NAC Levy : Customs CG Express Concerns On Low Rate of Vehicle Importation At Ports

NAC Levy : Customs acting Comptroller General expresses concerns on the low rate of vehicle importation at ports.

He assured that the Agency would put up a position on the issue of 15% NAC Levy slammed on importation of vehicles.

The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on July 17th visited the Tin Can Island Port and Apapa port as part of his strategic engagement with stakeholders under the Zone ‘A’.

Speaking to some licensed customs agents who welcomed him at the Tin Can Island Port on Tuesday, Adeniyi said he is aware that the issue of NAC Levy has caused a decline in volume of imported vehicles through the ports.

The Customs boss assured that the Agency would put up a position on the issue of 15% National Automotive Council (NAC) Levy slammed on importation of vehicles under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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The Customs CGC said :

“I have heard your concerns and the complaints which your representatives have put across to us, anybody who is in business wants to make profit, and there is no crime when you do business and you make profit.

“However, the understanding that we must have is that your business must be conducted within the framework of the law.

“The NAC Levy and other ones are policies, we would also have a position on it and we would engage the government, the most important thing is for us to listen to you when you express these concerns and then we go and address it.

“Please give us time, we will address the issue of levy, we are also not happy with everything that is going on, the rate of importation is low, we know that vehicles are not coming as they were coming before and because of that, some of you are not getting as many jobs as you used to, I used to work here, so I know your pains and what you are going through”, he said.

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