Table I,- (i) serial number 2C in column (1), and the entries relating thereto in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be omitted; (ii) against serial number 4 in column (1), for the figure "2833.2990" occuring in column (2) against the words "zinc sulphate" in column (3), the figure "2833.2940" shall be substituted; (iii) against serial number 4 in column (1), in column (2) after the figure "2922.5000", the following new entries in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be added namely:- "2923.9010 Betain 0% Nil" (iv) after serial number 4 in column (1) and entries relating thereto in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5), the following new serial number and the entries relating thereto shall be added, namely:- "4A 2309.9090 Calf Milk Replacer (CMR) 0% This facility shall be available for dairy sector, subject to certification by the Ministry of Livestock 2309.9020 Cattle Feed Premix 0% and Dairy Development"; (v) serial number 30A in column (1) and the entries relating thereto in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be omitted; and

(vi) serial number 47 in column (1) and the entries relating thereto in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be omitted; (3 ) for Table III, the following shall be substituted, namely:- " TABLE III PHARAMACEUTICAL RAW MATERIALS, CHEMICALS, FINISHED PRODUCTS IF APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. PHARMACEUTICAL RAW MATERIALS, CHEMICALS AND PACKING MATERIALS SHALL ONLY BE ALLOWED CONCESSIONS IF IMPORTED FOR IN- HOUSE USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIED PHARAMACEUTICAL SUBSTANCES. A. ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS Rate of S No HS Code Description Condition duty (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 2916.3990 Flurbiprofen 5% 2 2918.2210 Aspirin 5% 3 2933.3920 Pyrazinamide 5% (i) It shall be valid upto 30th June, 2010. (ii) The quantity to be imported shall be certified by the Ministry of Health in each case. 4 2933.3990 Amlodipine 5% 5 2933.3990 Deferiprone 5% 6 2933.3990 Lamivudine 5% 7 2933.3990 Loratadine 5% 8 2933.3990 Pantoprazole Sodium (Injec Grade) 5% 9 2933.3990 Risedronate Sodium 5% 10 2933.4990 Moxifloxacin 5% 11 2933.9990 Atorvastatin 5% 12 2935.0060 Sulphanilamide 5% 13 2935.0090 Gliclazide 5% 14 2935.0090 Piperazine Anhydrous (Pharmaceutical 5% grade). 15 2936.9000 Alfacalcidole 5% 16 2941.1000 (i) Amoxicillin sodium sterile BP 5% (ii) Ampicillin sodium sterile USP/BP (Pharmaceutical grade) (iii) Bacampicillin HCL (iv) Carbenicillin and its salts (v) Carfecillin

(vi) Cloxacillin and its salts excluding [sodium] (compacted/ powder form for oral use) (vii) Flucloxacillin sodium (viii) Pencillin V.Potassium (ix) Benzyl pencillin sodium/potassium (x) Cloxacillin sodium sterile USP/BP (xi) Pencillin benzathin (xii) Procaine pencillin G.fortified, sodium/potassium (xiii) Sultamicillia tosylate (xiv) Sultamicillin (Pharmaceutical grade) (xv) Ticarcilin disodium (xvi)Piperacillin Sodium 17 2941.5000 Clarithromycin Powder 5% 18 2941.9090 Azithromycin 5% 19 2941.9090 Fusidic Acid 5% 20 2941.9090 Gentamycin 5% 21 2941.9090 Rifampicin 5% B. EXCEPIENTS/CHEMICALS 1 1104.2900 Worked grains of other cereals. 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 2 1108.1200 Sterillisable maize (corn) starch 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 3 1301.2000 Gum Benjamin BP (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 4 1301.9090 (i) Balsam, Tolu BP/USP. 5% (ii) Gum acacia powder BP (iii) Gumbenzoin, Styrax, Tragacanth, Xanthan(Pharmaceutical grades) 5 1302.1900 Other vegetable saps and extracts 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 6 1302.3900 Other mucilages and thickeners 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 7 1404.9090 (i) Rhubarb leaves or roots. 5% (ii) Valerine roots (Pharmaceutical grade) 8 1513.2900 Refined palm kernel or babassu oil 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 9 1515.1900 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 10 1515.3000 Castor oil (Pharmaceutical grade) 5%

