Tin Can Customs Records 75% Increase in Exports, Collects N274.3bn Revenue
TIN CAN CUSTOMS COMPTROLLER OLOYEDE
The Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) weekend announced that it recorded 75 percent increase in export of 138.246 tonnes between January and June this year.
The Command also said it collected N274.3bn revenue during the same period.
The Customs Area Controller , Tin Can Island command, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyede told newsmen at a briefing that export goods through the Command were N100, 447, 814.00 in Free On Board (FOB), saying this represented 60 percent rise from N66, 294, 630, 421.00 recorded in the fiscal year, 2022.
Oloyede added that outward output throughput in export cargo of 138, 246.50 metric tonnes which represented a rise of 73 percent were also recorded during the same period compared with 100,500 metric tonnes recorded during the same period in 2021.
The Comptroller also announced a revenue generation of N274.3 billion revenue between January and June.
He disclosed that the Command was able to strengthen the risk management structure of the Command to ensure that non-compliant to abuse the process through any form of falsification of documents.
Oloyede also disclosed that the VIN valuation has helped the Command in the area of fast clearance process in view of
“predictability of value assessment, increase in revenue generation, improved ease of doing business, generation of accurate statistics”.
On anti-smuggling operations, he said the Command recorded some seizures which duty paid value was put at N1.3billion.
during the period.
According to him, “In the area of enforcement and anti-smuggling activities of the Command, various seizures and detentions were made. These includes 145kg of Colorado (Indian Hemp) concealed in two units of Ridgeline trucks and two units of Toyota Corolla vehicles; 206,000 pieces of machetes; 640 bales of used clothes; 236,500 pieces of used shoes; 62,500 pieces of new lady’s shoes; 1,670,400 pieces of chloroquine injections; 1,814,400 pieces of Novalgen injection; 48,850 rolls of cigarettes and 23,800 tins of sodium bromate and baking powder.
”In addition to the above, other detention made include 3,303 pieces of motor batteries found in three containers falsely declared as three units of used Toyota Hiace buses; four units of used Mack truck heads; one unit of used Toyota Sequoia 2008 model; one unit of used Mercedes Benz GL450 2008 model, and one unit of used 2011 Toyota 4 Runner”
The Command also said it collected N274.3bn revenue during the same period.
The Customs Area Controller , Tin Can Island command, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyede told newsmen at a briefing that export goods through the Command were N100, 447, 814.00 in Free On Board (FOB), saying this represented 60 percent rise from N66, 294, 630, 421.00 recorded in the fiscal year, 2022.
Oloyede added that outward output throughput in export cargo of 138, 246.50 metric tonnes which represented a rise of 73 percent were also recorded during the same period compared with 100,500 metric tonnes recorded during the same period in 2021.
The Comptroller also announced a revenue generation of N274.3 billion revenue between January and June.
He disclosed that the Command was able to strengthen the risk management structure of the Command to ensure that non-compliant to abuse the process through any form of falsification of documents.
Oloyede also disclosed that the VIN valuation has helped the Command in the area of fast clearance process in view of
“predictability of value assessment, increase in revenue generation, improved ease of doing business, generation of accurate statistics”.
On anti-smuggling operations, he said the Command recorded some seizures which duty paid value was put at N1.3billion.
during the period.
According to him, “In the area of enforcement and anti-smuggling activities of the Command, various seizures and detentions were made. These includes 145kg of Colorado (Indian Hemp) concealed in two units of Ridgeline trucks and two units of Toyota Corolla vehicles; 206,000 pieces of machetes; 640 bales of used clothes; 236,500 pieces of used shoes; 62,500 pieces of new lady’s shoes; 1,670,400 pieces of chloroquine injections; 1,814,400 pieces of Novalgen injection; 48,850 rolls of cigarettes and 23,800 tins of sodium bromate and baking powder.
”In addition to the above, other detention made include 3,303 pieces of motor batteries found in three containers falsely declared as three units of used Toyota Hiace buses; four units of used Mack truck heads; one unit of used Toyota Sequoia 2008 model; one unit of used Mercedes Benz GL450 2008 model, and one unit of used 2011 Toyota 4 Runner”
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