rad8:

I agree with you. Ppl that are shouting haven't travelled abroad. Most European airports ask you to declare the cash equivalent of goods over a certain amount. Failure to do so means you are smuggling into the country. The lady who claimed she bought it from a duty free shop knew what she was doing. If she didn't buy from the duty free shop, she would have paid tax in her departure country.

This is a big lie.

You are asked to declare cash/monetary instruments above 10k and not goods over 10k.

With a MacBook pro 2019 2.4ghz an Apple watch and an iPhone, you already have goods worth 5k.

10k in goods is not hard to meet.

Pls I need to know how they arrived at this calculation over 160 k for 507k worth of goods pls let them give us the formula used 419 government

Parkwell77:
This is the worst government ever!!
we have made the biggest mistake as a nation.
A country of 200 million people with lots of educated and outstanding people and this is the kind of president we can provide ? There's a big chance he is not even aware of this development.

I thought the VP was a man of God? Why is all this happening under his watch and he can't do anything about it ?
How do business people international businesses strive here ? How do poor people ever become rich ? If they want money, there are more than 100 ways to do it instead of enforcing stupid policies.

We have made the biggest mistake as a nation! I regret voting for this govt.
Start saving money for a visa..

The North is ready to fully show that the country belongs to them and they are convinced nobody can do anything about it.

The VP is powerless. He is a figurehead. The power rests with Buhari.

I'll always tell them the items are knockoffs

Next time.. dont bring in wrapped or seal items... for anything that will like brand new...


I park my stuff well and declare it personal items.. since you can't find them sealed. For it to be brand new.

My main concern is that this government is not accountable, judging from their refusal to account for how they they spend the recovered Abacha loot and other monies flowing into government account

This why people choose smuggling.



160k for a personal items. God!

signature2012:


Are you a low lifer?
What is good in this?
Why do I have to pay duty for personal items?
They tried this BS some years back with me,had to bring out the "Omo ita" in me.
Exploiting Nigerians in all ways and nothing to show for all the unnecessary income they generate.

This is the effect of putting a man with no experience about his job as the head.

please read what is applicable in the USA (your own God Country) and stop this efulefu shouting you are doing! Yeye people!

*https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/US-USA-customs-currency-airport-tax-regulations-details.htm*

AZeD1:

This is a big lie.

You are asked to declare cash/monetary instruments above 10k and not goods over 10k.

With a MacBook pro 2019 2.4ghz an Apple watch and an iPhone, you already have goods worth 5k.

10k in goods is not hard to meet.

You are correct, I apologize for that. However, if bring in goods,it must be within you duty-free limit (I.e it must be for your personal use or given as gift). However, you cannot sell it without paying duties.

However, I've seen them stop some guys who arrived Heathrow with lots of expensive wristwatches without declaring them.

If they attract fine, just wear the goods in the luggage at least they won't charge u for what u will wear, if u bought phones, hold it in your arm, if na jewelry wear them oh, they didn't say they will charge what u are wearing, cus if local man carry iPhone 11 inside luggage na gbese him go pay oh

That's preposterous. How can you charge a traveller for her personal item regardless of the cost? So if a traveller wears a rolex watch- a persona item- and arrives at the airport, then he has to pay a duty on that? It's one thing if the person is bringing the good in for sale but when its a personal item and probably has been in use, why make the person pay a duty? I can't for the life of me understand the reasoning behind that.

MoIbrahim:
The law fixes the duty at 30%. It remains so until it is amended.

Have you not heard the custom boss complaining about the unproductive law? Tell the member and senator representing your constituency to sponsor the bill for amendment.