11 1516.2010 Vegetable fats and oils (Pharmaceutical 5% 1516.2020 grade) 12 1701.9910 Sugar (pharmaceutical grade) if imported 5% by manufacturer of pharmaceutical Products ion the quantity to be determined by Ministry of Health 13 1702.3000 (i) Dextrate(Pharmaceutical grade). 5% (ii) Dextrose (injectable grade and pharmaceutical grade) 14 1901.9010 Malt extract (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 15 2207.1000 Ethyl alcohal 5% 16 2501.0090 (i) Sodium chloride (NaCl). 5% (ii) Sodium chloride (injectable grade) (Pharmaceutical grades) 17 2707.9990 Oils and other products of the distillation 5% of high temperature coal tar (Pharmaceutical grade) 18 2710.1995 Liquid paraffin (Pharmaceutical grade). 5% 19 2710.9900 Plastibase (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 20 2712.9090 Microcrystalline petroleum wax, ozokerite, 5% lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes (Pharmaceutical grade) 21 2801.2000 Iodine (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 22 2810.0020 Boric acid (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 23 2812.9000 Phosphorous pentachloride 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 24 2815.1100 (i) Sodium hydroxide 5% (ii) Sodium hydroxide solid or aqueous solution (Pharmaceutical grade) 25 2833.1100 Disodium sulphate (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 26 2833.1900 Sodium sulphate anhydrous 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 27 2836.3000 Sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium 5% bicarbonate) (Pharmaceutical grade) 28 2905.4400 Dglucitol (Sorbitol) (Pharmaceutical 5% grade). 29 2914.1100 Acetone (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 30 2915.1100 Formic acid (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 31 2915.2100 Acetic acid 5% 32 2915.2400 Acetic anhydride (Pharmaceutical grade) 5%

33 2915.3100 Ethyl acetate (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 34 2915.7010 Stearic acid (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 35 2917.3410 (i) Butyl phthalate 5% (ii) Dibutylphthalate (Pharmaceutical grade) 36 2918.2900 Hydroxy benzoic acid (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 37 2918.2900 Propyl Paraben Sodium Salt 5% 38 2933.5990 {[(4-ethyl-2,3-dioxo-1- 5% piperazinyl)Carbonyl]amino}-4 hydroxy- benzene acetic acid (HO-EPCP) (Pharma grade) 39 2933.9100 N-Methyl morpholine (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 40 2933.9100 Methanone 5% 41 2933.9990 1-H-tetrazole-1-acetic 5% acid[TAA](Pharmaceutical grade) 42 2934.1090 (i) 2-Methyl-5-mercepto 1,3,4- 5% hiazole[MMTD]; (ii) (Z)-2)2-aminothiazole-4-yl)-2-Tert- Butoxycarbonyl) methoxyimnno Acetic acid (ATMA); (iii) (Z)-2-(2-aminothaizole -4-yl)2-2(tert- Butoxycarbonyl)- isopropoxyimino Acetic Acid[ATIBAA or ATBA; (iv) Sin-methoxyimino Furanyl Acetic acid Ammonium Salt(SIMA); (v) 7-{[2-Furany(sin- methoxyimino)acetyl] amino}-3- hydroxymethyl ceph-3-em-4- carboxyclic acid(Pharma grade); 43 2934.1090 Mica Ester 5% 44 2939.4900 (+)-(IS,2S)-2-methylamino-1- 5% phenylpropan-I-ol base 45 3203.0090 Chlorophyll (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 46 3215.1990 Edible ink (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 47 3402.1300 Non-ionic surface-active agents 5% 48 3402.1990 Other surface-active agents (Pharma grade) 5% 49 3402.9000 (i) Alkyl aryl sulfonate. 5% (ii) Ampnocerin “K” or “KS” (Pharma grade) 50 3501.1000 Casein 5%

51 3505.1090 (i)Modified starches (Pharmaceutical 5% grade). (ii)Rich starch 52 3507.9000 Pencillin G. Amidase enzyme 5% 53 3802.1000 Activated carbon (Pharmaceutical grade). 5% 54 3802.9000 Other activated natural mineral products 5% (Pharmaceutical grade). 55 3823.1100 Stearic acid (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 56 3823.7000 Industrial fatty alcohols (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 57 3907.9900 Polyglyceryl ricinoleates (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 58 3912.2010 Cellulose nitrates nonplasticised 5% C. DRUGS 1 1702.3000 Dextrose (injectable grade and pharma 10% grade) 2 2501.0090 Sodium chloride (injectable grade) 5% (Pharmaceutical grade). 3 2922.4990 Oseltamivir 0% 4 2924.2990 Zanamivir 0% 5 3002.2090 All types of vaccines for Hepatitis, 0% Interferon and other medicines for hepatitis, and etc. 6 3002.2090 All vaccines and antisera 0% 7 3002.2090 Antihemophilic factor ix (Human) 0% 8 3002.2090 Blood fraction & immunological products 0% (biological products) including rabies immunological (150 IU per ml) (Human) 9 3002.2090 Factor viii & plasma derived fibrin sealant. 0% (Human) 10 3002.2090 Hepatits B immunoglobuline (Human) 0% 11 3002.2090 Human albumin (Human) 0% 12 3002.2090 Intravenous immunoglobuline (Human) 0% 13 3002.2090 Intramuscular immunoglobuline (Human) 0% 14 3002.2090 Tatanus immunoglobuline (250 IU/ml) 0% (Human) 15 3002.9010 Injection Anti-Dimmunoglobulin (human) 0% 300mcg/vial 16 3004.9050 Medicinal eye Drops 10% 17 3004.9060 Ointments, medicinal 10% 18 3004.9099 Alfacalcidole Injection 0%

