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 Autos › Re: VERIFY YOUR CUSTOM DUTY PAPERS/RECOVER YOUR DUTY PAPERS THRU A LICENSED AGENT by saintjoel(op): 3:04pm On Jul 22, 2017 |
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| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 3:02pm On Jul 22, 2017 |
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| Autos › 2008 Camry ( Toks) For N2.7m (asking). by saintjoel(op): 1:36pm On Jul 22, 2017 |
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| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 9:50am On Jul 22, 2017 |
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| Autos › Re: VERIFY YOUR CUSTOM DUTY PAPERS/RECOVER YOUR DUTY PAPERS THRU A LICENSED AGENT by saintjoel(op): 9:49am On Jul 22, 2017 |
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| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 1:47pm On Jul 21, 2017*. Modified: 2:44pm On Jul 21, 2017 |
jpphilips:To answer your questions, ALNCA has tried so many time to boycott the policies by going on strikes and also meeting with top officials of the finance ministry and customs, which they still do till date. The reason why I stated that Nigerians need to join is just that it's the same importers that complain,that always sabotage this efforts too. I can remember theast strike that we had at SEME border,which was featured in a publication by Naij.com and some other news outlets. The strike was still in the third day when some two OR three importers agreed to pay the new rates and even the illegal rates been collected in the offices by customs,we that decided to go on strike with our excos were now been portrayed by customs to the general public as evil people that just wanted importers to be stranded at the border with their goods and vehicles. If importers try to overlook the number of days that their imports stay in the ports and allow agents continue their protests, things will change but no, they'll not complain. https://www.naij.com/723774-people-protest-tariffs-increase-corruption-seme-border-photos.html . These was one of our protest last year and by the time some importers started rushing to banks to banks for payments, we the ringleaders were rounded up and we also beared the brunt. Alhaji shittu and the national excos had to come down to Seme border to beg on our behalf before customs allowed us to start operating. Even ALLI of the F. O. U that we complained about when he started collecting as much as N20,000 - N1m + for f.o.u tagging, which was illegal as at that time because we saw no reasons why agents will pay into bank, pay for processing and f.o.u will still collect money for tagging but to our dismay, some importers dropped money for it and the man just went back into business. This is just a classic example of one of the reasons why strikes and every other efforts by ALNCA have sometimes failed,it always seems as if the people they're fighting for seem to be okay with the policies, that's why they rush to pay anytime there's hike in tariff. I hope what I've written now makes sense to you. 2 Likes |
| Autos › Re: VERIFY YOUR CUSTOM DUTY PAPERS/RECOVER YOUR DUTY PAPERS THRU A LICENSED AGENT by saintjoel(op): 9:50am On Jul 21, 2017 |
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| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 9:49am On Jul 21, 2017 |
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| Autos › Re: Purchase Cheap,accident free cars 4rm Cotonou.. by saintjoel(op): 9:48am On Jul 21, 2017 |
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| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 9:32pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
We clear all types of cargoes (vehicles, heavy duty equipment, bulk and general cargo), Form M and Pre Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) documentation etc. For more details,Call/ whatsapp 08062948193 |
| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 12:46pm On Jul 19, 2017 |
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| Car Talk › Customs Comptroller-general Accuses Banks Of Sabotaging E-auction by saintjoel(op): 8:30am On Jul 19, 2017 |
The refusal of Deposit Money Banks (DMB) to participate in the recently launched e-auction bidding exercise of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday unsettled its Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali, who accused the banks of sabotaging his effort at collecting revenue for the federation. “I am surprised and I don’t know what to say. This is an economic sabotage. The money you are going to collect is not coming to Customs, it is not coming to me as a person, it is going to the federation account that will be distributed to the three tiers of government. So, you deny that,” he said. The Customs boss spoke in an interactive session with the Chief Executives of 18 banks that honoured invitation to a meeting with him in his office in Abuja. He expressed surprised that the same banks that participated in auction exercise when it was run manually distanced themselves from the ongoing automated auction system, leaving only Jaiz Bank as the sole participants. With the participation of one bank, the process was cumbersome for the bidders, who concluded that the exercise was skewed to favour Northerners and Muslims. He was surprised that the same banks that collect duties for the NCS were reluctant to be part of the e-auction bidding process. “For us to initiate this process and the banks pull out calls for concern. One is that we want to get some funds from there. Two, it’s going to ease the process of what we do, and it will encourage transparency in what we do. And the essence of what we do is to ensure that there is transparency in collected revenue for the federation,” he said. The Customs boss who said the banks took the e-auction exercise aback, however said he was glad the bank CEOs were in the session to lay bare their