CUSTOM BOSS

Customs plan to streamline cargo examination at
seaports.​

Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service
Dikko Abdullahi says the service will streamline the number of its units conducting cargo examination at seaports.
Abdullahi said this in Lagos on Tuesday at
the opening of one-day Consultative Forum of the
NCS and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.
The comptroller-general, who was represented by
Mulikat Adegoke, Deputy Comptroller-General of
Customs in charge of Tariffs and Trade, said the service was determined to eliminate delays in
cargo clearance.
The comptroller-general, had last week, directed
that only resident officers from the Customs
Intelligence Units should partake in cargo
examination.
Abdullahi said the service was looking at
units that should be visible at the ports to
ensure efficient movement of goods.
He said the service was determined to reach
an understanding with manufacturers on Negotiable
Duty Credit Certificate and on excise and
export procedures.
Abdullahi said the forum was convened to
consider issues of common interest between the
service and the manufacturers, stressing that the
Customs was delighted to partner with the
manufacturers in this time of nation building.
The comptroller-general said the Fast Track Cargo
Clearance scheme had not been cancelled, adding
that the scheme would be acceptable to
manufacturers once they understood the procedures.
The President of MAN, Kola Jamodu, said one of the significant achievements of MAN/Customs Forum was the institution of MAN Fast Track Clearing arrangement which worked effectively for some years.
Jamodu suggested that there should be clear
understanding between the NCS and MAN on ways to
improve the contributions of non-oil exports to
the nation’s foreign exchange revenue.