The Customs Area
Controller of Tin Can Port Customs Command, Comptroller Baba Abdullahi Musa,
has declared that there is no benchmark set for general cargo clearance at Tin
Can Island Port, Lagos, Nigeria.
He said that what was being
termed as benchmarking is the technical application of the risk management
tools to some cargoes that are suspicious in value, quantity and
classification, which ultimately affects the final duty paid.
The Customs boss, according to
a statement issued by Mr. Joe Sanni, National Publicity Secretary of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents
(ANLCA) and made available to harboursandport.com, made the declaration when the acting President and Vice President of
ANLCA, Prince Kayode Farinto led other top officials of the association on a
fact-finding mission to the controller.
The CAC said such cargoes were
then subjected to further interrogation and examination/inspection, to
determine the actual duty to be paid.
Comptroller Musa was said to
have passionately appealed to the visitors and members of the trading community
to be compliant in their declarations, as this is bound to improve the revenue
accruing to the national purse, as well as guarantee trade facilitation.
Musa said that the
establishment of a one-stop shop centre part of initiatives to resolve the
issues of multiple alerts/disputes arising from the terminal during examination
to ease cargo clearance
The CAC said that the command
also initiated a process whereby cargo movements within the terminals would be
monitored on a large screen mounted at the entrance to the Dispute Resolution
Centre (DRC) / Committee. He added that the idea would be replicated at various
points within the port and has officers from all units that may be raising
alerts on cargoes, as members.
He noted that the DRC would
also incorporate Headquarters System Audit Alert, in order to ensure a quick
resolution of issues arising from the examination of suspected cargoes.
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