minds on the issue for possible solution. “I want to know if there are problems, and what the problems are,” he said. Ali noted that fraudulent bidders had infiltrated the process by conniving with one another to circumvent the transparency and integrity of the exercise. According to him, whoever cuts corner will be delisted from the system. So far, he said, he could not readily state how much the service has lost as a result of the non-participation of the banks in the exercise. He however that the bidding process has yielded N25,375,500 to the federal government. The bank chiefs however took turns to explain their challenges with the e-auction bidding which were mostly technical issues. Zenith Bank Plc said it was still trying to work on its software to participate in the exercise. Guaranty Trust Bank said no bank would deliberately sabotage the process, but Citi Bank noted that the agreement it had with the NCS that elapsed in December 2014 was yet to be revalidated. According to the bank, the gap is that the banks were not involved in developing the e-auction process. The parties resolved that a technical committee with representatives from all concerned parties would meet from time to time to iron out all the technical issues until the stabilization of e-auction process. The Customs Comptroller-General also directed the e-auction committee to work with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to resolve the issue of Joint Tax Board Tax Identification Number. Civil servants had complained of inability to access the platform which would enable them to benefit from the auction through the TIN required by the service. He said civil servants were regular payers of tax, adding that their tax was usually deducted from their salary even before getting paid. Ali said that there was the need to resolve the issue of JTB TIN, mostly used by civil servants. “About the TIN for civil servants, I am sorry to hear this because I am also a civil servant. The problem here is we have to talk to FIRS because this is an issue which is very serious. “Because if you have no TIN you cannot participate on this platform. I will discuss the issue with my colleague in FIRS to see how this can be resolved. “I think civil servants should also be given this opportunity because their tax is deducted at source. “Others will go and pay tax when they want to, so we will raise the issue with them (FIRS) and see what can be done, “Ali said. |
| Autos › Re: Purchase Cheap,accident free cars 4rm Cotonou.. by saintjoel(op): 7:44am On Jul 19, 2017 |
Make inquiries about purchasing your dream rides from Cotonou or shipping through Cotonou ports today and you'll not be dissapointed. We also clear all types of cargoes (vehicles, heavy duty equipment, bulk and general cargo), Form M and Pre Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) documentation etc. For more details,Call/ whatsapp 08062948193 |
| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 7:36am On Jul 19, 2017 |
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| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 6:31pm On Jul 18, 2017 |
dokiOloye:From all i've stated, i've not denied that there are crooked agents neither have I said that all agents are straight forward. From experience, ALNCA has never supported any agent caught in fraudulent acts, the only instances that might occur sometimes involves a importer that already knew what the agent was going to do while processing the job but not exco member will never support an AGENT that has been caught in the act. They might also beg the parties involved to settle things without involving the police or court but if the importer insists on going on with the case, they might also help the agent contribute money. There was a time armed robbers robbed me while I was delivering a VENZA around 2014 and I was arrested by police on the suspicion that I was involved in the theft,the association only made sure that they involved themselves only when it was clear that I didn't know about the theft but not before. I spent 48hrs with SARS in Ikeja before they came to bail me and sort things out the importer. You can go online to see instances that importers have taken agents to court and also allowed police arrest them but note, if your agent isn't a member of ALNCA, there's nothing that they can do. The person that advised you not to report played pranks on you sir. 1 Like |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 3:41pm On Jul 18, 2017*. Modified: 3:57pm On Jul 18, 2017 |
Marpol:Sir, In a situation like this, I will suggest that the agent is arrested or dealt with in anyway the importer finds appropriate. That's absolute wickedness and I'll not be a party nor defend any agent caught in the act. Why can't some agents just learn to say the truth atimes,its better to stay days at home to rest peacefully without a job to process, than spend days looking over shoulders because of a shady job that you've done. I've done or two in my teething days and I can't imagine the way my BP rises anytime they called me, I always assumed the vehicles have been caught by customs even when they were calling for other stuff. So now, I just sleep at home and watch DSTV all day when I don't have jobs, it pays more than having customers searching around for me with assassins and curses 3 Likes |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 12:34pm On Jul 18, 2017 |
Alexkene:So,what do you say about importers that also use them to shortpay government. The larger society turned them into what they're. 1 Like |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 11:55am On Jul 18, 2017 |
