Govern 	(of Pakisan, 
Nli istry of.Comnieree 
(Commeece Division) 
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Islamabad, The 1 fe,bruary, ;  249 
ORDER. 
.§.1.3,.0. 23,7 	(1)/2019.. 	"In eerciseof the ,,powers,:cOnferred bYstib ,section 7(1 yof seetioa3 Imports and .Exports •(Contfol)-Act, 1,950 .(XX XIX of 1950)„ the Federal qoyernment is 
pleased to ,direct_ that ,the follo.A.vingfurther amendments :shall be :made ..in :the' ImPort Policy 
Order, 2016, natnely: 
In the aforeSaid Order, in Appendix 13, in :The Table under Part-I, in column :(), against 
Serial No. 13,, in column (4),- 
a) 	
in. clause (iii) for the expression "50% (Hyper; cent) .o.itthe shelf :life, calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest •(1610 ., the expression "66% 72/3  rd k 	) of the shelf life remaining from 'the i date of manufacturing" shall be substituted :and 
alter clause (iii), amended ,as aforesaid, the following_ clauSes hall. be  inserted, namely:- 
"(iii 	The ingredients:and details of the product ,  (e.g. TiUtritiOnal, facts ;  usage 
instructions:etc.) ofthe food products.shall be printed in Urdu and.English 
languages on the consumer packaging; 
(iii b) The logo of the Halal,certirication body shall be-printed on the consumer 
packaging; 
(iii c) The labelling under :Clauses:(jil a)And (iii b) aboveshallnot be in the,thrrn 
of a sticker, overprinting, stamp or scratched. labelling; 
The shipment shall be accompanied by a 1-lalal Certificate' issued by a 
Halal, Certification 130dy, accredited ‘ifith an Accrediting Body (AB) 
which is a member ofInternational HalaILAccreditation'Forum .(EHAF) or 
Standards Metrology InstitUte for Islamic Countries (SMIIC);''. 
[No .1 .(3)/20187AC .(TP)] 
(4shfaq A h mad) 
Deputy Director (TP) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN 
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & TEXTILE 
(COMMERCE DIVISION) 
Islamabad, the 9 th  April, 2019. 
ORDER 
S.R.O. 438 (I)12019.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 
of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950), the Federal Government is 
pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Import Policy 
Order, 2016 namely: 
In the aforesaid Order, in Appendix-B, in Table under Part-I, in Column (1) against serial 
No. 13, in column (4),- 
in clause. (iii), for the expression "66% (2/3 rd) of the shelf life remaining from the 
date of manufacturing", the expression "50% (fifty percent) of the Shelf life, 
calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest (IGM)" shall be 
substituted and shall be deemed to have always so substituted; and 
after the clauses (iii d), the following new clause shall be inserted ,and shall .be 
deemed to have always inserted, namely:- 
e) the provisions of clauses (iii a), (iii b), (iii c) and (ill d) shall take effect from the 1 st  
July, 2019". 
[F.No. 1(3)/2018-AC(TP)]  
(MUHAMMAD NAEEM TARIQ) 
Deputy Director (M&I) [F. NO.1 (3)/2018-AC (TP)] 
HAMMAD NAEEM TARIQ) 
Deputy Director (M&I) Government of Pakistan 
Ministry of Commerce & Textile 
(COMMERCE DIVISION) 
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Islamabad, the 27th June, 2019. 
ORDER 
S.R.O. 659 (1)/2019. - In exercise of the powers conferred by SU b-section (1) of section 
3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950), the Federal Government is 
pleased to.ciirect that the following further amendments shall be made in the Import PoliN 
Order, 2016, namely:- 
In the aforesaid Order, in Appendix-B, in the Table under Part-I, in column (1), 
againstSerial No, 13, in column (4), in clause (iii) for the expression "50% (fifty percent) 
of the shelf life, calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest (IGM)", 
the expression "66% ( 2/3rd) of the shelf life remaining from the date of manufacturing" 
shall be substituted, 
This Order shall take effect from theist Day of July, 2019. 4 
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t4f UHA MAD NAEEM TARIQ ) 
Deputy Director (M&I) TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF PAKIS AN - EXTRA ORDINARY(PART-II)     
Government of 1 3.1cistan 
Ministry of ComMerce 
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Islamabad, the 26th  March, 2020 
ORDER 
S.R.O. 258 (1)12020. — In exercise of the •owers conferred by sub-section (1) of 
section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) a  Ct, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950), the Federal 
Government is pleased to direct that the followin further amendments shall be made in 
the rmport Policy Order, 2016, namely:- 
In the aforesaid Order, in Appendix-B, in the Table under Part-I, in column (1) 
against Sr. No. 13, in column (4), for clause (iv) the °flowing shall be substituted, namely:- 
"(iv) clause (iii-d) shall take effect from 'he 1s t  day of May, 2020." 
