The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday, raised the alarm that certain Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the federal government (MDAs) were
In a press statement issued by the deputy national public relations officer of the Service, Timi Bomodi, he noted except where waivers or concessions were sought and granted, all outstanding duties and taxes relating to such imports are expected to be paid in full.
According to him, only items imported by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are exempted from the payment of duties or taxes.He said, “the attention of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to a trend noticed in the activities of certain Ministries, Departments and Agencies with regards to importation of vehicles and other equipments.
“The NCS wishes to state that except where waivers and, or concessions were sought and granted, all outstanding duties and taxes relating to such imports are expected to be paid in full. This applies even in situations where these imports were executed by agents or proxies on their behalf. “We wish to reiterate that by law, only items imported by the President, Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is exempted from the payment of duty or taxes,” he said.
The service deputy spokesman also warned that any contractor who import on behalf of any MDAs and refuse to pay duties will be declared fraudulent importer.
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