ISLAMABAD, July 29: The government has revised downward the rates of duty drawback on export of leather goods. The new rates will be effective from July 29, 2004, said a customs notification issued on Thursday.

The rate of duty drawback will be 1.56 per cent of the fob value on export of goat or sheep or kangaroo skin, 2.88 per cent of the fob value on cow or buffalo or camel hide and 4.55 per cent of the fob value on buffalo hide in finished form for furniture or upholstery leather (2.5 mm up to 5mm).

The rate will be 2.75 per cent of the fob value on saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any animal, belts (including weight lifting belts); 2.75 per cent of the fob value on trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive cases, brief cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers, travelling bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewellry boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers including dice cups made of leather; 5.33 per cent of the fob value on leather garments; 2.29 per cent of the fob value on cut leather components for shoes, garments, gloves and upholstery, leather patchwork sheets, aprons and other protective clothing braces, bandoleers and wrist strap; 2.29 per cent of the fob value on articles of leather of a kind used in machinery of mechanical appliances or for other technical or industrial uses; 2.29 per cent of the fob value on leather uppers including lasted uppers with or without accessories like insoles socks, lining heal covers and other embellishment; 2.75 per cent of the fob value on gloves of all sorts with or without cloth back (including sports gloves) and 2.29 per cent of the fob value on all other made ups of leather.

The government also revised duty drawback on finished leather wherein imported wet blue hides and skins under manufacturing bond have been used-the new rate will be 1.17 per cent of the fob value on export of goat or sheep or kangaroo skin; 1.18 per cent of the fob value on cow or buffalo or camel hide and 3.16 per cent of the fob value on buffalo hide in finished form for furniture or upholstery leather (2.5mm up to 5mm).

The new rates on leather articles and made ups wherein imported wet blue hides, skins and accessories under manufacturing bond have been used: 1.22 per cent of the fob value on saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any animal, belts (including weight lifting belts); 1.22 per cent of the fob value on trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive cases, brief cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers, travelling bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewellry boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers including dice cups made of leather; 1.85 per cent of the fob value on leather garments; 1.01 per cent of the fob value on cut leather components for shoes, garments, gloves and upholstery, leather patchwork sheets, aprons and other protective clothing braces, bandoleers and wrist strap; 1.01 per cent of the fob value on articles of leather of a kind used in machinery of mechanical appliances or for other technical or industrial uses; 1.01 per cent of the fob value on leather uppers including lasted uppers with or without accessories like insoles socks, lining heal covers and other embellishment; 1.22 per cent of the fob value on gloves of all sorts with or without cloth back (including sports gloves) and 1.01 per cent of the fob value on all other made ups of leather.

The new rate on leather articles and made ups wherein imported wet blue hides and skins under manufacturing bond have been used: 1.78 per cent of the fob value on saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any animal, belts (including weight lifting belts); 1.78 per cent of the fob value on trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive cases, brief cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers, travelling bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewellery boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers including dice cups made of leather; 4.28 per cent of the fob value on leather garments; 1.48 per cent of the fob value on cut leather components for shoes, garments, gloves and upholstery, leather patchwork sheets, aprons and other protective clothing braces, bandoleers and wrist strap; 1.48 per cent of the fob value on articles of leather of a kind used in machinery of mechanical appliances or for other technical or industrial uses; 1.48 per cent of the fob value on leather uppers including lasted uppers with or without accessories like insoles socks, lining heal covers and other embellishment; 1.78 per cent of the fob value on gloves of all sorts with or without cloth back (including sports gloves) and 1.48 per cent of the fob value on all other made ups of leather.

The new rate on leather articles and made ups wherein only imported finished leather under manufacturing bond have been used: 0.50 per cent of the fob value on saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any animal, belts (including weight lifting belts); 0.50 per cent of the fob value on trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive cases, brief cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers, travelling bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map cases, cigarette cases, tobacco pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle cases, jewellery boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers including dice cups made of leather; 2.43 per cent of the fob value on leather garments; 0.42 per cent of the fob value on cut leather components for shoes, garments, gloves and upholstery, leather patchwork sheets, aprons and other protective clothing braces, bandoleers and wrist strap; 0.42 per cent of the fob value on articles of leather of a kind used in machinery of mechanical appliances or for other technical or industrial uses; 0.42 per cent of the fob value on leather uppers including lasted uppers with or without accessories like insoles socks, lining heal covers and other embellishment; 0.50 per cent of the fob value on gloves of all sorts with or without cloth back (including sports gloves) and 0.42 per cent of the fob value on all other made ups of leather.