dokiOloye:I'm so sure that you misquoted me. I stated that if you can afford it, YOU CAN SET UP A DTI AND GET AGENTS TO WORK WITH YOU, where did I state that every agent has a licensed DTI? Your assumption that 90% of agents are fraudulent is one that I'll beg to differ. Importers themselves are the people that turned some agents to who they've become. There are times that some of us go months without processing one job m, not because we don't know what we're doing but it's because of importers and their decisions. Let me give you a scenario, there was this importer that called me to clear a 2010 RX350 from the port and I gave him a quote of N2.1m if it was declared with the actual year of manufacture but low and behold the man later gave the job to another agent that charged much lower than N1.6m and while it was been processed,there was an alert on it and he spent more to retrieve the RX. Many importers fall into this category and you forget that some agents are also Victims of emotions and also have mouths to feed, they're ready to accept any amount thrown at them by importers,just to make ends meet and importers that scared through will believe that they made wise decisions. Most times when importes start saying " Haba, someone else has charged me lower than what you qouted",I normally tell them to ask the agent for the year he/she has declared the vehicle, you can't just handover money to any agent because he has quoted the least price. Sometimes the cheaper the quote, the higher the risk of impound. I let you know the options before I collect a job, this is how much it's going to cost if we declare it as this year but it's so unfortunate that the same importers will handover the jobs to agents that have quoted much lower prices without asking questions and when there are issues with the process, they turn around to blame the agent,not knowing that it was a clear case of been penny wise, pound foolish. dokiOloye, I don't know if I've made sense. I'm not trying to defend fraudsters that parade themselves as agents and I'm not a saint too, I've run into issues once in a while but sometimes, we need to blame the importers too cos "awoof dey run belle". It's possible that he charged you what would've cleared your vehicle as 07 because of the amount you gave him and he later ran into issues,he should've told you right from the onset. 2 Likes |
| Car Talk › Re: Cotonou Slashes Charges On Transit Vehicles To Attract More Nigerian Cargo by saintjoel(op): 9:43am On Jul 18, 2017 |
bsideboii:So,has the ban stopped smuggling. What about the salvage vehicles that also come in through the border? |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 9:28am On Jul 18, 2017 |
Franknerd:You call Mr Dauda Gbadamosi on 08077983808,maybe he'll be able to help you out. |
| Car Talk › Re: Cotonou Slashes Charges On Transit Vehicles To Attract More Nigerian Cargo by saintjoel(op): 7:58pm On Jul 17, 2017 |
I just wish that Hammed Alli and federal government will see the foolishness in their action. As at December 2016, seme border alone was generating N1.2B per month, yet they decided to stop transborder importation. |
| Car Talk › Cotonou Slashes Charges On Transit Vehicles To Attract More Nigerian Cargo by saintjoel(op): 2:07pm On Jul 17, 2017 |
Despite Nigerian government’s ban on importation of vehicles through land border, the volume of cars smuggled into the country from Cotonou through Seme, Idiroko and other land borders has risen astronomically in the past four months. This is even as the government of Benin Republic last month approved the reduction of charges on transit vehicles by 27 percent. According to data exclusively obtained , the volume of cars imported through the Autonomous Port of Cotonou in transit to Nigeria has also recorded significant growth since March 2017. While the importation of cars in Cotonou reached an all-time low of just 3,500 units in January 2017, the volume of cars discharged there last month was well over 10,000 units, according to data obtained from the Autonomous Port of Cotonou. “From all indications, this figure is going to grow in the next month, as the naira has revalued against the CFA and more and more traders are patronizing the port of Cotonou,” Elisee Dieudonne, a senior staff of a shipping line calling at the tiny West African country’s port . “The trend we’re seeing is that the old and crashed vehicles, which are paying comparatively low level of duties, are discharged in Lagos while the newer and more expensive second hand cars are discharged in Cotonou,” she added. Findings also revealed that as a way to attract more Nigerian business to the country, the Benin Republic Ministry of Transport has approved the reduction of the amount charged for the vehicles in transit. As a result of this reduction, the price to clear a car discharged in Cotonou in transit to Nigeria was slashed from CFA399,920 (N257,000) to CFA290,000 (N186,000) with effect from July 1, 2017. “We expect this reduction in prices in Cotonou will divert even more vehicles to Benin Republic, while the volumes in Lagos will remain stagnant". Unfortunately, Nigeria’s tariff on imported vehicles remains astronomically high at 35 percent import duty and another 35 percent surcharge amounting to a total of 70 percent which is the highest in the world, thereby discouraging use of Nigerian ports. Importers of Nigerian-bound vehicles and other cargoes prefer landing them at Cotonou and other neighbouring ports and smuggle them into Nigeria to avoid prohibitive tariffs charged by the Nigeria Customs Service. 1 Like |
| Autos › Re: Purchase Cheap,accident free cars 4rm Cotonou.. by saintjoel(op): 9:43am On Jul 17, 2017 |
saintjoel:We clear all types of cargoes (vehicles, heavy duty equipment, bulk and general cargo), Form M and Pre Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) documentation etc. For more details,Call/ whatsapp 08062948193 |
| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 9:29am On Jul 17, 2017 |
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| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 9:01am On Jul 17, 2017 |
