synergybj:
To calculate custom duty, your duty is calculated based on summing up surface duty (% of CIF), surcharge, administrative charge (CISS), ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS), and 5% VAT.

In your case, FOB + Freight and Insurance cost = CIF which is #4,400,000 in your case.

Surface duty @35% is 1,540,000
Surcharge @7% of surface is 107,800
ETLS @ 0.5% of CIF is 22,000
CISS @1% of FOB ($10,000) is 36,700
VAT @5% of all above is 85,325
Total duty payable is 1,791,825.

I hope this helps u.

king406:
Is it true that any car from 2012 and above has to be paid 70% the price of the car as custom duty??

saintjoel:



There's no country that importers pay import duties without agents. The only issue we have is just because the entire system is corrupt and government has been using it as an avenue to exploit Nigerians for years but I learnt that our duty is still okay compared to some other countries. I've clients from Ghana and Cameroon that sometimes call us to process Nigerian duty and plate numbers for their vehicles and the drive with Ecowas driver's licenses,,people even come from Republic of Benin. Our systems is just filled with loopholes and even we as agents bear the brunt because people believe we're rolling in money just because we're agents.

Readonee35L:

Understood.
Bribery and Corruption is the order of the day

erico2k2:

Thats wrong, in the UK, you dont need agent to pay duty on things imported,custom duty is payable @ the post office in certain instance or added to shipping quotes and paid in one go.Or customs will write you and give you the bill to go pay.

saintjoel:



There are customs brokers in the United kingdom and I can start listing some details if you want. I still stand on it that has long has there is import duty involved, you'll have custom brokers.

This https://www.dfsworldwide.com/import-to-uk.html is just one example.

IFCBA (International Federation of Customs Broker Associations) is the international parent body of all agents in world and there is even a school where you can study to be a customs broker in Australia.

Damolux01:
Pkease, can someone still pay duty on cars of 1998, 1999 model considering the agelong of manufacture...i heard the benchmark is 15 years or the rule doesnt apply again...If it doesnt anymore. How much will clear a Car of 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001...Using Golf 3 and 4 as instances. Thanks in anticipation!

Readonee35L:

This post of yours is very helpful.
Thank you.
With that formula above.
The duty on any car can be calculated.
So here is the thing.
If I decide to pay 1,791,825 duty on the car, as against the 2.8-3.2m quoted by agents, Am I free from the fúck customs on the road ?

sheffyUTD:


I have been trying to figure out the basis of the calculation. please do better telling us the year and (type of vehicle you calculated, its dollar value and other details to avoid misconception. thank you

saintjoel:


We agents already know this but how do you explain in n to a layman without confusing them?

synergybj:
Yes. I calculated that based on the cost and quote you gave to me which is about the average cost of a camry. You can see how i arrived at 1.791,825 naira. (you can set aside 100,000 for agent fees) The agent that sent you 2.8m - 3.2m quote should give you the breakdown of how he got that number. But from my experience, no custom will disturb you as per duty on and off the road with a 1.791.825 duty payment for a used camry. Don't take my word for it, if you are less busy, walk into any custom command, ask for a valuation officer, he will gladly give you a duty estimate which i bet will be much lower than 2.8million and closer to my 1.791,825. Goodluck

sheffyUTD:


Oga stop misleading people with your assumptions. Tell us how much customs value 2015 Camry, its surface duty, settlements to arrive at your 1.5/1.7m and not the amount the OP bought the vehicle. You will be helping Majority with that.

synergybj:
Yes. I calculated that based on the cost and quote you gave to me which is about the average cost of a camry. You can see how i arrived at 1.791,825 naira. (you can set aside 100,000 for agent fees) The agent that sent you 2.8m - 3.2m quote should give you the breakdown of how he got that number. But from my experience, no custom will disturb you as per duty on and off the road with a 1.791.825 duty payment for a used camry. Don't take my word for it, if you are less busy, walk into any custom command, ask for a valuation officer, he will gladly give you a duty estimate which i bet will be much lower than 2.8million and closer to my 1.791,825. Goodluck

Readonee35L:

Mr Sheffy.
He gave us the formula of his calculation and how he arrived at his number.
The duty he quoted is for the value I gave not for ever other 2015 Camry .

This was his post.
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To calculate custom duty, your duty is calculated based on summing up surface duty (% of CIF), surcharge, administrative charge (CISS), ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS), and 5% VAT.

In your case, FOB + Freight and Insurance cost = CIF which is #4,400,000 in your case.

Surface duty @35% is 1,540,000
Surcharge @7% of surface is 107,800
ETLS @ 0.5% of CIF is 22,000
CISS @1% of FOB ($10,000) is 36,700
VAT @5% of all above is 85,325
Total duty payable is 1,791,825

Readonee35L:

Mr Sheffy.
He gave us the formula of his calculation and how he arrived at his number.
The duty he quoted is for the value I gave not for ever other 2015 Camry .

