The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has seized a plant comprising seven machines for cigarette manufacturing and packaging, imported under the declaration of packing and wrapping machines at Chattogram Port. The shipment was imported from the UAE by Dhaka's Mirpur-based importer JR Business World.
According to a National Board of Revenue (NBR) press release, although the goods were declared as a 'BNC packing line machine set', testing revealed the presence of core cigarette manufacturing machinery. While the declared invoice value was 17,600 US dollars, the preliminary informational value was estimated at 443,000 US dollars.
The CIID observed that failure to verify actual buyers and end-users for such machinery risks counterfeit cigarette production and loss of government revenue. Detailed investigations regarding the incident are ongoing.
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