THE Non-implementation of the approved tariffs for imported items recently removed from the banned list is due to ongoing negotiations among stakeholders.
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Abdullahi Dikko, disclosed this information to the News Agency of Nigeria last week in Abuja that the negotiation was between domestic manufacturers and the Federal Government. Textile fabrics, furniture, certain categories of vehicles, tooth- picks and cassava, are among the items removed from the list of items banned from being imported into the country. Dikko said that the delay in the implementation of the approved tariffs was caused by the negotiation on incentives between domestic manufacturers and the government.
He said, “The matter is currently undergoing some discussions among the stakeholders. The manufacturers are saying that if the ban is implemented, its effect on domestic manufacturers’ products will be devastating.
“They are, therefore, asking that there is the need for some backings from the government.
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