The Nigeria Customs Service has revealed that over N2.2billion is currently being generated into Federal Government's coffers as money that could have accrued to destination inspection service providers as their one percent Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS)
This revelation was made on Wednesday by a deputy controller of customs; Olugboyega Peters at a two-day training organized for maritime journalist at the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service.
The Nigeria Customs Service has revealed that over N2.2billion is currently being generated into Federal Government's coffers as money that could have accrued to destination inspection service providers as their one percent Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS)
This revelation was made on Wednesday by a deputy controller of customs; Olugboyega Peters at a two-day training organized for maritime journalist at the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service.
While recounting the many achievements of the customs since it kick-started implementation of its Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) in January 2014, Peters said that N2.2billion is being collected monthly on CISS.
He however disclosed that contrary to beliefs that the money is going into the coffers of the customs, he said that none of the money is being given to customs yet.
Shipping Position Daily recalls that controversy had trailed the continued collection of the 1% CISS levy by Nigeria Customs Service; even as some stakeholders had argued that the money should be scrapped.
"We are not given this money yet, but I am sure it will be given. Over 2.2 billion Naira is being saved monthly by customs as money that could have gone into the coffers of the service providers" he said.
DC Peters also stated that the customs service is now fully automated and that the initial hiccups it encountered in the transmission of PAAR from its ruling centre in Abuja to the customers’ banks have all been surmounted. According to him, customs is now on a better server managed by Webfontain.
According to the customs top man, genuine importers can now get their PAAR in six hours, stressing that customs has successfully cleared the 99,000 backlog of PAAR's it had inherited from the service providers.
Peters said that former network provider for the customs; West Blue, has been given a new contract to handle customs training schools and develop softwares for its young officers.
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