THE Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has cleared about 87 cases since the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) was set up last year.
Its spokesman, Uche Ejesieme, told reporters, at the weekend, of the Command’s determination to facilitate trade in line with the government’s ease-of-doing-Business objectives.
Controller of the command, Abdullahi Baba Musa, Ejesieme added, would ensure that consignments were not delayed.
He quoted Musa as saying that disputes from valuation, classification and Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) would be resolved within six hours.
The command, he said, would leverage technology, particularly enhanced automation of operation, synergy with stakeholders and emphasis on ease of doing business, to boost government revenue. He added that smuggling or duty evasion would be prevented and perpetrators prosecuted
“We are committed to contributing to the economic growth and competiveness through Trade Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business Initiative of the Federal Government, by making Customs process and procedures more efficient, to enable lower transaction cost for Business, as well as achieve competiveness in Economic productivity, growths and improving the standard of living in the Country.
‘’We are to provide coordinating role in Ease of Doing Business Initiative,” he stated, pointing out that as part of trade facilitation, the Command would work on the 48- hour Cargo Clearance Time vision.
“We have, therefore, deployed the ‘Time Release Studies as performance indicator to guide our performance.
“We are deploying software to handle the remaining part of the Export Procedures. It will enable records of non-oil export, agriculture and others.
“We shall keep blocking all revenue leakages to collect appropriate duties and meet our target. NICIS II is an upgrade of NICIS I with more efficient and functional capabilities to enable quick cargo clearances, thereby reducing transaction cost,” Ejesieme assured.
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