, March 24 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued nearly 25,000 utilisation permissions (UPs) online over the past two and a half months through its Customs Bond Management System (CBMS).

According to an NBR press release issued on Tuesday, a total of 24,963 UPs were issued online between January 1 and March 16 this year by three Customs Bond Commissionerates under the revenue authority after the use of the CBMS software was made mandatory for all UP-related services.

The CBMS, an automated software platform, was introduced on January 1, 2025 with the aim of delivering all services to bonded warehouse licence holders online.

Under the system, beneficiary industrial units can obtain utilisation permissions from the respective...