19 3004.9099 All medicines of cancer. An illustrative list 0% is given below, namely:- (i) Aminoglutethimide (ii) Anastrazole (iii) Asparaginase (iv) Azathioprine (v) BCG strain 2-8x108 CFU per vial (vi) Belomycin (vii) Bevacizumab (viii) Bicalutamide (ix) Bortezomib (x) Busulfan (xi) Capecitabine (xii) Carboplatin (xiii) Cetuximab (xiv) Chlorambucil (xv) Chlormethine (xvi) Cisplatin (xvii) Cladribine (xviii) Cyclophosphamide (xix) Cyproterone acetate (xx) Cytarabine (xxi) Dacarbazine (xxii) Dactinomycin (xxiii) Danunorubicin (xxiv) Docetaxel Trihydrate (xxv) Diethylstilbestrol-Diphosphate Sodium (xxvi) Disodium Clodronate tetrahydrate (xxvii) Disodium Pamidronate (xxviii) Doxorubicin (xxix) Epirubicin (xxx) Erlotinib (xxxi) Etoposide (xxxii) Filgrastim (xxxiii) Fludarabine (xxxiv) 5-Fluorouracil (xxxv) Flutamide (xxxvi) Folinic Acid, calcium salt (xxxvii) Gemcitabine (xxxviii) Goserelin (xxxix) Granisetron (xl) Hydroxyurea (xli) Ibandronic acid (xlii) Ifosfamide (xliii) Imatinibmisilate

(xliv) Irinotecan (xlv) Lenograstim (xlvi) Letrozole (xlvii) Leuprorelin (xlviii) Lomustine (xlix) Medroxyprogesterone (l) Megestrol (li) Melphalan (lii) Mercaptopurine (liii) Methotrexate (liv) Mitomycine (lv) Mitoxantrone (lvi) Octreotide (lvii) Ondensetron (Iviii) Oxaliplatin (lix) Paclitaxel (lx) Pemetrexed (lxi) Procarbazine (lxii) Rituximab (Ixiii) Sorafenib (as tosylate) (lxiv) Tamoxifen (lxv) 6-Thioguanine (Ixvi) Topotecan (lxvii) Trastuzumab (Ixviii) Tretinoin (lxix) Triptorelin Acetate (lxx) Tropisetron (lxxi) Vinblastine (lxxii) Vincristine (lxxiii) Vinorelbine (lxxiv) Zoledronic Acid 20 3004.9099 All medicines of Cardiac. An illustrative 0% list is given below, namely:- (i) Abeiximab (ii) Adenosine (iii) Contrast Media for angiography MRI (lopamidol and lohexol Inj. and etc.) (iv) Dopamine/Dobutamiune (v) Glyceryl trinitrate infusion or tablets (vi) Iso sorbid Injection 8(Mono/dinityrate)] (vi) Heparin (vii) Lopromide (Ultravist) (viii) Nitroglycerine spray (ix) Nitroglycerin tablets

(x) Streptokinase (xi) Sodium Amidotrizoate Meglumine Amidotrizoate (Urograffin) (xii) Reteplase (Thrombolytic treatment of suspected myocardial infarction) (xiii) Urokinase 21 3004.9099 All medicines for HIV/AIDS. An 0% illustrative list is given below, namely:- (i) Atazanavir (ii) Darunavir (iii) Diadanosine (iv) Efavirenz (v) Indinavir (vi) Lamivuldine (vii) Lopinavir (viii) Navirapine (ix) Nelfinavir (x) Ritonavir (xi) Saquinavir (xii) Stavudine (xiii) Zaduvidine (xiv) Zalcitabine 22 3004.9099 All medicines for thalassaemia. An 0% illustrative list is given below, namely:- (i)Deferasirox (ii)Defriprone (iii)Desferrioxamine Mesylate 23 3004.9099 Drugs used for kidney dialysis and kidney 0% transplant, Hemodialysis solution/concentrate and Peritoneal dialysis solution/concentrate. List of drugs is given below, namely:- (i) Azathioprin (ii) Basilliximab (iii) Cyclosporine (iv) Daclizumab (v) Everolimus (vi) Muromonab-CB3 (vii) Mycophenolic acid (viii) Mycophenolic acid and its salts 24 3004.9099 Beclomethasone Aerosol 0% 25 3004.9099 Cyclosporine Injection 0% 26 3004.9099 Cyclosporine Microemulsion Cap/Solution 0% and etc 27 3004.9099 Erythropoietin Injection, Epoetinbeta 0% Erythopotin alpha 28 3004.9099 Ipratropium Bromide Aerosol 0%

