NIGERIAN IMPORTERS TO START CLEARING GOODS FROM COTONOU PORTS – CUSTOMS DECLARES
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Importers from Nigeria who intend to bring their products into the Benin Republic through Cotonou Ports will be able to do so lawfully from this point forward.
According to a communiqué released at the conclusion of the meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the decision to establish a clearing point for products headed for Nigeria was one of the highlights of the two-day working visit of the Director-General of Customs Service of the Benin Republic, Mr. Alain Kinkati.
The framework’s specifics are being worked out, according to Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
According to the agreement, items destined for Nigeria would be evaluated, and the necessary tariffs would be paid in the place of origin, with the duties being credited to the Nigerian government through the Nigerian Customs Service.
In partnership with their counterparts from the nearby Benin Republic, Adeniyi praised the framework as a significant advancement in sub-regional integration and trade facilitation initiatives.
He added that he had “substantially reduced barriers around trade corridors as the number of checkpoints have been significantly reduced, “working with the police authorities, with a pledge to reduce them to the minimum possible.”
In order to reduce car smuggling into the country, the Acting Customs boss also said that preparations to align its Information Technology (IT) system with those of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) are nearing completion.
In order to improve the organisation’s security function, the head of customs stated that his administration is “harmonising the list of prohibited items with the Benin Republic.”
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