The Nigeria Customs Service has attributed the delay in clearance of goods at the nation's ports to insincere declaration and documentation by port users.
Customs Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone C, Mr David Dimka, made the observation on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt; Rivers state.
He said that honest declaration of goods enhanced speedy clearance of goods and effective customs services.
"We have always said that whenever you make an honest declaration, customs will release your goods within the stipulated time.
"When you fail to document properly, customs will be forced to delay your goods in order to achieve the required standards.
"The customs is concerned with revenue generation for the country and security of what comes in and goes out of the country," Dimka said.
He said that the importer should bear the blame whenever goods were delayed at the ports due to improper documentation.
Dimka, who is the comptroller in charge of the South-South and South-East geo-political zones, said that enlightenment on tariffs was a yearly routine in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
He added that the NIS made public to port users, on a yearly basis, goods allowed in and out of the country.
Dimka urged all port users to adhere strictly to the standards of the NIS to avoid unnecessary delays and congestions at the ports.
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