2021: Tin Can Customs Releases Scorecard, Records N.5trillion in Revenue Collection
MBA Musa
*Says strategies adopted helped to check non-compliance
*36,496 containers moved under barge operations
By Our Reporter
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday released its scorecard for last year saying it recorded a revenue collection of N493,754,017,176.81 during the period.
The figure was N143billion (41.05%) more than its revenue target of N350,064,600,000.00, according to a statement by the Area Controller, MBA Musa.
The statement also said that the figure was an improvement in revenue by N107,991,549,315.00 (28%) from N385,762,467,861.35 revenue generated in 2020.
Musa disclosed in the statement that “existing and supplementary measures were put in place to enable the command to achieve its strategic goals”.
He added that Command “devised and implemented strategies that enhanced and sustained the Command’s ability to mitigate threats of non-compliance as well as the challenges of inadequate logistics and infrastructure at the ports”.
According to him, “committed efforts were made to build on the gains of the operational activities of the previous years such as the compliance monitoring activities, deployment of NICIS II, One-Stop-Shop , Dispute Resolution Committee and stakeholder engagements which contributed in helping the command to meet its revenue target, facilitate legitimate trade and enforcement of fiscal/monetary policies of government in line with the Import Guidelines & Documentation Requirements and WCO SAFE Framework of Standards”.
Musa also said that a total of 30,441 containers were transferred under the fast track while 58, 234 containers and vehicles were approved for transit from the Mother Port to Bonded Terminals.
Part of the statement reads, “With the successful implementation of a Standard Operational Procedure (S.O.P.) on barge movement, 36,496 containers were transported form Tincan Island Port Command through the waterways by barge to Bonded Terminals and Free Trade Zone.
“Additionally, rating of the compliance monitoring activities show that compliance levels improved significantly. Out of 166,903 SGDs registered in 2021, there were 2,484(1.5%) interventions.
“This shows an enhanced compliance rating of about 63.4% and an improvement from the 2019 compliance rating of 15,295 (9.4%) out of 162,110 SGDs registered”.
He also added that in the area of enforcement/anti-smuggling , the Command in collaboration with NDLEA, made a seizure of cocaine with a net weight of 43.110kg concealed in 40 bags of raw sugar packaged in bulk aboard the vessel MV SPAR SCORPIO.
“Twenty suspects and the vessel were detained in connection with the seizure; however, the Command was directed to handover the casefile, vessel and suspects to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency according to Standard Operational Procedures. Seizure was also made of two (2) automatic rifles with 164 rounds of live ammunition which were intercepted in a 1x40ft container MEDU 49022/5. They have since been handed over to the DSS. Additionally, a total of 151 containers made of 149 (40ft), 2 (20ft) and 9 uncontainerized cargo were intercepted and seized by the enforcement team with a total Duty Payable Value (DPV) of =N=607,348,617.00”.
In terms of export, he said the total of tonnage of goods exported through Tincan island Port for the year under review was 1,725,987.02MT with a total F.O.B. value of N141billion.
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