Determined to ensure that the interface between the trading public and the several regulatory agencies are reduced to the barest minimum, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has said that it now has the responsibility to coordinate the mandatory joint examination and sign-off form of cargoes.
The service said this recently in Lagos at an event organised by maritime journalists under the aegies of Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON)
Speaking at the event the Comptroller General of Custom, Col. Hammed Ali (Rtd) who was represented by the Customs Area Comptroller of Port & Terminal Multiservice Logistics (PTML) Comptroller Aremu A.M, said that under the new guideline, the cargo placement notice time for examination required by terminal operator has been reduced from 24hours to a maximum of 12hours.
She also maintained that as a major player in the economy, the Nigerian Customs Service would continue to play its role of trade facilitation without compromising revenue and security of the nation even as she maintained that the pivot of global trade is the maritime so if the nation gets it right, other sectors will benefit from it.
According to her, "The Nigerian Customs Service joined other Ministries, Departments and agencies(MDAs) in making commitment towards the transformation of the business landscape in Nigeria as we focus on improving Nigeria ranking in the world which stood at 182 trade across borders particularly in the reduction of import and export time by up to 50% through stick adherence to international standards in our procedures"
She also said that the new guidelines focused on some of the issues causing inefficiency and delays at the ports even as s said that some of the guidelines impact directly on the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service at the ports.
She assured the stakeholders that the service is positioned to implement a 24hours ports operation.
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