Onne Customs Records ₦54.9bn Revenue, Harvest of Seizures
HAMMED ALI CUSTOMS CG
By Our Reporter
The Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Command, has announced a revenue generation of ₦54.9bn in the past two months.
The Controller of the Area 2 Command, Baba Imam in a statement said the figure represents 16.3 percent of its N336bn revenue target for the year.
According to Imam, when compared to the same period last year the Command had an increase in revenue of N1.1bn.
He said that this was in spite of not having vessels berth in Onne Port for some time due to the general election.
On anti-smuggling, he said,” since I assumed office, it has been a harvest of seizures justifying our committed resolve to facilitating only legitimate trade in line with the provision of extant laws. This is made visible with the display of a total number of 27 containers which comprises, 26 seized Containers and One detained container for violations or contraventions of various customs laws and breach of procedures as provided under the revised import prohibition guidelines (by trade) Schedule 3 Article 4 of the Common External Tariff 2022-2026, as well as Sections 46 Paragraph (b), (d), (e), (f) and 169 of Customs and Excise Management Act Cap C45 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004 as amended”.
In anti-smuggling activities, within the past few weeks, since I assumed office, it has been a harvest of seizures justifying our committed resolve to facilitating only legitimate trade in line with the provision of extant laws. This is made visible with the display of a total number of 27 containers which comprises, 26 seized Containers and One detained container for violations or contraventions of various customs laws and breach of procedures as provided under the revised import prohibition guidelines (by trade) Schedule 3 Article 4 of the Common External Tariff 2022-2026, as well as Sections 46 Paragraph (b), (d), (e), (f) and 169 of Customs and Excise Management Act Cap C45 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004 as amended.
These seizures and detention were made base on infractions related to import guidelines, which includes:
1. Contraband Goods
2. False declaration
3. End user certificate requirement from the office of the National Security Adviser
4. NAFDAC permit/license among others in line with the Federal Government fiscal policies.
These containers are currently in our Government Warehouse and would be shown to members of the press shortly.
The seized items are as follow:
1. Twenty-Four (24) containers laden with refined vegetable oil comprising a total of 24,860 gallons of 25 and 10 litres La-Jonic vegetable oil. i.e (19,800 gallons of 25 litres and 5,060 gallons of 10 litres) with duty paid value of ₦833,172,538.42. (Based on false declaration and contravention of Schedule 3 Article 4 of C.ET)
2. Also seized were other Two (2) containers laden with 1,165 cartons of Analgin injection and Fireworks with other items. i.e (286 cartons of Analgin injection I.M.V) (2/5g/5ml) (Based on contravention of revised import prohibition guideline) (210 cartons of Banga, 273 cartons of W.Tail, 216 cartons of Coloured flowers, 180 cartons of Pops) (Based on absence of End user certificate).
The total duty paid value for the two (2) containers is ₦94,652,168.39. Put together, the total duty paid value of the 26 seized containers stands at ₦94,652,168.39. The seized cartons of Analgin injection will be handed over to NAFDAC today in the spirit of interagency collaboration. We shall continue to build on this robust relationship with other sister agencies to rid the society off criminal elements that are working against the interest of the Country.
3. Similarly, One 20 ft container of machete was detained on documentation grounds pending provision of End user Certificate”.
The Nigeria Customs Service, Onne Command, has announced a revenue generation of ₦54.9bn in the past two months.
The Controller of the Area 2 Command, Baba Imam in a statement said the figure represents 16.3 percent of its N336bn revenue target for the year.
According to Imam, when compared to the same period last year the Command had an increase in revenue of N1.1bn.
He said that this was in spite of not having vessels berth in Onne Port for some time due to the general election.
On anti-smuggling, he said,” since I assumed office, it has been a harvest of seizures justifying our committed resolve to facilitating only legitimate trade in line with the provision of extant laws. This is made visible with the display of a total number of 27 containers which comprises, 26 seized Containers and One detained container for violations or contraventions of various customs laws and breach of procedures as provided under the revised import prohibition guidelines (by trade) Schedule 3 Article 4 of the Common External Tariff 2022-2026, as well as Sections 46 Paragraph (b), (d), (e), (f) and 169 of Customs and Excise Management Act Cap C45 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004 as amended”.
In anti-smuggling activities, within the past few weeks, since I assumed office, it has been a harvest of seizures justifying our committed resolve to facilitating only legitimate trade in line with the provision of extant laws. This is made visible with the display of a total number of 27 containers which comprises, 26 seized Containers and One detained container for violations or contraventions of various customs laws and breach of procedures as provided under the revised import prohibition guidelines (by trade) Schedule 3 Article 4 of the Common External Tariff 2022-2026, as well as Sections 46 Paragraph (b), (d), (e), (f) and 169 of Customs and Excise Management Act Cap C45 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004 as amended.
These seizures and detention were made base on infractions related to import guidelines, which includes:
1. Contraband Goods
2. False declaration
3. End user certificate requirement from the office of the National Security Adviser
4. NAFDAC permit/license among others in line with the Federal Government fiscal policies.
These containers are currently in our Government Warehouse and would be shown to members of the press shortly.
The seized items are as follow:
1. Twenty-Four (24) containers laden with refined vegetable oil comprising a total of 24,860 gallons of 25 and 10 litres La-Jonic vegetable oil. i.e (19,800 gallons of 25 litres and 5,060 gallons of 10 litres) with duty paid value of ₦833,172,538.42. (Based on false declaration and contravention of Schedule 3 Article 4 of C.ET)
2. Also seized were other Two (2) containers laden with 1,165 cartons of Analgin injection and Fireworks with other items. i.e (286 cartons of Analgin injection I.M.V) (2/5g/5ml) (Based on contravention of revised import prohibition guideline) (210 cartons of Banga, 273 cartons of W.Tail, 216 cartons of Coloured flowers, 180 cartons of Pops) (Based on absence of End user certificate).
The total duty paid value for the two (2) containers is ₦94,652,168.39. Put together, the total duty paid value of the 26 seized containers stands at ₦94,652,168.39. The seized cartons of Analgin injection will be handed over to NAFDAC today in the spirit of interagency collaboration. We shall continue to build on this robust relationship with other sister agencies to rid the society off criminal elements that are working against the interest of the Country.
3. Similarly, One 20 ft container of machete was detained on documentation grounds pending provision of End user Certificate”.
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