Issued orders to sell cars by customs authorities.
34 vehicles were sold together in an auction by Chittagong Customs. The customs authority issued an order to sell these cars to the highest bidders on Thursday. Never before have so many cars been sold at auction at once.
Out of the 108 vehicles auctioned last month, the customs authorities have sold 34 vehicles at reasonable prices. On average, each car was sold for 32 lakh taka, inclusive of tax, and advance income tax. In all, the revenue of the government has been 10 crores and 90 lakhs.
Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Customs Ali Reza Haider told Prothom Alo that an order for the sale of 34 cars has been issued on the recommendation of the 14-member auction committee considering the reasonable price.
The vehicle can be redeemed by depositing 10 percent advance income tax and 7.5 percent value-added tax along with the approved rate.
British tourists of Bangladeshi origin brought these cars through Chittagong port a decade ago for tourism purposes. Generally, bringing a car into a tourist facility offers duty-free benefits, but there are conditions for taking it back. Many vehicles brought to the facility in the past were not returned. For that, the customs impose conditions of redemption with a bank guarantee to prevent misuse of the duty-free facility. Many tourists were stuck without redemption. After that these cars were not sold even though they were auctioned in stages.
Customs Commissioner took the initiative to remove this long-standing tangle. Fakhrul Alam. It sold three cars in the first round at the beginning of this year. And this time 34 were sold. A total of 37 cars were sold. These dilapidated cars were on the verge of becoming almost useless after being opened and lying in containers for more than a decade. As the auctioning has brought revenue to the government, important port space has also been vacated.
10 Brands of Cars:
The cars sold in the auction are of 10 brands. These brands include Range Rover, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Jaguar, Lexus, Ford, Toyota Land Cruiser, Cherokee, Honda, and Mitsubishi. There are 10 cars from the BMW brand, 8 from the Mercedes brand, and 3 from Honda and Range Rover brands in the auction. Other brands have one or two cars each.
The oldest car sold at auction is 27 years old. Mercedes brand car is 2 thousand 497 cc. no key Battery and wheel damage. Narsingdi is getting this car for 18 lakh 21 thousand takas including advance income tax. Nahid Hasan. The three least old cars are 15 years old. Alifa Enterprise of Chittagong is getting a Ford brand car for 10 lakh 86 taka. The engine of the car is rusted even though it is the least old. The wheel battery is dead.
The highest bid was found for a Range Rover brand car. This car manufactured in 2005 is 4 thousand 394 cc. The car had been lying in a container at the port for a decade. The vehicle's battery and wheels were destroyed. The car was sold for Tk 72 lakh including advance income tax, and tax. An 18-year-old Honda brand car was sold for eight and a half lakh taka. The car's battery and wheels are damaged. The CC of the car was not found.
Member of the Auction Committee Deputy Commissioner of Customs. Al Amin told Prothom Alo that there is no problem in selling cars brought to tourist facilities. 74 vehicles will be re-auctioned as reasonable bids are not received. Anyone interested can participate in the auction.
Source= Prothomalo
