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APPENDIX-E
(See paragraph 8)
THE PERSONAL BAGGAGE, TRANSFER OF RESIDENCE AND
GIFT SCHEMES
(IMPORT OF VEHICLES) RULES, 2008.
Definitions.-In this Appendix, unless the subject or context signifies
otherwise.-
(a) “vehicle” means passenger car, bus, van, trucks, pick ups including
4X4
vehicles;
(b) “Earning Certificate” means a
certificate issued by an authorized officer of Pakistan Embassy, Consulate or
Mission abroad (including Honorary Consulate) in the form at Annex-I;
(c) “Family” means parents, sister,
brother, husband, wife and children whether married or not, but excluding
children under eighteen years of age;
(d) “Gift Undertaking” means a
certificate issued by an authorized officer of Pakistan Embassy, Consulate or
Mission abroad (including Honorary Consulate) in the form at Annex-II;
(e) “Last Two years” for the purpose
of eligibility to import or gift another car, means a period of seven hundred
days from the date on which Bill of Entry for the last import under this Order
was filed; and
(f) “Pakistan National” means a
citizen of Pakistan residing abroad and includes a person having dual
nationality, and a foreign national of Indo-Pakistan origin holding Pakistani
origin card ; but does not include minors.
2. Eligibility.- (1) Subject to the conditions
stipulated here-under Pakistan Nationals are eligible to import or gift a
vehicle:
Provided that students receiving remittance from
Pakistan; non-earning members of families of the Pakistan national and those who
have imported, gifted or received a vehicle during the last two years are not
eligible.
(2). Vehicles may be imported as personal baggage or on Transfer of Residence or
as gift.
3. Conditions of Import.-(1)Vehicles more than
five years old shall not be allowed to be imported under gift, personal baggage
and transfer of residence scheme. This condition shall apply to the vehicles
arriving on or after the 1st July, 2008.
(2) Minimum stay abroad for import as personal baggage shall be 180 days within
the last seven months preceding the date of application.
(3) Minimum stay abroad requirement for gifting
a vehicle or importing under transfer of residence shall be at least 700 days
during the past three years.
(4) A vehicle may be gifted only to a family
member normally resident in Pakistan.
(5) In case of cars with engine capacity of 1800
cc and above and 4x4 vehicle in new condition to be imported either under
personal baggage or under gift scheme, the duty and axes will be paid out of
foreign exchange arranged by Pakistan nationals themselves or local recipient
supported by bank encashment certificate showing conversion of foreign
remittance to local currency.
(6) A motorcycle or scooter shall be allowed to
be imported upon transfer of residence provided that there shall be no
entitlement to import a vehicle and the same conditions shall apply mutatis
mutandis, as are applicable to import of a vehicle.
(7) Agricultural tractors, bulldozers, laser
land levelers and combined harvesters will also be allowed under gift, baggage
and transfer of residence schemes subject to the same conditions as applicable
for import of vehicles. However, import thereof under gift scheme will be
allowed once every year.
4. Procedure
for import:- (1) Personal baggage: Filing of Goods Declaration under section
79 of the Customs Act, 1969 accompanied with the following documents namely;-
a) Purchase receipt;
b) Bill of Lading dated not later than 120 days from the date of
arrival
in Pakistan of the applicant; and
c) Attested photocopy of passport or
Pakistan Origin Card (original passport or Pakistan Origin Card required .to be
checked by customs at the time of clearance).
(2) Gift Scheme: Filing of Goods Declaration under section 79 of the
Customs Act, 1969 accompanied with the following documents namely;-
a) Gift undertaking, not more than six months old;
b) NIC of donee;
c) Purchase receipt;
d) Bill of Lading (showing name and address of consignee);
e) Attested photocopy of passport or Pakistan Origin Card; and
f) Earning certificate.
(3) Transfer of residence: Filing of Goods Declaration under section 79 of the
Customs Act, 1969 accompanied with the following documents namely;-
a) Purchase receipt;
b) Attested photocopy of passport or
Pakistan Origin Card (original passport or Pakistan Origin Card may be required
to be checked by the customs at the time of clearance);
c) Valid driving licence;
d) Bill of Lading (dated not later than 120 days from the date of
arrival of applicant; and
e) Earning certificate.
5. Import of cars by non-privileged foreign
nationals and restrictions on sale of such cars.- A non privileged foreign
national who comes to Pakistan on a specific contract of service with any local
or foreign firm or with a Government or semi-Government authority in Pakistan
can bring a car as personal baggage.
5. Permission to re-export the
vehicles brought in contravention of this Order.-Where a vehicle is brought into
Pakistan by a Pakistani national in contravention of this Order, he may be
permitted to re-export such vehicle:
Provided that where the importer brings such vehicle against fake or forged
documents, he shall, in addition to the confiscation of the vehicle, be liable
to such other penalty as may be imposed under any law for the time being in
force.