This was his post.
//////

To calculate custom duty, your duty is calculated based on summing up surface duty (% of CIF), surcharge, administrative charge (CISS), ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS), and 5% VAT.

In your case, FOB + Freight and Insurance cost = CIF which is #4,400,000 in your case.

Surface duty @35% is 1,540,000
Surcharge @7% of surface is 107,800
ETLS @ 0.5% of CIF is 22,000
CISS @1% of FOB ($10,000) is 36,700
VAT @5% of all above is 85,325
Total duty payable is 1,791,825

synergybj:
But from my experience, no custom will disturb you as per duty on and off the road with a 1.791.825 duty payment for a used camry.

synergybj:
But from my experience, no custom will disturb you as per duty on and off the road with a 1.791.825 duty payment for a used camry. Don't take my word for it, if you are less busy, walk into any custom command, ask for a valuation officer, he will gladly give you a duty estimate which i bet will be much lower than 2.8million and closer to my 1.791,825. Goodluck

sheffyUTD:


Oga stop misleading people with your assumptions. Tell us how much customs value 2015 Camry, its surface duty, settlements to arrive at your 1.5/1.7m and not the amount the OP bought the vehicle. You will be helping Majority with that.

saintjoel:


Where did you get the experience if I may ask and where have you been practising as an AGENT. The N1.7m that you've quoted is for which year of manufacture if it's for a Toyota Camry and which tariff are you quoting from. I will suggest that you stop misleading people.


"Surface duty @35% is 1,540,000
Surcharge @7% of surface is 107,800
ETLS @ 0.5% of CIF is 22,000
CISS @1% of FOB ($10,000) is 36,700
VAT @5% of all above is 85,325
Total duty payable is 1,791,825"

According to you,is this calculated after you've been given a value or what?

So, you're saying that customs will not disturb any importer with a 2015 Camry that wants to pay N1.7m abi, I pity the person that tries that. If you're also paying N1.7m ,how much goes to processing papers like examination papers, valuation etc. How much is 2015 camry in the tariff that a customs officer will now give you N1.7m as value?

saintjoel:



N1,791,825 duty for which manufacture year of Toyota Camry?

synergybj:
Like I said, the OP can walk into custom office and get a valuation for his car.

saintjoel:



Boss, you still don't get it and you're making it seem as if the agent wanted to scam him whereas he was even sincere by quoting the cost of a 2013 Camry for 2015 Camry. Do you know that if we use the tariff and we declare a 2015 Camry as 2015,it will cost almost N5.2m to move it out of the port.

I'm not also against the O. P from going to the Customs himself/herself to apply for value after their agent must've captured and given them the necessary papers, it even pays me as an AGENT if my client decides to go with step by step, so it'll make you see what it costs to pay and process DUTY papers, I'm sure that after you've gone round for a day or two moving round in the rain and sun begging and haggling with customs, you will sit in your house to expect your next shipment. I've had several clients that will ask questions like "Can I pay to bank myself", " can I apply for value myself" etc and I allow them to do everything because it solves the argument of "it seems he cheated me" or "he duped me" but you must pay my service charge before we start processing.

And note, i've not told you that your calculations are wrong but it's machine generated because it's already stored in the database and that's done only after you've obtained value and you've paid to bank, it's not as if it's done by hand or by whatever means. There's no "wuruwuru" anywhere like you're claiming because it shows you don't know one bit of what we do if you claim there's wuruwuru. All I've asked is this, how much does 2015 Camry according to the tariff, which you have been unable to come up with. Just because you saw the calculations on your payslip after clearance doesn't mean that it was done by hand or done before obtaining value or done because the importer declared the rate he bought the vehicle.

sheffyUTD:


Ignore the guy, it does not worth the argument. By his comments, he's clueless as to how things work at Port. You can only learn when you admit your ignorance, his claim of authority over assumptions is not convincible. This is not A for Apple class.

Marpol:


The guy posted something and you have been trying hard to discredit it.

Give us your own breakdown if you feel his breakdown is incorrect.

Agents are very shady people.

depair:
how did benin republic achieve flat rate duty. cant we emulate same.
can we take this fight to social media using #transparentduty

Marpol:


The guy posted something and you have been trying hard to discredit it.

Give us your own breakdown if you feel his breakdown is incorrect.

Agents are very shady people.

depair:
how did benin republic achieve flat rate duty. cant we emulate same.
can we take this fight to social media using #transparentduty

saintjoel:


Don't mix things up, Benin only charges the same rate for vehicles in transit to Nigeria and other countries. It's so expensive when it comes their own citizens that even ordinary plate numbers for commercial cars cost 900,000 cefa (N553,500) . That's why some of them opt for Nigerian duty and plate numbers for their vehicles and they drive around with Ecowas brown card.