Customs Tasks Auto Importers to be Transparent in Declaring Cargo

The Nigerian Customs Service has urged importers of vehicles to imbibe transparency while declaring their cargos during clearance.

Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement to sensitize importers on the importance of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation system of the service, Comptroller Saidu Abba Yusuf, being the Customs Area Controller of Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited, specifically advised auto dealers and their agents to desist from under-declaring the ages of vehicles imported when presenting them for duty payment.

He debunked the rumour that the VIN approach had been cancelled as well as reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service headquarters’ earlier statement that the VIN Valuation Process is still in full operation and effective