The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday accused clearing agents operating in the nation’s seaports of falsifying documents inother to evade duty on
In a statement by the deputy national public relations officer of the service, Timi Bomadi, and a copy made available to LEADERSHIP, he said the service has not introduced new valuation system on cargoes imported into the country through the seaports.
According to him, the service has no benchmarks for costs, values or duty but accused clearing agents of cooking up invoices to evade or reduce customs duty and taxes. Bomodi who was speaking against the backdrop of allegations by clearing agents that the service introduced a new valuation system which has led to the imposition of benchmark values on general cargoes coming into the country through the ports, said when agents resort to cooking up invoices with the intention of evading duty, the service is bound to adjust values using the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Customs valuation.
He said, “In one breath, clearing agents demand uniform values for vehicles and insist on totally different standards for other commodities. There are no benchmarks for costs, values or duty but, when agents resort to cooking up invoices with the intention of evading duty, we are also duty bound to adjust those values using the WTO’s agreement on Customs valuation, to reflect reality. Where there is honesty in intension and action the NCS can only reciprocate in good faith,” he said.
“We live in a world where authenticating documents submitted for the validation of Customs has been made easy by technology. The NCS has at its disposal the historical records of all imports, exports, importers, exporters and a comprehensive index of values submitted by importers themselves.
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