The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has raised its duty rate to N286 from N197 earlier, signifying harder times for importers in the country.
This came as the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr. Wale Adeniyi, on behalf of the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), last month denied fixing the new rate at N285 to the dollar.
In a statement then, Adeniyi said there were misleading publications in some online platforms about new duty rate. Reacting to the development, the founder, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, said that actually importers and freight forwarders were in for trouble.
He said imported goods would cost more than before, adding that his organization would soon react on the issue. He lamented that since the appointment of the new Comptroller General of Customs, he has been far away from maritime operators, which is not the best.