[F. No.1 (3)/2018-AC (TP)] No. 1g201 .8-AC(TP)' 
.GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN: 
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND ,TE 
(COMMERCE DIVISION) 
Tet os,e9:26m7 ax051-9205241 
Islamabad ;  the 19th MarCh, 2019 
OFFICE MEMORANDUM  
SubiNt 	CLARIFICATION, REGARDING SRO 237 (11/2 019, . DATED 19 1.11  . 	_ 
FEBRUARY, 2019:  
The underSigned.iT directed to refer , to. the stibiett c .ap.'_tiOned above and 
tbàte'thatá.On:Sider :able number. of iMporters.of edible products ! approaching.  
thfS.Mf nis'Ary and the ,Mernbers of the Federal 'Cabinet Mentioning .  that their 
,shipments i  which Were, in the pipelines before the issuance:Of ;the subject, SRO, are 
laeing'problerns in irriport clearance. 
i2. 	 It is to clarify that under Paragraph 4 of the Import'POlicy Order (IP0,), 
20:1:6' ...an amending order. /SRO will not opeiate against the imports where Bill of 
Lading (B/1) or Letter Of Credit (L/C) is issued before the issuance of such an 
:older/8RO. The relevant provisional the said Paragraph is reproduced below: 
"Provided that. the amendments brought:in this Order from iime 
to, time shall not be applicable to such- :iitsports: where :Bill of 
.La.ding,(B/L): or Letters :of :Credit:VC) were:issued or estalitishe 
prior :to theYssuanceofamending:Ordee. 
In view of .  the foregoing, the Federal :Board of Revenue 	.R) is 
yeqqested 'to -  'facilitate the clearance of 'shipments which qualify under the AboVc. 
menti'oried,provision of the IPO, 2016. 
mad Naeem Tariq) 
De uty Director (WA) 
Th.eChairtnan, 
Federal Board of Revenue, 
" 
Copyfox.InformatiOn to: 
to Minister for 'Finance, Islamabad. 
2: •Director to Prime Minister's Advisor on Commerce, Islamabad. 
'3. Staff Officer to Secretary Commerce, Islamabad.      
No. 1(3)/2018-AC(TP) 
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN 
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE 'AND TEXTILE 
(COMMERCE DIVISION) 
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PRIiISTAn 
Tel: 051-9205737 
Fax:051-9205241 
Islamabad, the 31s (  July, 2019 
OFFICE MEMORANDUM 
Subject: 	CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING THE. ISSUES ARISING OUT OF 
IMPLEMENTATION OF SRO 237(1)12019, DATED 19TH ,FEBRUARY, 
2019. 
The undersigned is directed to refer to the above captioned subject and to state 
that a considerable number of importers of edible products are approaching the Commerce 
Division with the request to address certain issues arising out of implementation of the subject 
SRO 237. Hence, following clarifications: .  . 
i. 	USAGE INSTRUCTIONS 
It is clarified that the object of clause iii-a (ingredients and details of product i.e. 
nutritional facts and usage instructions etc.) of the SRO 237 is to make sure that 
those products for which the usage instructions are printed on the label due to the nature 
of the product, the label must be printed in Urdu as well besides other language(s). For 
instance, the baby formula milk contains the usage instructions as to the quantity of 
powder and water etc. to be used for preparing the formula. Thus, the SRO 237 do not 
make printing of usage instructions compulsory for all food products per se. The 	7 
objective, however, is to ,  ensure that if the usage instructions are printed in any 
language on the package, they shall be written in Urdu language as well. 
ii; 	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS 
Shipments of agricultural products in raW and semi-processed form may not need to 
carry a Halal Certificate. However, shipments of processed and value added food 	1 
products of plant origin such as jams, juices, oil ,and powder etc. shall need to 	il 
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accompany a Halal Certificate besides printing of Halal Logo on the consumer 
packaging. 	 i 
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TRANSLATION OF LABEL INTO1JRDU 
Those English)wor6 and scieritifiC-tems that cannot be translated into Urdu (e.g. 
calcium), such'words and/ or terms.in  their original language may:be written in Urdu 1. • 
script. 
iv. 	LABELING LABELING -REQUIREMENT AND CONSUMER PACKAGING 
The expression "consumer packaging': as used in clauses iii-a and iii-b.of the subject 
SRO 237 means4etail consurners"thatinclude the individual consumeis, households, 
restaurants, hotels and catering.'etc: Nevertheless,. the labelling requireihents as 
mandated under. the aforesaid provisions of the SRO 237 Shall not be requiredIor bulk 
packaging Meant for industrial conkimers..However„the condition of accompanying a 
Halal' Certificate shall apply io all types of food products regardless of size or type of 
the packaging. 
mmad Naeem Tariq) 
Deputy. Director (M&I) 
The Chairman, 
Federal Board of Revenue, 
Islamabad.  
Copy for Information to: 
Staff Officer to Secretary Commerce, Islamabad. 
APS to Additional Secretary-II, Commerce Division; Islamabad. 
APS to DG (TF'); Commerce Division, Islamabad. 
Chairman, Pakistan FMCG Importers Association, Karachi. 
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