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Arrived before SRO 806: Motor spirit cargoes not liable to pay 10pc RD: LHC

Pakistan Published 25 October 2026, 02:25 · archived 24 Oct 2026

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has held that motor spirit cargoes that arrived in Pakistan before the enactment of SRO 806(I)/2022 are not liable to pay a 10 per cent regulatory duty. A division bench comprising Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh and Justice Munawar Iqbal Duggal dismissed two intra-court appeals filed by the Customs Collectorates in Lahore and Faisalabad against a single judge’s judgment dated April 27, 2023, which had ruled in favour of Shell Pakistan Limited. The bench directed the Customs authorities to release the bank guarantees furnished by the company against the disputed re...

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