FG Bans Importation of Vehicles Through the Land Borders


Importation of vehicles into Nigeria through the land Borders have been banned by the Federal Government. The prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles.

2. The Ban is sequel to a Presidential Directive restricting all vehicle imports to Nigeria Sea Ports only. The order takes effect from 1st January 2017.

3. The restriction on importation of vehicles follows that of Rice, whose imports have been banned through the land Borders since April 2016.

4. Importers of vehicles through the land borders are requested to utilize the grace period up till 31st December 2016 to clear their vehicle imports landed in neighbouring Ports.


Signed
Wale Adeniyi
Public Relations Officer
For: Comptroller-General of Customs

https://www.customs.gov.ng/Publications/news_results.php?NewsID=266


Cc: lalasticlala, marpol

No more Cotonou?

Hope we won't wake up one day and discover that our source of income is banned. The notice is very short for dealers. At least 3months should suffice. What happened to vehicles that just left their shores to Cotonou?

@gazzuzz was never a fan of cars across the border....
Is it that the govt is yet to sanitize the land borders.
Or the shady customs and clearing agents that make govt loose out on igr
What is done differently at the sea ports, that is not replicable at the land ports
Many will be put out of legit businesses
will this ease the pressure on the foreign exchange market.
What are the pros and cons of this new directives.... ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

They killed the economy with the 70% import duty idea now they are finally going to bury the economy

Well done people, clueless people just wake up and make laws without considering the side-effect of making legal trade illegal thereby turning thousands of traders into criminals their cronies can exploit

I've never seen a situation where a government needs cash to run it's parastatals and will still block routes where money comes in every now and then. If with the decrease in importation,seme command was able to come up with N1.2B in the month of November alone,let's assume that the command is able to keep that target for 12 months,that's going to be almost N14.4B,imagine how many lives government will touch with that amount of money. How much tax does in oso pay even to it's state government?


http://primetimereporters.com/2016/12/seme-customs-command-exceeds-monthly-revenue-target-posts-n1-2bn-in-november/

i learnt something sometimes ago when i visited the cotonou car market 1. the ease of clearing cars at the port 2. the same duty applies to all vehicles and no government beuracracy. 3. the volume of the trade that occurs on daily basis is enormous

Hmmmn

saintjoel:
I've never seen a situation where a government needs cash to run it's parastatals and will still block routes where money comes in every now and then. If with the decrease in importation,seme command was able to come up with N1.2B in the month of November alone,let's assume that the command is able to keep that target for 12 months,that's going to be almost N14.4B,imagine how many lives government will touch with that amount of money. How much tax does in oso pay even to it's state government?


http://primetimereporters.com/2016/12/seme-customs-command-exceeds-monthly-revenue-target-posts-n1-2bn-in-november/

Are you sure they won't make more than that through the port? You constantly use it's instead of its.

pek:
Are you sure they won't make more than that through the port? You constantly use it's instead of its.

Which one makes you wiser,putting all u our eggs in one basket or spreading them in multiple baskets?

We are yet to get to PMB, s promised land as vehicle particulars and drivers License have been hinted to go up. Talk of diversifying the economy. I laugh in Chinese..... Bunch of jokers.

CANNIBALISM LOADING
Very soon the hunger that is still loading.... When ripe, will turn peeps to day light cannibals. Mark my word.

We would fly our cars in...........

Lexusgs430:
We would fly our cars in...........

And drive same inside our estates

Lest we incur the wrath of the NCS

Is the ban still in force?

tsiriman:
Is the ban still in force?

Yes,dont mind those that will tell you they've been processing TIncan papers for Cotonou cars, it's all a scam.