Various sectors: FBR notifies vendors for electronic production monitoring

The Federal Board of Revenue has authorised four vendors to install production monitoring systems across five manufacturing sectors, according to Business Recorder. The firms named are Obsidian Technologies, Tollink Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, ISSM Labelling Solutions (Private) Limited and Authentik. The notice, issued on Wednesday, grants each vendor a three-year authorisation that can be suspended or cancelled earlier.

Each approved firm may procure, deliver, install and maintain IP cameras and Network Video Recorders at the production lines of registered manufacturers. The approved scope covers packed tea, household electronics, paper and board, edible oil and ghee, and leather. Cameras must capture production continuously in real time, and each site must keep recordings for at least two months, with all footage remaining the board's property and confidential.

The authorisation cannot be transferred or sub-contracted without prior written approval from the Approval Committee. Deployment in each sector begins only after the applicable Sales Tax General Order is issued, and equipment must match the board-approved specifications. The notice adds to, rather than replaces, the vendors' existing authorisations.