Stakeholders applaud 70% drastic drop in cost of transporting containers

• The ANLCA has announced a 70% simplification successful the outgo of transporting containers from Apapa Port, from N1.2 cardinal to N350,000
• This diminution is attributed to improvements successful the NPA Eto Call-up system, which antecedently caused delays and precocious haulage costs
• ANLCA Chairman besides praised the caller grooming programme for clearing agents, which has streamlined operations and delivered fiscal benefits

Legit.ng writer Victor Enengedi has implicit a decade's acquisition covering Energy, MSMEs, Technology, Banking and the Economy.

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has announced that the outgo of transporting containers from Apapa Port has dropped by implicit 70%.

During a sojourn by Dr. Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller of the Apapa Command, to the ANLCA office successful Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, the Chairman of the Apapa Chapter, Emeka Chukwumalu, revealed that the haulage outgo has decreased from N1.2 cardinal to arsenic debased arsenic N350,000, which has been a invited alleviation for stakeholders.

Good quality for importers arsenic instrumentality proscription costs plunge from N1.2M to N350K
Source: UGC

Previously, larboard users had blamed the precocious haulage costs connected issues with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Eto Call-up system, which caused trucks to walk days trying to entree the port.

Illegal checkpoints and corruption besides worsened the situation.

Advantages of haulage fees drop

Chukwumalu noted that this outgo simplification has helped little operational expenses and improved profitability for licensed customs agents.

He besides praised the Apapa Customs Controller for a caller grooming programme for clearing agents, calling it a large measurement successful addressing larboard challenges.

He said:

“Furthermore, the grooming has delivered important fiscal benefits for our members. We are incredibly grateful for the drastic simplification successful section proscription costs—from the exorbitant N1.2 cardinal to a manageable N350,000.”

According to him, the grooming has improved operations and made the Eto strategy easier to navigate, starring to important fiscal benefits for ANLCA members.

Customs threatens to auction abandoned containers

The antecedently precocious outgo of transporting containers importantly contributed to the ample fig of unclaimed containers astatine Nigerian ports.

A fewer months ago, the Nigeria Customs Service gave importers a two-week ultimatum to wide definite overtime containers and vehicles, cautioning that immoderate cargo near uncollected would beryllium taxable to auction.

This directive came aft an earlier 90-day grace period offered by Customs for the reassessment of import duties connected circumstantial categories of vehicles.

At the aforesaid time, the work resumed its electronic auction platform, targeting abandoned and confiscated vehicles, arsenic good arsenic different goods—especially containers that had overstayed their allowed clip astatine the ports.

Good quality for importers arsenic instrumentality proscription costs plunge from N1.2M to N350K
Source: UGC

Nigeria Customs shuts down 3 terminals

In related news, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service had sealed 3 bonded terminals successful the country owed to aggregate violations.

Customs Area Comptroller Babatunde Olomu confirmed that 1 of the affected terminals is presently progressive successful a ineligible dispute, portion investigations are underway regarding the others.

Olomu added that the bid has heightened surveillance and enforcement measures to clamp down connected unlawful activities astatine larboard terminals and borderline points, with officers maintaining strict vigilance to deter transgression operations.

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Source: Legit.ng