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Collectorate of Customs Sumbrial Dry
Port, Sialkot
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Slumbering by the
feet of snow covered peaks of Kashmir
valley, and near the emerald green
fields & sparkling fresh waters of
Chenab lie the jewel of Punjab- Sialkot.
The city of Iqbal is inhabitated by the
most industrious and purest of the pure
people of Punjab.Sialkot is also famous
internationally for its quality sports
goods , leather garments and surgical
instruments.
The Collectorate of Customs, Sambrial
Dry Port, Sialkot derives its name from
the native town of Allama Iqbals
mother-Sambrial. Sambrial Dry Port is
located in the middle of districts of
Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat and
Wazirabad all within a radius of 40 KM. |
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HISTORY
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1978 |
Assistant Collector, the highest
supervisory officer under Collectorate
of Customs-Lahore |
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1985-1986 |
Sambrial Dry Port established-formal
inauguration by the then President of
Pakistan. |
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1987 |
Deputy Collector (Now Re-designated as
Additional Collector) was posted as the
highest supervisory officer under the
Collectorate of Customs-Lahore. |
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1994 |
Collectorate of Customs & Central
Excise, Gujranwala established. |
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2000 |
Collectorate of Customs, Sambrial
established with Collector as the
highest supervisory officer. |
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JURISDICTION
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The Collectorate is
responsible for all the Customs
functions within the Civil Division of
Gujranwala, comprising six destricts
namely- Gujranwala, Sialkot, Hafizabad,
Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, and Narowal.The
major functions of the Collectorate are:
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Examination and
clearance of import & export
consignments at the Dry Port.
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Assessment /
Collection of duties & taxes i.e,
Customs duty, Sales tax, central
excise duty and income tax on
imports.
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Payment of
Refunds & duty drawbacks.
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Anti-smuggling
activity within the jurisdiction of
the Collectorate.
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