29 3004.9099 Salbutamol Aerosol 0% 30 3004.9099 Sodium Fusidate Injection 0% 31 3004.9099 Vancomycin Chromatographically Purified 0% Injection 32 3005.9090 Analgesic Medicated Plaster 0% D. PACKING MATERIALS / RAW MATERIALS FOR PACKING 1 Respective Blood Bags CPDA-1: With blood 0% Heading transfusion set pack in Aluminum foil with set. 2 3005.1010 Surgical tape in jumbo rolls 5% 3 3005.9090 Cetylpyridinium chloride pad 5% 4 3906.9090 Polyacrylate (Acrylic Copolymers) 5% 5 3917.2390 PVC non-toxic tubing (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 6 3917.3100 PVC lay flat tube material grade 5% (Pharmaceutical grade) 7 3917.3910 Pre-printed polypropylene tubes with 5% tamper proof closures (with or without dessicant) indicating particulars of registered drug and manufacturer (Pharmaceutical grade) 8 3919.1090 Other self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, 5% foils, strip and other flat shapes of plastic (Pharmaceutical grade) 9 3920.4910 Rigid PVC Film (Pharmaceutical grade) 10% 10 3920.4990 PVC/PVDC (Pharmaceutical grade) 5% 11 3923.1000 (i) Plastic eye baths. (ii) 5% Printed viskerings (Pharmaceutical grade) 12 3923.2100 Printed poly bags for infusion sets 5% (Pharma grade) 13 3923.2900 Non-toxic plastic bags for I.V. solutions 5% and other infusions (Pharmaceutical grade) 14 3923.3090 Plastic nebulizer or dropper bottles 5% (Pharma grade). 15 3923.5000 Stopper for I.V. Solutions (Pharmaceutical 5% grade). 16 3926.9099 Piston caps 5% 17 4016.9990 (i) 13 mm Rubber stoppers for injections. 5% (ii) 20 mm and 32 mm Rubber stopper for injections (Pharmaceutical grade)

18 4206.0000 Collagen strip (catgut) (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 19 4810.3900 Medical bleached craft paper with heat seal 5% coating (Pharmaceutical grade) 20 4811.4100 (i) Self adhesive paper and paper board. 5% (ii) Cold seal coated paper (Pharmaceutical grade) 21 4811.5990 Paper and paper board coated, impregnated 5% or covered with plastic (Pharmaceutical grade) 22 4819.5000 (i) Other packing containers, including 5% record sleeves (ii) Glassine sleeve (Pharmaceutical grade) 23 4811.4900 Laminated heat sealable paper 5% 24 4811.6010 Kraft paper (wax coated) 5% 25 4811.9000 Non woven paper 5% 26 5603.9200 Non woven fabric 5% 27 5903.9000 Coated Fabric 5% 28 7010.1000 Empty glass infusion bottle with and 5% without graduation USP II (Pharmaceutical grade) 29 7010.9000 (i) Neutral glass cartridges with rubber 5% dices and plungers and aluminium seals. (ii) Neutral glass vials 1-2 ml U.S.P-1. (iii) Moulded glass vials U.S.P. Type III (for antibiotics Inj-powder). (iv)Glass bottle USP type I. (v) Neutral, clear glass, USP type I (pre- sterilized) close mouth. (vi)Moulded glass vials (Pharmaceutical grade)

