Kubernetes:


Duty is a fxn of the price

UDUJ:


Next time you want to buy anything from the US like electronics etc use Amazon. Shop from amazon and at check out pay for priority international express. Amazon will then send it through DHL or UPS. Once it arrives Nigeria DHL and UPS does the customs clearance for you, you don't pay a dime to Nigerian customs because it's already in the shipping fees you paid while shoppong at Amazon.com

This is what I always do whenever I shop from the US. And it takes an average of just 4 to 5 working days to get to me once its shipped from the US.

Nigerian customs are criminals and better avoided

Lavisha:


What is lphone 10?!

you mean iphone X?!

Lexusgs430:



Do you know technology section.........

WinLABSstores:

You guys are even worse.
$50 is 23k!

WinLABSstores:

You guys are even worse.
$50 is 23k!

hustla:
They charged my brother 1.3 million naira for something that costs $150
They later reduced to 54K when we cursed them on social media

Kubernetes:
Hello,
So I bought three used smart phones from eBay.
The phones just came this afternoon via EMS post office.

The office called me and said my items have arrived, but I am gonna pay #41,000 as custom duty.This means I am am average of 13,000 per phone.

This is ridiculously high for a country who does not produce a phone.

It's also very surprising that the phones are even old used phones that reigned in 2006.

Edited.

I just collected them.

1..Hp ipaq glisten,cost is w $48 and the duty I paid is #600.

2...Hp ipaq h6318,cost is $10 and the duty I paid is #300

3...Iphone 10,the cost is $450 and the duty I paid is a whopping #41,000

Louiscares:
Hello @hustla , how did you manage to reduce the charges? Was it DHL that reduced it or custom? Who charged your brother 1.3M?

hustla:


Customs did
I spoke to someone on twitter and she directed my brother to another person
I think he paid 49K Las Las.. Can't rmbr

Louiscares:
Oh ok. I thought DHL reduced it themselves for you. I would have asked you to please share with me the email exchanges as I currently laid a complain to DHL outside Nigeria about how DHL Nigeria extort people, and I said it seems DHL Nigeria either works with those government agencies or some of DHL Nigeria employees in the airport are responsible for the extortion ( high custom duties/taxes) for imported shipment into Nigeria. So , I was told to present evidence to my claim.

Anyways, thanks for your response.

hustla:


Customs did
I spoke to someone on twitter and she directed my brother to another person
I think he paid 49K Las Las.. Can't rmbr

americaninja1:
Please, can you direct me to the person. I'm in same dilemma right now.

hustla:


Ill check on twitter later

Best thing is to make some noise on twitter though

americaninja1:

Thank you, I;m trying to find their handle on twitter, so i could tag them.

hustla:


@beryl_countess


On twitter

Kubernetes:
Hello,
So I bought three used smart phones from eBay.
The phones just came this afternoon via EMS post office.

The office called me and said my items have arrived, but I am gonna pay #41,000 as custom duty.This means I am am average of 13,000 per phone.

This is ridiculously high for a country who does not produce a phone.

It's also very surprising that the phones are even old used phones that reigned in 2006.


Edited.

I just collected them.

1..Hp ipaq glisten,cost is w $48 and the duty I paid is #600.

2...Hp ipaq h6318,cost is $10 and the duty I paid is #300

3...Iphone 10,the cost is $450 and the duty I paid is a whopping #41,000

UDUJ:


Well I pay the high shipping rates for peace of mind. For me it's worth it for the following reasons:
1. It takes an average of 3 to 5 working days for me to receive it in my house once Amazon ships it from the US
2. I can track my packages at every point of transit
3. I am rest assured my packages will never get missing or stolen
4. I don't need to bother with Nigerian customs as DHL or UPS does the clearance for me (DHL and UPS each have dedicated customs clearance departments - they are that organized).

So you see my reasons. I don't like worrying or having anxiety so I like doing things that doesn't stress me too much.

hisgrace090:
Mind you that everybody is looking for who to cheat in this enclave.


Multiple tax upon tax, nothing to show for it because fraudsters are on top.

Treasure single account TSA introduced by Buhari govt is now irrelevance as they've started appointing treasurers to money making ministries all because of excess fraud in town.
Fear 9ja!!?

Keraxes:

You paid custom charges because the seller who sent the item didn’t pay the charges from the import country

euniselfyahoo:
Nigeria men in uniform have a way of extorting money from the poor citizens.

Louiscares:
Hello @hustla , how did you manage to reduce the charges? Was it DHL that reduced it or custom? Who charged your brother 1.3M?

Esteesiki:
How did you go about it? I am being charged 66k for an item of 50k