Amendment in SRO. 693(I)/2006, dated 01.07.2006

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND REVENUE (REVENUE DIVISION) ***** Islamabad, the 29th June, 2016. NOTIFICATION (CUSTOMS) S.R.O. 484(I)/2016.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 18 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 693(I)/2006, dated the 1st July, 2006, namely:- In the aforesaid Notification, in the preamble,- (a) in clause (a), for the figure “16%”, the figure “11%” shall be substituted; and (b) in clause (b), for the Table, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “TABLE Rate of Sr. Description of vehicle Appendix additional No. customs-duty (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Agricultural Tractors of PCT heading 87.01 Appendix II 35% ad val. 2. Road Tractors for semi-trailers (Prime Movers) Appendix II 31% ad val. less than 280 HP of PCT heading 87.01 3. Road tractors for Semi-trailers (Prime Movers) Appendix II 31% ad val. of 280 HP and above of PCT heading 87.01 4. Buses (dedicated LNG/LPG or CNG) of PCT Appendix II 35% ad val. heading 87.02 5. Buses (other than mentioned at Sr. No. 4 Appendix II 31% ad val. above) of PCT heading 87.02 6. Vehicles of PCT heading 87.03 (excluding 4- Appendix I 16% ad val. Stoke auto rickshaw of PCT heading 8703.2115) 7. 4-Stroke auto rickshaw of PCT heading Appendix I 31% ad val. 8703.2115

8. Vehicles of g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tons of PCT Appendix I 26% ad val. heading 87.04 (except 3-Wheeler cargo loader of PCT heading 8704.3150) 9. 3-Wheeler cargo loader of PCT heading Appendix I 31% ad val. 8704.3150 10. Vehicles of g.v.w. exceeding 5 tons of PCT Appendix II 26% ad val. heading 87.04 11. Vehicles of PCT heading 87.11 (except Appendix I 31% ad val. motorcycle rickshaw of PCT heading 8711.3020) 12. Motorcycle rickshaw of PCT heading Appendix I 31% ad val”.; 8711.3020 and (c) after the second proviso, the following new proviso shall be added, namely:- “Provided further that in line with Auto Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21 the 18th March, 2016 notified by Ministry of Industries and Production vide Notification No. 2(9)/2013-LED-II dated 2nd June, 2016, the additional customs-duty leviable under this notification shall not be charged on sub-components and components, imported in any kit form, by an assembler or manufacturer declared to be an investor under Category-A “Greenfield Investment” for a period of five years and under Category-B “Brownfield Investment” for a period of three years, for assembly or manufacturing of the vehicles, excluding vehicles at Sr. No. 1, 7, 9, 11 and 12, specified in the above Table”. 2. This notification shall take effect on and from the first day of July, 2016. [C. No. 1(7)Tar-III/2016] (Nasir Masroor Ahmed) Additional Secretary