The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) says the additional N50,000 per unit charge imposed on forklifted cars should be cancelled.
The charge is to cover the “high cost” involved to handle cars with a forklift from the vessel to the final delivery.
PTML is a roll-on-roll-off terminal in Nigeria handling a sizable number of vehicles imported into the country.But speaking with the news agency on Tuesday in Lagos, Rilwan Amuni, taskforce chairman, ANLCA, Tincan chapter, said the proposal was illegal and would not work or stand the test of time. “The feelers we are getting is that it has been suspended, Our own is that it should not be suspended, but jettisoned completely,” Amuni said.“This is because it is illegal, the costlier the cost of clearing these goods for the importers, the more it spoils business for us, the agents.
“What they recover in the port, who is to collect that from them? There are a lot of columns that we do not understand, but on this one, we will not accept it.”“These cars are accidented and the terminal will not tow a car that is okay. While towing the car, it’s the forklift that will carry vehicles that are very expensive,” Michael said.
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