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29May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2020)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
AGREEMENT ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.4(a), 5AND 8.2(b)
PAKISTAN
Thefollowingcommunication,dated6May1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofPakistan.
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Ihavebeeninstructed bymyauthorities tosubmit herewith therelevant notifications pursuant
toArticles 1.4(a), 5and8.2(b) oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures.
I. Notification under Articles 1.4(a) and5oftheAgreement
Pakistan doesnotmaintain animport licensing system within themeaning ofArticle 1.1of
theAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures and,therefore, nolicences arerequired fortheimport
ofimportable items. However, according totheexisting Import Policy specific authorizations from
theMinistry ofCommerce oncertain imports arerequired, which arelisted below:
Chapter 14.1ofImport-Export Procedure, 1995 videSRONo.607(1)/95 dated 4July1995
(a) (i)Motor carsareimported bydisabled persons asperrecommendations ofahigh-powered
board; and
(ii)Import ofarmsandammunition byMembers oftheParliament andProvincial Assemblies,
etc.
(b) Import-cum-Export Authorization inrespect ofgoods imported byforeign aircompanies.
Provided thatauthorization under thiscategory issubject tothecondition thatanindemnity
bondequal tothevalue ofgoods imported onatemporary basiswillbesubmitted tothecustoms
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(c) Import-cum-Export Authorization inrespect of:
(i)Goods imported byoil-prospecting companies andservice companies contracted by
oil-prospecting companies.
Provided thatauthorization under thiscategory issubject tothecondition thatan
indemnity bond equal tothevalue ofgoods imported onatemporary basis willbe
submitted tothecustoms authorities atthetimeofrelease oftheconsignment.
(ii)Goods imported byforeign construction companies offoreign contracting firms forvarious
projects inPakistan.
Provided thatauthorization under thiscategory issubject tothecondition that
100percentbankguaranteeequivalenttothevalueofitemsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authorities atthetimeofrelease oftheconsignment ensuring thatthegoods willbe
re-exported.
(d) Anyother item forwhich authorization forimport orexport orimport-cum-export or
export-cum-import isrequired (e.g.theMinistry ofCommerce issues import authorization
fortheimport ofarms andammunition onacommercial basis subject tomonetary ceilings
tocategory holders).
Chapter 17ofImport-Export Procedure, 1995 videSRONo.607(1)/95 dated 4July1995
TheMinistry ofCommerce issues authorization onthebasis ofthefollowing:
(e) Import ofitems onapermanent basisbyforeign construction companies andforeign contracting
firms
(i)Theitems areeither tobeconsumed ontheproject orbecome permanent fixtures ofthe
project; and
(ii)Therequest hasbeenendorsed bytheconcerned Government agency.
(f) Import ofitems onatemporary basisbyforeign construction companies andforeign contracting
firms
(i)Theitems areneither consumed intheexecution ofaproject norcanbecome permanent
fixtures oftheproject; and
(ii)Abankguarantee equivalent tothevalue oftheitems issubmitted tothecustoms authorities
atthetimeofrelease oftheconsignment ensuring thatthegoods willbere-exported.
(g) Permanent retention ofgoods imported onatemporary basis
(i)Items areimportable; and
(ii)Customs dutyandsalestaxleviable atthetimeofimport arepaid.
- AuthorizationsoftheMinistryofCommerceareissuedontheletter-headoftheMinistry
ofCommerceandareconsecutivelynumberedandembossed.TheImportAuthorizationG/LIC/N/1/PAK/1
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where required andissued bytheauthority isvalidduring thecurrency oftheImport
Policy Order forthepurpose oftheopening ofaletter ofcredit orimport against any
other mode ofpayment.
- Theauthorizations intheabove-mentioned cases areissued toensure safeguards for
utilizing imports forspecific purposes andinnowayrestrict orregulate thetrade.
Thus these aretobetaken intoaccount before treating thesaidauthorization within
thepurview ofthenotification onimport licensing.
II. Notification under Article 8.2(b) oftheAgreement
AcopyoftheImport-Export Control Act1950 andacopyoftheImport Policy Order 1995
areprovided.1
1Available forconsultation intheSecretariat (Market Access Division) (inEnglish only).