Marpol:Marpol, Readonee35L and other people that will be interested in this story, let me tell you why I keep insisting that been an AGENT is not rocket science if you've interest IN it and you can devote your time. As far back as 2010, I was serving in of the security arms of government but I came down with what we call a SYNCOPE,which made me collapse much often and affected my speech, those that have met me once in a while will tell you that I lisp in my speech sometimes because of muscle twitches. After my discharge, I decided to learn about car sales and farming, I started operating around agindingbi and Oluwalogbon Motors axis,where my cousin had a car stand before we moved to our permanent site and we are still operating presently. We had this old man that was an AGENT that helped us clear our vehicles through the port and land borders but it was so unfortunate that we kept having issues with customs,so I decided around 2012 that I will even devote my time to learn how agencies operate and how I can clear our vehicles myself. I linked up with my uncle that happened to a customs officer at airport and he linked me to an agency where I spent around eight months to learn how to clear vehicles and containers. It was after I was now experienced in it, that I convinced my uncle to invest in a D.T.I and we went to the Ministry of Finance and Customs in Abuja to get the license and till now we are still operating. If you also want to know how I started my cotonou runs, I will also tell you. Originally my family were from Cotonou but my great grand Dad died as a Nigerian, even Dad was a two time special adviser and commissioner in Ogun state,so it came to a time that we were loosing sales to auto Berger people and dealers in Lagos can testify to that. My cousin and I did a little research and we discovered how we could help our clients get cars through Cotonou and since I was already qualified as an AGENT, all I do is just help purchase and clear myself without any other middleman as agent . We've been using that to augment our lagos business and people that have been to my Cotonou office will tell you how things operate there. That was how I became a clearing agent and that's why I keep insisting that it's not rocket science if you've the time and money to spare. The fact that you've met one or two fraudulent agents doesn't make all of us fraudulent, oliverjaid and SheffyUTD are people that I also know in our field. We're just normal day to day people with stakes somewhere else. I hope you weren't bored with my life story. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Autos › Re: CUSTOMS CLEARING AGENT @ NIGERIA PORTS AND LAND BORDERS.................... by saintjoel(op): 6:43pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
ibbkiddsx:Toyota 4runner 07- N810,000 Toyota 4runner 08- N1.050m Toyota 4runner 09- N1.2m For more info, kindly call/whatsapp Gbenga on 0802948193,thanks. |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 5:54pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
SmartchoiceNGR:If you know what we as licensed agents pass through in the hands of government and customs, you wouldn't even import a spoon into Nigeria again. |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 5:40pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
SmartchoiceNGR:There's no Pandora's box anywhere, because you've dealt with a fraudulent agents doesn't make another person fraudulent. I've made more money in other places than what I've made as an AGENT and it's because I stick to my rules. I've even had instances where importers will say "ha,your price is expensive " and I'll calmly take them down to valuation to see what's happening. Yorubas will say "ko si awo kan, ninu epo epa" . You can easily walk to any customs office and demand for the tariff booklet, which you can use to calculate duty. Whatever extra that your agent demands for, you can ask him to tabulate it and you pay if you're satisfied. Most times, those huge amounts of money you pay goes into customs pocket. I once did a Range Rover last year and we were supposed to pay N7.5m,you can go through my posts,you'll see the picture there. . I took my client directly to the Deputy controllers in charge of vehicle seat and valuation,so that he'll be sure he has paid. Between them they collected the money, paid N5m to the bank and shared the remaining amongst themselves. I only managed got N50,000 from them after all my efforts, I swear with all I've,you can ask anyone at SEME about the job. My colleagues keep insulting me for days, they blamed me for doing the right thing by declaring everything to customs. |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 5:32pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
SmartchoiceNGR:Passage to the offices, you can write a letter through my agency and you'll be given one if you need it but you need to know about how agencies operate, as long as you know what you're doing, no qualms. The use of cards started after some quacks started parading themselves as agents and ANLCA started having issues with scams etc. Most times when you hear that an importer was scammed by an agent, you'll find out that the person as not licensed by ANLCA. Any other bottleneck?? |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 5:24pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
SmartchoiceNGR:Which bottle necks, start listing them one after the other. |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 5:24pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
EgunMogaji:At least you were already dancing unclad in the market before me, that's why you know that laughter comes before running into the market. 2 Likes |
| Car Talk › Re: Outrageous Custom Duties, Any Real Way To Calculate Accurate Duty On Cars?? by saintjoel(m): 5:22pm On Jul 16, 2017 |
SmartchoiceNGR:Did you forget to read where I stated that you as the importer can go around to process duty yourself, if you know how to do it. |
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