{"id":5125,"date":"2017-10-18T08:16:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T08:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitaldips.pk\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2017-10-18T08:18:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T08:18:50","slug":"imposition-of-regulatory-duty-on-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/2017\/10\/18\/imposition-of-regulatory-duty-on-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Imposition of Regulatory Duty on Items"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Government of Pakistan through their Notification dated 16th<\/sup>\u00a0October 2017 has imposed Regulatory Duty vide SRO 1035 (I)\/2017 on many items.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pakistan Electronics Manufacturer\u2019s Association (PEMA) represents the interests and viewpoints of the \u201cManufacturers\u201d of electronics and home appliances goods in Pakistan and we have a long term investments and commitment to our country. We would like to register our strong objections on both on the contents of the said SRO and also the manner in which this decision has been taken by the Government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following are the views;<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0The Federal Government has taken this decision in haste, unilaterally and without consultation with any of the stake holders,especially the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

B.\u00a0If at all the imposition of this Regulatory Duty was inevitable, the relevant authorities should have rationalized the items to be selected, the percentage of Duty to be imposed should have been cascaded and adequate time for industries to hedge their exposures and manage their production inventories should have been given. This measure reflects the ad-hoc culture of our policy makers and denies the industries of our country to have any level of trust and confidence on the affairs of their Government.<\/span><\/p>\n

C.\u00a0The real objectives of the Federal Government in imposition of the Regulatory Duty has been communicated to be reduction of imports and raising of additional revenues for the Government exchequer. However, the relevant authorities have failed to incorporate lessons from previous such measures. In practicality,such policies only encourage under-invoicing, smuggling and other illegal practices and the net result is actual reduction of revenue collection, a complete failure in achieving the desired objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

D.\u00a0Electronics and Home Appliances products such as Refrigerators, Air conditioners and Televisions are not classified as \u201cluxury\u201d items globally.Our products are classified as \u201cConsumer Durable\u201d, a necessity in context to modern lifestyle – urban or rural. This is evident from the fact that our products are sold throughout Pakistan, from up-market urban high-streets for the elites to the small towns & villages catering to the masses.Hence,inclusion of these products in the list of\u201cluxury items\u201d is incorrect and erroneous.<\/span><\/p>\n

E.\u00a0Finally, we are the importers of parts, components and materials required by our factories to manufacture these goods in Pakistan. These factories generate huge amounts of taxes for the government and provide large scale employment to the people of our country. Imposing Regulatory Duty on components, parts and materials is in absolute negation to the industrial policy of our country, as such measures shall make local production enviable.<\/span><\/p>\n

In light of the above, we strongly urge the Federal Government to withdraw with immediate effect the Regulatory Duty imposed on parts, components and materials of our products required by our industries.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Government of Pakistan through their Notification dated 16th\u00a0October 2017 has imposed Regulatory Duty vide SRO 1035 (I)\/2017 on many items. Pakistan Electronics Manufacturer\u2019s Association (PEMA) represents the interests and viewpoints of the \u201cManufacturers\u201d...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[1282,390,1309],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5127,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5125\/revisions\/5127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}