MOUNTAINEERING RULES & REGULATIONS

IMPORT/EXPORT OF EQUIPMENT

29. Equipment, non-consumable and consumable stores imported by a party into Pakistan shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. Equipment and non-consumable stores will be allowed temporary entry free of customs duty and sales tax livable there on subject to an understanding (Annexure-f) being furnished by a leader of the expedition to the effect that the equipment etc. will be re-exported out of Pakistan on completion of the mission and that no part of it will be sold or otherwise disposed of in Pakistan, failing which duty and sales tax livable thereon will be paid.
2. Consumable stores and medicines will be allowed exemption from customs duty and sales tax subject to the said undertaking (Annexure-f) being furnished by the leader of the expenditure to the effect that they will be used for the purpose which they that they will be used for the purpose for which they have been imported and will not be sold or otherwise disposed off in Pakistan failing which customs duty and sales tax livable thereon will be paid. The unconsumed portion will be re-exported out of Pakistan on completion of the mission.
3. Above conditions shall not apply when donation of the consumable stores and medicines etc. is made in Pakistan with prior permission of the Government and for which official receipt will be issued.
30. A party shall send to Tourism Division an application in triplicate as per said Annexure-F along with three copies of the list of equipment. Cost price of all the items shall also be shown on the said list. Tourism Division shall return one copy to the party after affixing signature/seal. Another copy shall be sent to the customs authority at the point of entry who shall clear the equipment when it arrives with a party.
31. If some equipment is to be sent to Pakistan in advance, Tourism Division shall be so informed. In case that one copy of the application at the said Annexure-f along with its enclosures, shall be handed over to a clearing and forwarding agent to be nominated for this purpose by a party. Another coy shall be sent to the customs authority at the point of entry.
32. After clearance of the equipment, the local agency shall have to arrange for its transport, storage and protection till it is handed over to the part on arrival. He shall also pay local octroi duty, if any. He shall be advised to contact a representative of Tourism Division in case of difficulty.