“High levies are charged in Port Harcourt, instead of the N140,000 fees for exporting a container; it shoots up to N200,000.” Nigeria
The country’s total exports were valued at N4.535tn in Q1 2019, representing a 1.78 per cent rise compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
There is also challenge of rejection of agro produce from the country, due to unnecessary delays, which compromise the standard of the produce. Although experts in the sector said the problem was due to improper consultations, but findings showed that undue delay, and bottlenecks, led to spoilage. Director of Operations, AgroEknor, Adedoyin Adesanya, told The Guardian that the issue of logistics and infrastructure is killing export business.
“High levies are charged in Port Harcourt, instead of the N140, 000 fees for exporting a container; it shoots up to N200, 000, including hotel accommodation and logistics. The extra cost affects our profit line. Kidnapping, insecurity and other challenges are also responsible for exporters ignoring Port Harcourt Airport, but we took that risk. Operations there are very fast unlike Lagos.”
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