30 7607.1990 (i) Aluminum foil, “printed” coated with 5% 7607.2000 mylar polyester or surlyn monomer resin on one side and vinyl coating on the other side indicating particulars of drugs and manufacturers (Pharmaceutical grade). (ii) Aluminum foil printed, indicating particulars of drugs and manufacturers in rolls for wrapping. (iii) Printed Aluminium Foil for Sachet/I.V. Infusion Bag] (iv) Printed Alu+Alu-Cold forming Aluminium Foil bearing the particulars of drugs and manufacturers Pharmaceutical grade]. (v) Aluminium Foil coated with nucryl resin top and bottom 31 7612.9090 (i) Anodized aluminium bottle. 5% (ii) Rubber plug tear off seal. (iii) Closing lid (aluminium A1, High density polyethylene/polypropylene) (Phamaceutical Grade) 32 8309.9000 (i) Stoppers for I.V. solutions. 5% (ii) Tear off aluminium seals for injectables. (iii) Flip off seals for injectable vials. (iv) Rubber plug with Tear off seal. (v) Closing lid (Aluminium A1. High density polyethylene/polypropylene) (Pharmaceutical grade) 33 9018.3200 Eyeless sutures needles (Pharmaceutical 5% grade) 34 9018.3910 Non-toxic plastic bags for I.V. solutions of 5% dextrose and other infusions (Pharmaceutical grade) E. DIAGNOSTIC KITS/EQUIPMENTS 1 3822.0000 4C Es Trionyx 5% 2 3822.0000 5C Cell control Lnormal 5% 3 3822.0000 Albumin bcg 5% 4 3822.0000 Alkaline phosphatase (Alb) 5% 5 3822.0000 Ammonia Modular 5% 6 3822.0000 Aslo tin 5% 7 3822.0000 Bilirubin kit 5% 8 3822.0000 Blood cancer kit 5%

9 3822.0000 Blood glucose test strips 5% 10 3822.0000 Bovine precision multi sera 5% 11 3822.0000 Breast cancer kit 5% 12 3822.0000 CBC Reagent (For hematology analyzer) 0% Complete blood count reagent 13 3822.0000 Cervical cancer/HPV kit 5% 14 3822.0000 Ck creatinin kinase (mb) 5% 15 3822.0000 Ck nac 5% 16 3822.0000 Control 5% 17 3822.0000 Control Sera 5% 18 3822.0000 Cratinin sysi 5% 19 3822.0000 Crp control 5% 20 3822.0000 Detektiion cups 5% 21 3822.0000 DNA SSP DRB GenricIC 5% 22 3822.0000 Elisa Kit 0% 23 3822.0000 Ferritin kit 5% 24 3822.0000 Glulcose kit 5% 25 3822.0000 HCV 5% 26 3822.0000 HCV amp 5% 27 3822.0000 Hcy 5% 28 3822.0000 Hdl Cholesterol 5% 29 3822.0000 Hdl/ldl chol 5% 30 3822.0000 HEV (Hepatitis E virus) 5% 31 3822.0000 HIV Kits 5% 32 3822.0000 Hla B27 5% 33 3822.0000 I.C.T. (Immunochromatographic kit) 0% 34 3822.0000 ID-DA Cell 5% 35 3822.0000 Ige 5% 36 3822.0000 Immunoblast (western blot test). 0% 37 3822.0000 Inorganic Phosphorus kit 5% 38 3822.0000 ISE Standard 5% 39 3822.0000 Kit amplicon kit (for PCR) 5% 40 3822.0000 Kit for vitamin B12 estimation 5% 41 3822.0000 Kits for automatic cell separator for 0% collection of platelets 42 3822.0000 Lac 5% 43 3822.0000 Lc hsv 5% 44 3822.0000 Ldh kit (lactate dehydrogenase kit) 5% 45 3822.0000 Lipids 5% 46 3822.0000 Liss Coombs 5% 47 3822.0000 NA/K/CL 5% 48 3822.0000 Oligo 5% 49 3822.0000 Pac 5% 50 3822.0000 PCR kits 0% 51 3822.0000 Pregnancy test 5% 52 3822.0000 Protein kit 5%

53 3822.0000 Proteins 5% 54 3822.0000 Reticulocyte count (control) Retic C 5% Control 55 3822.0000 Ring 5% 56 3822.0000 Standard 5% 57 3822.0000 Strips for sugar test 5% 58 3822.0000 Tina quant 5% 59 3822.0000 Typhoid kit 5% 60 3822.0000 U 5% 61 3822.0000 U/CSF 5% 62 3822.0000 Ua plus 5% 63 3822.0000 UIBC (Unsaturated iron binding capacity) 5% 64 3822.0000 Urea uv kit 5% 65 3822.0000 Urine Analysis Strips 5% 66 3822.0000 Urine test strips 5% 67 3822.0000 Vitros Diagnostic kit 5% 2. This Notification shall take effect from the 14th June, 2009. [ C.NO.3(2)TAR-I/2009 ] Munir Qureshi Additional Secretary