News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has developed and launched a number of modules to facilitate exporters under Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS).
These export modules were rolled out here at APTMA House amid a workshop by Nayyar Shafique, Collector Customs along with a team of officials who specialize in technical issues, and senior officers from the Directorate General of Customs Automation and PRAL.
Highlighting the importance of these modules, Nayyer Shafique said the FBR had developed different modules for the smooth and proper functioning of Export Facilitation Scheme for the facilitation of all exporters comprising both direct and indirect exporters.
He further said the FBR conferred greater importance to the export sector and a large number of officials were exclusively assigned the duty to develop and roll out modules for ease of doing business.
Facilitation of Exporters
Nayyar said that a series of workshops and orientation sessions would be organized to educate exporters about the newly developed modules which would be rolled out shortly. He explained key features of modules which focused on facilitation for exporters and were easy to follow.
He said the indirect exports were a key part of the EFS and a transfer mechanism of semi-and-fully-finished goods and raw materials, including local sales, had been utilized in the scheme.
He further said that FBR had developed the modules, especially relating to Indirect Export Module, transfer of inputs, and intermediary goods. These modules had been arranged at a fast pace to remove the problems being faced by exporters.
Senior officials of PRAL highlighted the technical aspects of modules and briefed the APTMA member mills on the operational aspects of modules particularly relating to the purchase of raw materials from local suppliers under the EFS. They also highlighted the transfer procedure of raw material with bond besides the SME-related scheme under the Temporary Importation Regime.
APTMA Hails FBR Efforts
Speaking on the occasion, Senior Vice Chairman APTMA Kamran Arshad hailed the highly positive role being played by FBR for attending to the issues and problems being faced by exporters.
He said APTMA had set a way forward of value addition through SME sector and the FBR should further extend the deadlines for shifting on the EFS for another year to encourage more and more mills to switch over to EFS.
He expressed the hope that mutual cooperation would continue in the future as well to make the scheme error-free and user-friendly in line with the requirements of textile exporters.
