Saturday, 8 October 2016

Nigeria Customs Service lifts ban on importation of rice

The Nigeria Customs Service has lifted the ban on importation of rice, the agency’s spokesperson Wale Adeniyi has revealed.
According to him, the Comptroller-General of the body, Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) also okayed the decision to reintroduce the import duty payment at land borders.

He said the restriction used to be applied only at land border stations, adding that all rice imports through land borders by rice traders would attract the prevailing import duty of 10 per cent with 60 per cent levy.
“Over the years importation has been restricted to the seaports because border authorities have found it difficult to effectively monitor and control importation of rice. When the decision to ban it (rice) was taken it was not an effective measure because smuggling of the product thrives with people using different means of conveyance including small trucks, bicycles and even animals – putting them on donkeys and some actually carry it on their heads.

“These new measures will be for customs to recognize their anti-smuggling operations in the border areas and ensure that all those importers through the borders bring their rice through approved routes and pay their extant duty,” he was quoted to have said. 

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