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Kathmandu. Nepal Chamber of Commerce has honored Gopal Prasad Bhattarai, Branch Officer of the Customs Department, on the occasion of the 73rd International Customs Day today. The Chamber honored Bhattarai for his excellent service in the Customs Department.
At a program organized at the Chamber building in Jamal, Kathmandu, Chamber President Kamlesh Kumar Agrawal honored Bhattarai with a certificate and Finance Secretary Ram Prasad Ghimire honored Bhattarai with a dosalla.
The Chamber of Commerce has stated that Bhattarai was honored on the occasion of the 73rd International Customs Day for his excellent service in the Customs Department. Chamber President Kamlesh Kumar Agrawal said that Branch Officer Bhattarai was honored based on the recommendation of the Customs Department.
The Chamber of Commerce has been honoring employees who have been doing excellent service in the customs administration every year on the occasion of Customs Day. At the honoring program, Chamber President Kamlesh Kumar Agrawal emphasized that trade should be facilitated through customs administration reforms and emphasized that illegal imports at the border should be controlled by reforming customs administration.
Chairman Agrawal said that the reference value in customs should be abolished and the transaction value should be recognized according to the valuation method determined by the World Customs Organization. Chairman Agrawal said that a 10-digit harmonic code should be established after reviewing the study on all types of harmonic codes.
Chairman Agrawal said that due to the ambiguity of the harmonic code, no liability for any kind of ghost tax will be created. Chairman Agrawal emphasized that all procedures in customs offices, from registration of declaration forms to the stage of goods being inspected, should be made fast, quick and hassle-free. He said that the existing customs rates should be reduced as per the commitments made in the World Trade Organization, BIMSTEC and SAFTA etc.
Current Chairman of the Chamber, Rajendra Malla, emphasized that the customs administration should be made technology-friendly. He said that illegal trade across the border should be controlled.
Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President Deepak Malhotra said that the problem is that customs valuation is higher than the actual value. Senior Vice President Malhotra said that revenue collection can be increased if the reference value is abolished in customs and the transaction value is recognized.
Finance Secretary Ghimire said that since the government and the private sector should work together for economic reform, policy-level difficulties will be eased. Ghimire said that the morale of the private sector should be boosted as the government has brought various ordinances to end the complications seen in the economic sector.
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