Harboursandport.com: Lagos - The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin-can Island Command yesterday took delivery of two Nuctech Mobile Scanners MT1213DE, to help reduce the cumbersome 100 per cent examination of cargo carried out by officers and men of the Service..
The
scanners came in with accessories onboard Glovis Horizon Leader from the Port of Shanghai, China.
The
Customs Area Controller, Musa Abdullahi
while taking delivery of the consignment pointed out that “Integration of
scanning into the Clearance Procedure for Imports is in line with Global Best
Practice for Trade Facilitation.”
He
noted that “the key objective of deploying scanners is to reduce very
significantly the time needed for physical inspection of goods which generates
extensive cost and creates multiple burdens and inconveniences for both the
Importers and the Customs operations.
While
expressing excitement on the development, the Customs boss extolled the virtues
of the present leadership of the Customs under Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) and his Management for
working the talk on the procurement of scanners.
Recall
that the Customs boss on the assumption of office had promised to reform,
restructure and raise revenue, stressing that these scanners will help in enhances
trade facilitation and consequently leads to increased revenue”.
He
assured stakeholders that with the deployment of the scanners, there will be
increased cargo handling for better efficiency in the Trade Value Chain, TVC at
the port.
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