ornicus:


it would not have been verified, and the useless agent would have started telling stories.

there is no means of redress with these idiots, short of contracting police or maybe petitiining efcc
a waste of time for a person who willingly paid to avoid this waste of time in the first place

of course this dealer will be another one wailing buhari buhari upandan

buymyride:
yes, it would have been stated that its not been verified and atleast you would have parked the car in a safe location and thrash it out with your agent and saved yourself the embarrassment. Another good thing is that if its a registered car, the amount the customs charges you to get the original papers is always ridiculously low compared to the original charges right there in their offfice. A friend of mine bought a naija used 2003 Toyota rav4 with fake custom papers, he was charged just 70k and was issued an original custom paper. I dont know if the same applies for non registered cars but atleast you can lie to them the car has been registered for them to tamper justice with mercy

Naija agents are bad niggahs, the best option for them is to borrow a riffle from a hunter friend and deposit 3 groundnuts in one of theirs legs

222Martins:


To KakakiAutos, YOU ARE A MAN!! You promised and you delivered. I never lost sleep for one minute because you carried me along. Even on some issues that seem irrelevant, you still kept me informed. Thank You.

buymyride:
yes, you can walk right into custom office with the photocopy or original and verify if its been logged into their data base. If you are in ibadan, their office at ikolaba-bodija area offers such services. I have done that severally and they charge only 3k for it. Once verified, a verified copy is issued to you, and you can kiss custom wahala goodbye afterwards. Once they see the new verified papers, they wont even bother asking you any further questions because they know you've japaa.

buymyride:
yes, you can walk right into custom office with the photocopy or original and verify if its been logged into their data base. If you are in ibadan, their office at ikolaba-bodija area offers such services. I have done that severally and they charge only 3k for it. Once verified, a verified copy is issued to you, and you can kiss custom wahala goodbye afterwards. Once they see the new verified papers, they wont even bother asking you any further questions because they know you've japaa.

dgitrader:


What is unnecessary travels? Who determines it?

So the agent did him a favour by lieing to him right? And what is the end result of his lies? Bros fear God abeg.
If I tell you to pay me A for xx, and I have no intention of delivering xx, isn't that fraudulent?

legalwealth:


This piece of information is very valid; I've been to that command for the same purpose! !!

thebigkendo:


I thought it was Benin Bypass the incident happen.. The customs guys for bypass no dey hear "ESPIRIT DE CORPS" but this one you are crossing 11 custom check point.. NA MAIDUGURI THIS LEXUS DEY GO?

If i was in your shoes, i will pay the 1.44m balance so as to avoid any drama in future.

222Martins:
We have not gotten to Benin bypass oh. This checkpoint number 4 was at Ore and the car was taken to customs office at Akure.

222Martins:
We have not gotten to Benin bypass. This checkpoint number 4 was at Ore and the car was taken to customs office at Akure.

222Martins:


Thanks for your suggestion. Maybe you should put an estimated figure to the shipping charges and terminal charges so we can do the maths.

222Martins:
We have not gotten to Benin bypass. This checkpoint number 4 was at Ore and the car was taken to customs office at Akure.

222Martins:
I have been very angry since yesterday but reading the comments of some Nairaland members just got me laughing out loud. The attacks and counter attacks.

We were given an assessment duty of N1.440M to go pay into the customs account at the bank. My boys told me to sit back and allowed them resolve the issue themselves. God willing, the car will be released to them any moment from now.

i won't say anything here for now but bear it in mind that it is not every bone you can swallow and go scot free; some will choke you.

thebigkendo:


Interesting!!!! Does Bypass guys are evil & Joyless sha!!!! but they might have collected your 50k "gift"

222Martins:
We have not gotten to Benin bypass. This checkpoint number 4 was at Ore and the car was taken to customs office at Akure.

tojahh:



Look at someone that has spent more than 10m on a ride, just see the way he's calm and relax explaining thoughts and cheers.

People wey never see 1m throughout this year Sidon dey fight and argue on top him matter.


Abeg Oga Martin's..
If space dey for additional boy... I'm loyal and ready to work sir.


Edakun

rationalmind:


Those guys are big boys, they will rather turn down 50k and have you pay to the government.

The police is really our friend . Imagine say na policemen.

