Plea: APCMA writes for renewal of licences

APCMA Chairman says Pakistan is exporting cement to India since 2007 for which BIS certification is prerequisite.

KARACHI: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Tabba has asked Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan to intervene in the matter of delay in renewal of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) licences, which has impeded exports of cement to India. In a letter, he said APCMA members have been experiencing delay in the renewal process for more than two years due to security concerns of BIS, despite the fact that several applications were made on prescribed forms with payment of all dues well before the expiry of required certifications. “Pakistan has been exporting cement to India since 2007 for which BIS certification is a prerequisite and is issued for a period of two years,” added Tabba.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2014.

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