The National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents has kicked against the imposition of payment of electronic call-up charges on importers after paying for vehicle entry permit and tenure packing fees to terminal operators, describing charges as double taxation.
According to the customs agents, N21,500 and N75,075 electronic call-up charges for 20ft and 40ft containers respectively have no direct bearing on cargo and are also not part of the service rendered on cargoes. They stated that it is strictly NPA’s responsibility to regulate traffic within the limit of a port or the approach to a port under section 32 of the agreement and not the customs agents or importers.
He said the electronic call-up system is an infrastructure developed to facilitate the access of truck transport in and out of the ports, which is the responsibility of the NPA on infrastructure development for the movement of vehicles into the port.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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