222Martins:

You have said it all. Cars that Acceptable Duty was paid on were allowed to go at the custom checkpoints after settling like N2k or N3k. But this guys were just adamant and refused all our diplomatic approach. We even offered N50k after spending over 3hrs there but they still refused to shift grounds from their N200k demand and this was just the 4th checkpoint when we know quite well that there are over 7 more custom checkpoints to go.

We were given an assessment duty of N1.440M to go pay into the customs account at the bank. My boys told me to sit back and allowed them resolve the issue themselves. God willing, the car will be released to them any moment from now.

thebigkendo:




One year after, one guy never still neva allow nairaland rest on top one cemented ES350

sauceEEP:
the guy above me you dey apply to be one of his boys...

222Martins:
Space reserved!!

222Martins:
I have been very angry since yesterday but reading the comments of some Nairaland members just got me laughing out loud. The attacks and counter attacks.

Please for the record, KakakiAutos is not to blame in anyway for this. He delivered on his promise despite all the hurdles we experience during the buying process. There's no harm in recommending your client to another business that offers complimentary service.



You have said it all. Cars that Acceptable Duty was paid on were allowed to go at the custom checkpoints after settling like N2k or N3k. But this guys were just adamant and refused all our diplomatic approach. We even offered N50k after spending over 3hrs there but they still refused to shift grounds from their N200k demand and this was just the 4th checkpoint when we know quite well that there are over 7 more custom checkpoints to go.

We were given an assessment duty of N1.440M to go pay into the customs account at the bank. My boys told me to sit back and allowed them resolve the issue themselves. God willing, the car will be released to them any moment from now.

To all those that reached out to me, offered advice on this thread and wished me well; i say thank you. May help not be far from you in your time of need.

To KakakiAutos, YOU ARE A MAN!! You promised and you delivered. I never lost sleep for one minute because you carried me along. Even on some issues that seem irrelevant, you still kept me informed. Thank You.

As for AdexFem, FULL DISCLOSURE was your undoing. Of the N850K balance left after you paid N1.9M to customs. Let me assume you paid N100k for shipping and terminal charges; and your agent fee is N200k. Y[b]ou should have about N550k left unaccounted for[/b].............. I won't say anything here for now but bear it in mind that it is not every bone you can swallow and go scot free; some will choke you.

I took my time to read through the comments and I am glad you glossed over most of them and took the route to sort the issue and retrieve your car yourself. A lot of us love fights here and bay for blood a lot.

I am also keen to also learn how it ended. Please do share the approach you took when the car is eventually released to you. The debit note should shield you from custom check points until it gets to your destination.

Meanwhile, exactly a week ago, I was nearly a victim of this. I sent a 2017 Toyota RAV4 to Enugu, cleared by the same Adexfem. But we had a blockage in Benin and that car could have been impounded. My saving grace; a childhood friend who is a custom's officer and who used to work at the Benin zonal office, and was once on that check-point. So he spoke to his colleagues. Didn't mean I didn't part with N10k.

Here are the charges I paid on the car;
Import Duty was 1.2m
There was no levy as it was declared as a salvage vehicle.
Surcharge N84k
ETLS N17k
VAT N237k

Everything to customs was around N1.540m.

Yet I had issues on the road.

However, if I was to declare the full duty on the car, I would be paying additional N1m to what i had paid above, that's 2.2m and then the surcharge and all. Everything to clear the car would be somewhere around N3m or so. I paid N2.4m

I agree that Adexfem was wrong for non-disclosure. I took mine easily because I was aware of the poor clarity and confusion when it comes to valuation and dealing with customs. I suspect that your car was also declared as accidented or salvage, so it can benefit from the duty for semi knocked down units. This is the modus these days, as not a lot of us can afford the complete duty for Fully built units.

The key reason why i am replying to post is regarding the solution to this problem. It is pertinent to institute a civil case against the custom's service to end this nonsense. The service is VERY culpable if it gives a valuation and releases a car but goes ahead to impounds the same for 'short payment'. The valuation officers needs to start getting punished if this nonsense must end. The custom's website must have a duty calculator to give owners a fair idea of the custom's duty. I would expect that one day, someone will take this route. But because it pays us to keep short paying, no one will act on this. It pays me too. But it is a huge corruption out there and our inaction is fueling it.

On a normal day and in a sane country, I don't see what the NCS is doing in-country, mounting road blocks and check-points all over the place looking for goods that it cleared to go in country. There's no better evidence of failure and incompetence. Worse still is that most of these officers don't know their jobs and how to be lawful in discharge of their duties. It is a shame!