Annex-I
[See paragraph 1(b) of Appendix-E]
EARNING CERTIFICATE
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF CETIFICATE IN RESPECT
OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING/SAVINGS BY PAKISTANI NATIONALS FOR IMPORT OF MOTOR
VEHICLES INTO PAKISTAN
(To be filled in by the
applicant and submitted to the Pakistan Diplomatic Mission in triplicate)
Name of the applicant
……………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Occupation of
the applicant while outside Pakistan (if employed, state name and address
of employer and exact
designation or nature of work _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Address of
the application during his stay abroad.
4. Pakistan
Passport No______________________ date of issue _____________________
Place of issue _________________________ Issued by __________________________
5. Date of last
departure from Pakistan _________________________________________
6. Date of
intended departure from foreign country for Pakistan ______________________
7. Details of income/legitimate
earnings abroad on account of wages, salaries and all allowances, etc. duly
supported by the original documents/evidence;
PARTICULARS
………………………………………….. AMOUNT ……………………..
Gross total: _______________________
A. Less taxes paid to Foreign Govt.
B. Less Board and Lodging expenses @ ST. or $ per day
For _______________________
Days _____________________
($ 5 per day for immigrant Labour and 10 per day for others)
C. Net savings ______________
A-(B+C)
8. Particulars of motor
vehicle to be imported into Pakistan;
(i)
Make ____________________ Year and model ________________________
(ii) Value (C&F) ____________________________________________________
9. Proof of payment;
(i)
company’s or dealer’s original receipt ________________________________
(ii) Whether paid in cash or by cheque ___________________________________
Date……………………………. Signature……………………….
CERTIFICATE
(To be issued by the Pakistan Diplomatic
Mission)
1. This is to
certify that from the documents and evidence produced by
Mr/Mrs/Miss
_______________________________________________________his/her/total
income by legitimate
earnings during his/her stay in __________________________________
From _____________________
To _______________________ has been calculated as under:-
(i)
Gross income ________________________ (in words)______________
(ii) . Net savings after deduction of taxes, board and lodging expenses
@ $ 10/5
per day for
_________________days__________________
(in
words)___________________________________________________
2. The documents on which this
certificate is based are annexed herewith for presentation to
the Authority alongwith the certificate at the
time of applying for issue of import permission.
3. Also certified that it has been
made clear to the applicant that the issue of the certificate does not in any
way imply any commitment on the part of the Authority to issue the import
permission, which shall be governed by the rules and Regulations in force at the
time of filling of complete application with them.
4. The certificate is valid for six
months for presentation to the Authority along with applications and other
documents prescribed therein.
Signature……………………….
Date
__________________________ (Name of the official in block letters)
Designation
______________________________
Place
___________________________________ Seal of the Mission. _____________________
Annex-II
[See paragraph 1(d) Appendix-‘E’]
GIFT UNDERTAKING
(To be executed by a Pakistani national for the
purpose of gift of motor car to a member of his family in
Pakistan)
I
____________________________Son/daughter of ____________________________
resident
____________________________ of _________________________ declare as under:-
(i)
that I proceeded abroad on ________________________________
______________________________________________________
and I have completed two years stay abroad on
________________
(ii) . that I propose to send a car as gift to my ______________________
(state relationship) who is living permanently
in Pakistan at the following
address:-
(Name)
________________________________________________
(Full address)
___________________________________________
(Age)
__________________________________________________
(in case of son/daughter).
(iii) that I have not imported a car for myself or for any member of my
family during
the past two years.
(iv) that I shall not import another car within a period of two years
even if I return
within this period on retirement or transfer;
(v) that the car is not being gifted to a minor;
(vi) Details of my Passport are as under;
No. ________________________ Date of issue
______________________
Place of issue ________________ issued
by_________________________
(vii) . that the car will be/has been purchased out of my own earning
outside Pakistan.
Signature _____________________
Name ________________________
(in block letters)
(Full Address(abroad)_______________
Dated _____________
Certified that the above
declaration/undertaking has been executed and signed by
Mr./Mrs./Miss.
____________________________________________ who is residing at the
following address, before
me:-
1. The statement at (i), (iii), (vi)
and (vii) have been verified by me. The undersigned has further verified that
the applicant did not visit Pakistan for a period of more than 60 days at a time
during the last two years. This certificate which is being issued in
quadruplicate under the instructions of the Ministry of Commerce is valid for
six months for presentation to the Authority along with application and other
documents prescribed therein.
Place ___________________
Signature
_________________
Date ___________________
Name
____________________
Enclosures
___________________ Seal
of Pakistan Mission
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