femmy2010:
@OP,
The max you should pay to clear the 2004 Corolla is N400,000 considering the changed exchange rate.
I had consignments on the same vessel and all has been cleared and delivered to their varying owners.
If your agent can't work with that then withdraw the job from him and give to another.
Nairalanders should be wary of clearing agents that often lure patronage with a lowered quote only to unleash the need for more fund after you might have committed your fund.

harveyspec:

Pls kindly state his moniker here, so that others will be cautious when dealing with him or at least he should come & explain himself

chelseabmw:

Dont you think we should know the clearing agent? but i seriously dont think you are cheated here due to the high exchance rate recently. This shouldn't be an issue, you can also confirm from another clearing agent outside nairaland

Coldplay007:
Bros! Why youself go use a relatively unknown agent....
Who Sabi Oliverjaid??

Coldplay007:
Bros! Why youself go use a relatively unknown agent....
Who Sabi Oliverjaid??

Dizzybizzy:

Aunty, no be bad thing na say I wan give am work. I believe in engaging the smaller boyz so as to encourage them to grow. I had 4 vehicles on same vessel and gave him 1 to clear. Unfortunately he did a bad job. Because I don't know him in person, I have to report back here cos this is where we met.

oliverjiad:
I paid the normal. Duty base on compromise on this job but I still thank God that I'm not th only agent in this issue several agent have same stories so why oliverjiad in the air

Coldplay007:


English please...

Dizzybizzy:

Aunty, no be bad thing na say I wan give am work. I believe in engaging the smaller boyz so as to encourage them to grow. I had 4 vehicles on same vessel and gave him 1 to clear. Unfortunately he did a bad job. Because I don't know him in person, I have to report back here cos this is where we met.

Leo001:
that a flat lie! u enter one chance! i just clear Lexus rx 350 2007 model 300k

tallboo:
Hmm. ...Oliverjaid. ....I almost gave him a job for 2012 camry sometimes ago but my instinct told me he is premature and I am glad I did not...

Dizzybizzy:



I made my findings and concluded when I saw the vehicle papers. It was a rip off. Agent's moniker on Nairaland is Oliverjaid.
I advice fellow Nairalanders to be wary of this clearing agent.

chelseabmw:


300k for a 2007 lexus? How possible?

femmy2010:
@OP,
The max you should pay to clear the 2004 Corolla is N400,000 considering the changed exchange rate.
I had consignments on the same vessel and all has been cleared and delivered to their varying owners.
If your agent can't work with that then withdraw the job from him and give to another.
Nairalanders should be wary of clearing agents that often lure patronage with a lowered quote only to unleash the need for more fund after you might have committed your fund.

ExpressBooking1:


My brother it is a capital lie. if it was ever true then it is obvious it is an underpayment and money exchanged hands somewhere

Dizzybizzy:


Hmmm! Sounds ridiculous

I have decided not to mention his moniker till I prove he's trying to play a fast one on me.
Any importer/agent that collected valuation at PTML few days ago can help us out if really valuation has increased and some consignments were put on alert.

I want to confirm first so that I don't give the agent a bad name. I have not gotten an agent that's working on consignments from that same vessel. They all say no increament.
Will confirm from the custom guys on monday.

Leo001:
that a flat lie! u enter one chance! i just clear Lexus rx 350 2007 model 300k

ricki:
What has dollar rate got to do with clearing
Is he clearing in dollar

I smell fowl play. I had a guy doing this type of jaguda clearing business, he just opened an hotel and a 16 flat building in lagos.

Some mugu has to pay for all dat I quessed. They put you in a difficult position and milk de shite of anyone not in the know.

oliverjiad:
Hmmm bros help d industry not to help ur own selfish interestnagent dey spoil can't help d industry

oliverjiad:
lollz premature u say, madam,this is business shit happen and u should learn how to respond to it, femmy2010 u guys sayng ihes d best have issues with nairalnaders sometim ago and anything can happen bcs customs and the federal govt is d problem of d clearing industry which u guys don't no

deeonlyme:



(1) My Brother, devaluation of naira also affects clearing here also. The calculation used to be done with 155 naira to dollar and igues it's now 168 to dollar. So it will automatically change it.

(2) oliverjaid cleared a car for me last year and I know he barely made much on it because I am privileged to know little about clearing and he didnt disappoint me on it.
(3) I have also once referred an agent to him at idi iroko in which this agent paid him 1.3 million for a job in which he had to return the money back because the money was not enough for the job without taking a dime from the money.
So far, I can vouch for him.

ricki:
What has dollar rate got to do with clearing
Is he clearing in dollar

I smell fowl play. I had a guy doing this type of jaguda clearing business, he just opened an hotel and a 16 flat building in lagos.

Some mugu has to pay for all dat I quessed. They put you in a difficult position and milk de shite of anyone not in the know.

deeonlyme:



(1) My Brother, devaluation of naira also affects clearing here also. The calculation used to be done with 155 naira to dollar and igues it's now 168 to dollar. So it will automatically change it.

(2) oliverjaid cleared a car for me last year and I know he barely made much on it because I am privileged to know little about clearing and he didnt disappoint me on it.
(3) I have also once referred an agent to him at idi iroko in which this agent paid him 1.3 million for a job in which he had to return the money back because the money was not enough for the job without taking a dime from the money.
So far, I can vouch for him.

ichakaobos:
Increment in dollar will affect duty rate, but not to the tune you mentioned. You sound like you gave someone the job to do and you are conveying what he told you back to the owner of the car. I do mostly containers which pay higher duty and I didn't add #10 to my clearing charge because the increment was just 30k additional to the duty I pay normally. If you still insist on your story, prepare for devaluation of your account. As for RX 350 guy. Make FOU no see that car with the documents on the highway.

deeonlyme:



(1) My Brother, devaluation of naira also affects clearing here also. The calculation used to be done with 155 naira to dollar and igues it's now 168 to dollar. So it will automatically change it.

(2) oliverjaid cleared a car for me last year and I know he barely made much on it because I am privileged to know little about clearing and he didnt disappoint me on it.
(3) I have also once referred an agent to him at idi iroko in which this agent paid him 1.3 million for a job in which he had to return the money back because the money was not enough for the job without taking a dime from the money.
So far, I can vouch for him.

ichakaobos:
Increment in dollar will affect duty rate, but not to the tune you mentioned. You sound like you gave someone the job to do and you are conveying what he told you back to the owner of the car. I do mostly containers which pay higher duty and I didn't add #10 to my clearing charge because the increment was just 30k additional to the duty I pay normally. If you still insist on your story, prepare for devaluation of your account. As for RX 350 guy. Make FOU no see that car with the documents on the highway.

femmy2010:
@OP,
The max you should pay to clear the 2004 Corolla is N400,000 considering the changed exchange rate.
I had consignments on the same vessel and all has been cleared and delivered to their varying owners.
If your agent can't work with that then withdraw the job from him and give to another.
Nairalanders should be wary of clearing agents that often lure patronage with a lowered quote only to unleash the need for more fund after you might have committed your fund.

harveyspec:


So for 2004 corolla, 590k seems fair to you?

I just cleared a 2005 corolla for 420k last week here, though the agent came up with 25k additional charges

he paid a whooping sum of 470k for a 2004 model, then added 120k all in the name of dollar increment

Daylight robbery in my opinion