Sorry about your loss, but I am convinced you will have the car back, even though at additional cost to you. Gladly, it is for personal use, hence will end well. We'll keep learning

I hope Adexfem can learn to be more explicit. I have used him severally and will still use him. I think he's been very fair in his business and I hope he applies lessons from this. I can't bet on it, but best believe he may have spent almost N550k left on bribes. For a 2014 luxury SUV, the appetite for greed among the custom officers giving the valuation is as big as the car. Sad commentary!

tempex88:


U head story from one person and label me criminal because of my opinion.

thebigkendo:


I thought it was Benin Bypass the incident happen.. The customs guys for bypass no dey hear "ESPIRIT DE CORPS" but this one you are crossing 11 custom check point.. NA MAIDUGURI THIS LEXUS DEY GO?

If i was in your shoes, i will pay the 1.44m balance so as to avoid any drama in future.

thebigkendo:




One year after, one guy never still neva allow nairaland rest on top one cemented ES350

tojahh:


You no see how baba relax? if I spend 10millon like this I no go relax o. na sango shrine I go dey like this they wonder the type of thunder wey go visit the Agent

RonaldoVido:


It doesn't concern me though I know that if he paid N1.9m, your car won't be impounded.

Customs is making things difficult for importers. FGN uses bank accounts. Just like in paying tax, let importers know how much is Duty payable for each vehicle brand, model and year.

Importers should pay their duty to FGN account numbers, them release 200 to 500k to clearing agents to do the port greasing of palms.

thebigkendo:




One year after, one guy never still neva allow nairaland rest on top one cemented ES350

Emperoh:


I took my time to read through the comments and I am glad you glossed over most of them and took the route to sort the issue and retrieve your car yourself. A lot of us love fights here and bay for blood a lot.

I am also keen to also learn how it ended. Please do share the approach you took when the car is eventually released to you. The debit note should shield you from custom check points until it gets to your destination.

Meanwhile, exactly a week ago, I was nearly a victim of this. I sent a 2017 Toyota RAV4 to Enugu, cleared by the same Adexfem. But we had a blockage in Benin and that car could have been impounded. My saving grace; a childhood friend who is a custom's officer and who used to work at the Benin zonal office, and was once on that check-point. So he spoke to his colleagues. Didn't mean I didn't part with N10k.

Here are the charges I paid on the car;
Import Duty was 1.2m
There was no levy as it was declared as a salvage vehicle.
Surcharge N84k
ETLS N17k
VAT N237k

Everything to customs was around N1.540m.

Yet I had issues on the road.

However, if I was to declare the full duty on the car, I would be paying additional N1m to what i had paid above, that's 2.2m and then the surcharge and all. Everything to clear the car would be somewhere around N3m or so. I paid N2.4m

I agree that Adexfem was wrong for non-disclosure. I took mine easily because I was aware of the poor clarity and confusion when it comes to valuation and dealing with customs. I suspect that your car was also declared as accidented or salvage, so it can benefit from the duty for semi knocked down units. This is the modus these days, as not a lot of us can afford the complete duty for Fully built units.

The key reason why i am replying to post is regarding the solution to this problem. It is pertinent to institute a civil case against the custom's service to end this nonsense. The service is VERY culpable if it gives a valuation and releases a car but goes ahead to impounds the same for 'short payment'. The valuation officers needs to start getting punished if this nonsense must end. The custom's website must have a duty calculator to give owners a fair idea of the custom's duty. I would expect that one day, someone will take this route. But because it pays us to keep short paying, no one will act on this. It pays me too. But it is a huge corruption out there and our inaction is fueling it.

On a normal day and in a sane country, I don't see what the NCS is doing in-country, mounting road blocks and check-points all over the place looking for goods that it cleared to go in country. There's no better evidence of failure and incompetence. Worse still is that most of these officers don't know their jobs and how to be lawful in discharge of their duties. It is a shame!

Sorry about your loss, but I am convinced you will have the car back, even though at additional cost to you. Gladly, it is for personal use, hence will end well. We'll keep learning

I hope Adexfem can learn to be more explicit. I have used him severally and will still use him. I think he's been very fair in his business and I hope he applies lessons from this. I can't bet on it, but best believe he may have spent almost N550k left on bribes. For a 2014 luxury SUV, the appetite for greed among the custom officers giving the valuation is as big as the car. Sad commentary!