LAHORE – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has authorised four vendors to install and operate electronic production monitoring equipment at manufacturing facilities in five sectors.
The sectors include packaged tea, household electronics, paper and paperboard, edible oil and ghee, and leather. According to a notification issued on Wednesday, the FBR authorised Obsidian Technologies, Tollink Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., ISSM Labelling Solutions (Private) Limited and Authentik.
The companies can supply, install, operate, maintain and repair production monitoring equipment under Chapter XIV-BA of the Sales Tax Rules, 2006.
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Monitoring equipment
The authorised vendors will provide Internet Protocol (IP) cameras and Network Video Recorders (NVRs). The cameras must continuously capture production processes in real time. The NVRs must record all camera feeds and retain the footage for at least two months.
The equipment installed at each manufacturing site must meet technical specifications approved by the FBR. Deployment in each sector will begin after the relevant Sales Tax General Order is issued.
The vendors will also be responsible for testing the equipment at each site. They must confirm that the systems comply with FBR-approved specifications.
The FBR must also be given access to live camera feeds and recorded footage as required under the rules.
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Three-year authorisation
The authorisation will remain valid for three years from the date of issuance. It can, however, be suspended or cancelled before the end of that period.
The new authorisation supplements the vendors’ existing authorisations, which will continue under their current terms.
The authorisation is non-transferable. The vendors cannot assign, transfer or subcontract the authorisation, either fully or partially, without prior written approval from the Approval Committee.
The notification further states that all footage and recordings will remain the property of the FBR.
The recordings must be treated as confidential and cannot be shared with any other party unless directed by the Board.
The vendors are also not permitted to supply or charge for equipment or software other than the specified IP cameras and NVRs under the authorisation.
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Key points:
- FBR has authorised four vendors to install and operate electronic production monitoring equipment.
- The system will cover five sectors, including packaged tea, household electronics, paper and paperboard, edible oil and ghee, and leather.
- The equipment will include IP cameras and Network Video Recorders (NVRs).
- Camera footage must be recorded continuously and retained for at least two months.
- The authorisations will remain valid for three years, unless suspended or cancelled earlier.
