We’re going ahead with imported vehicles’ duties, says Customs boss Ali

•Insists verification is in everybody’s interest

The Customs will proceed with its planned verification of payment of duties on imported vehicles at the appropriate time, according to the Comptroller General of Customs,Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd).

The policy, which is currently on hold following the widespread outcry on account of its retroactive nature, allows Customs personnel to stop and impound any vehicle imported into the country over the last seven years for which no import duty has been paid.

The Senate, which is locked in a showdown with Ali over his refusal to appear before it in Customs uniform, passed a resolution asking the organization to stop the vehicle duty verification policy.

Ali said in an interview in Abuja that the policy is not all about the revenue it will generate for government,but also for security reasons.


”We want to ensure that we capture virtually all vehicles and tie vehicles to ownership because of the criminal nature of things happening in this country.

“Somebody can pick your car and go and commit armed robbery or another offence because we do not have the data, we cannot trace the car to the owner. But if every car is tied to the owner, it would make crime detection easier.

“I can tell you today that there are cars on our streets that have not been registered and there are people with different number plates in their houses. They just attach the number plate on any car they decide to drive and zoom off. This is simply not right.

“For those of us who have lived in the United States of America, your plate number is your identity. Once they compute your plate number, everything about you will be reflected there. That is the position we want to be in this country.

“We are consulting and we want to get to that level. We just create the level that capturing the data will be easier for us. The issue of verification is necessary because of the security situation in the country.

“Also, there is the revenue aspect. You will not deny that we need all the legal money that we need in this country today. It is going to be tasking on us all, but the payment of dues in some country is necessary. We need to understand that some countries survive on tax. It is only in Nigeria that we shy away from paying our dues and people question why they should pay,”Ali said.

Ali explained that in enforcing the policy, “the Customs will not be as hard as people think.”

This is the latest from the Nigerian Customs. The O.P can state categorically that there has been series of meetings between ANLCA (ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN LICENSED CUSTOMS AGENTS), NCS AND THE PRESIDENCY, borders may be reopened from all indications but we don't know how long they'll stay opened.

Seme border is the only border that's likely to be opened, it may be for six months. There's also a plan to open a D. T. I (DIRECT TRADER'S INPUT CAFE) inside Rep. Of Benin by the Nigerian government. It is in a bid to put a stop to smuggling and fake agents parading themselves up and down. Once your vehicle gets to Cotonou or you purchase your vehicle, Benin customs will capture it's data and send directly to Nigerian Customs,all your licensed agent needs to do is go to the DTI at the Nigerian end,identify himself/herself and print your details for further processing.

While we await further developments, it's better you verify your duty papers to know where you stand. Jelad ventures will also continue to operate from TINCAN AND FEDERAL OPERATIONS UNIT, IKEJA till get further directives from customs.

Thanks.

Gbenga (saintjoel)

Jelad ventures.

08062948193

Oga Saintjoel i just checked my document with the custom phone number & it is fake, i will like to know estimate custom duty for Honda accord 2006, came in accidented in 2014

thebigkendo:
Oga Saintjoel i just checked my document with the custom phone number & it is fake, i will like to know estimate custom duty for Honda accord 2006, came in accidented in 2014

Let's discuss better, call OR send whatsapp chat to 08062948193.

This CRV is heralds The first set of vehicles we are moving across the border into Nigeria with original duty papers and certificate. Do not be left out of this great opportunity.

Kwara border has just two/three weeks left to operate. Jelad ventures can help you process your duty at cheaper rates and also with duty certificates.

Do you need a customs' registered agent in Apapa/Rep. of Benin ports,seme/idiroko border for custom duty processing,vehicle registration,tint permit, comprehensive insurance,vehicle purchase ( Cotonou and Lagos )/sales of Nigerian used vehicles,clearing of containers and all import and export into/from Nigeria?

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****** WE ALSO PROCESS DUTY PAPERS FOR VEHICLES/FREIGHTS SHIPPED/PURCHASED THROUGH/FROM COTONOU OR TINCAN...