You guys supporting Buhari and this his custom boss taxing Nigerians anyhow, are you guys aware that this same custom boss closed down all the car dealership and car shops in Lagos some weeks ago, asking them to pay heavy taxes for selling smuggled cars in the past decades Some were mandated to pay as huge as 15million naira tax, for what


You guys should keep supporting Buhari....but we the enlightened ones will keep sounding it for all to hear that Buhari and his cronies have finished Nigeria's treasury, so they are looking desperately for ways to raise money to cover up the money they looted and the ones they used in rigging the last election, kontinuuu, e concern me

Hausa fulani have destroyed the zoo country called Nigeria

This is not a new law take not.... The law has always been there so it's not starting today

djdutch:

Next level chain

djdutch:

clown

not only clown but a senseless clown. Duty again despite the economic situation and no infrastructure.

blackboy:
It is the FG that wants the reliance on them. Restructure now. They wont. Cause politicians who want to occupyAso Rock want to control oil n gas resources while those from which it comes live in poverty.

I the reason the people WE PUT IN POWER don't want to have a discussion about restructuring is because they don't think it will benefit them, despite the fact that the current system is not working in favour of the common man.

This is Absolutely! Ridiculous!

Nigeria is definitely a scam!

Anybody dt supported that clueless aso rock man, shd keep quiet.

I will fly to Gnana and enter Naija by road....

AZeD1:

This is a big lie.

You are asked to declare cash/monetary instruments above 10k and not goods over 10k.

With a MacBook pro 2019 2.4ghz an Apple watch and an iPhone, you already have goods worth 5k.

10k in goods is not hard to meet.

That is the Pandora’s box that woman has opened. There are a lot of laws that are not strictly enforced. We may start to see enforcement going forward

MaNyEsq:
That's preposterous. How can you charge a traveller for her personal item regardless of the cost? So if a traveller wears a rolex watch- a persona item- and arrives at the airport, then he has to pay a duty on that? It's one thing if the person is bringing the good in for sale but when its a personal item and probably has been in use, why make the person pay a duty? I can't for the life of me understand the reasoning behind that.

It sounds really Ridiculous! If i wear a Gucci shoes i bought in Italy years ago to Nigeria i will be charged Duty tax on it madness!

rad8:


You are correct, I apologize for that. However, if bring in goods,it must be within you duty-free limit (I.e it must be for your personal use or given as gift). However, you cannot sell it without paying duties.

However, I've seen them stop some guys who arrived Heathrow with lots of expensive wristwatches without declaring them.

There's no duty free limit for personal items.

It's hard to prove that 10 expensive wristwatches still in the pack belongs to you as personal items.

She na like dis we go dey go ?

qwertygeni:
This is quite good

Change from evil

One hundred and sixty something thousands is way much for that figure...that's more than 30%if what she's bringing in! But I think these taxations are to help grow our made in Nigeria goods... opinion though!

I love buhari model Joh.....form land borders no Ghana bitters no Ghana pepe from air borders no Amani no Gucci's no dolls and gabana ....all say sai baba Abia made , innoson motos rise up and hail GMB

uchman:
For only #570,467.40k, one has to pay #165,592.25k into government's account...

Most business this days,
Investing #570,467,40k, may not produce up to #165,592.25k as gain.

I thought we are supposed to be protected/ helped by the government?
Why are they so mean to us...

They don't want to hear the masses complain...

Oh lord help us!

Like 29% tax on items above 50k. Not much biz in nigeria can boast of such profit per item. Failed country. Where d scam is scamming d scammer

God airpus ooooooo. goods worth 600k, with a duty fine of 180k... it is finish..

Aisha buhari just came back from UK. How much duty did she pay for tens of bags brought as luggage?

temielects:
One hundred and sixty something thousands is way much for that figure...that's more than 30%if what she's bringing in! But I think these taxations are to help grow our made in Nigeria goods... opinion though!

Anything that will encourage patronisation of local products should be commended . The hypocrisy of Nigerianyouths is second to none, they lament high rate of unemployment bedevilling the country simultaneously sabotaging government policies aimed at improving entrepreneurship

Sai Baba and all those top officials loyal to him.

I just wish that the same rule will apply to them at the top and their friends. But we all know that they just put the law but they themselves, their families and friends will use man know man to evade this rule. Na the masses go surfer am. All animals are equal but some are more.........