Quick question. My 1998 Passat was brought in illegally via bush and fake papers were given to me...how can this be remedied? Can you get it done? At what cost?
If you can and don't want to say it here, just answer yes and I'll call you....but I think its good an answer is given here because lots of people in Lagos have this issue.
Thanks

I also don't mind authentic referrals from you for good agents in case you don't do this

rottenegg:
Quick question. My 1998 Passat was brought in illegally via bush and fake papers were given to me...how can this be remedied? Can you get it done? At what cost?
If you can and don't want to say it here, just answer yes and I'll call you....but I think its good an answer is given here because lots of people in Lagos have this issue.
Thanks

I also don't mind authentic referrals from you for good agents in case you don't do this

Nothing stops me from answering you on this thread, since I'm not into illegal deals.

You've two options for duty payment. One is through the kwara border which might stop Operations in the next one or two weeks, the second option is using the tincan tariff which can be processed at the f.o.u command in Ikeja.

If done though kwara, it'll cost N280,000. If we do it with tincan tariff, it's going to cost N350,000.

***** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TARIFF ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE STARTS FROM 2002 PRESENTLY. SO, THE FIGURES GIVEN ARE BASED ON WHAT A 2002 PASSAT WILL PAY AS DUTY.

We at Jelad ventures will like to dissociate ourselves from a racket going on right now by some fraudulent agents and it involves the "Tincan duty for Cotonou vehicles".

There are just three accredited commands right now that you can pay duty through and they are listed as follows -

1. CUSTOMS COMMAND, HARVEY ROAD,YABA.

2. FEDERAL OPS UNIT, HERBERT MACAULAY WAY, IKEJA.

3. CUSTOMS COMMAND, KWARA.

Some gullible Nigerians are currently falling for the cheap scam of "TINCAN duty for Cotonou vehicles " and we keep asking how they even think it's feasible when tincan is a port and not a land border. How can you collect documents from your agent without verifying if they're authentic or not and you just put your vehicles on the road. What they're doing is also what is going on at idiroko border, they're swapping chassis/vins of original captured data and they come up with "outside exits" which is more or less like a fake document.


Kindly stop calling to make inquiries about "TINCAN duty for Cotonou cars" . Jelad ventures doesn't partake in illegalities. If you already have one, kindly run checks on the c number and you'll see how you've all fallen for the cheap scam.

Signed

Management

saintjoel:
We at Jelad ventures will like to dissociate ourselves from a racket going on right now by some fraudulent agents and it involves the "Tincan duty for Cotonou vehicles".

There are just three accredited commands right now that you can pay duty through and they are listed as follows -

1. CUSTOMS COMMAND, HARVEY ROAD,YABA.

2. FEDERAL OPS UNIT, HERBERT MACAULAY WAY, IKEJA.

3. CUSTOMS COMMAND, KWARA.

Some gullible Nigerians are currently falling for the cheap scam of "TINCAN duty for Cotonou vehicles " and we keep asking how they even think it's feasible when tincan is a port and not a land border. How can you collect documents from your agent without verifying if they're authentic or not and you just put your vehicles on the road. What they're doing is also what is going on at idiroko border, they're swapping chassis/vins of original captured data and they come up with "outside exits" which is more or less like a fake document.


Kindly stop calling to make inquiries about "TINCAN duty for Cotonou cars" . Jelad ventures doesn't partake in illegalities. If you already have one, kindly run checks on the c number and you'll see how you've all fallen for the cheap scam.

Signed

Management

When we make promises to deliver, at Jelad ventures, we make sure that our promise tallies with action.

Another customer has been satisfied and a 2010 Benz E350 has crossed the border into Nigeria with original duty papers. The c-number is shown for the doubting Thomases with the owner's permission to prove that we've not been bluffing. The owner even paid N1m instead of using the 60% rebate offered by the Nigerian Customs.

Getting your vehicles and freight into Nigeria through TINCAN AND LAND BORDERS is what we've promised and that's what we will continue to do as long as we still exist.

We wish you a blessed and fun filled weekend ahead.