As the second ember month begins on Tuesday, Customs Area Controller Tincan Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, CIP, Comptroller Dera Nnadi has admonished licensed customs agents and other port users doing business at the port to strictly adhere to rules and regulations guiding international trade in Nigeria.
Specifically, Nnadi said to clear cargoes quickly and smoothly, clearing agents must comply with all rules regarding declaration of goods. This will ensure that their imported goods are not seized or stuck at the port, as importation business are bound to rise during this last quarter of the year, signaling the yuletide season.
The Tincan Port Controller said this during a meeting with port users and stakeholders on Monday.
Nnadi who reiterated his commitment to boostering relationship with port stakeholder and port users in 2024, which he themed, “A Year for Stakeholders,” the Tincan Port Customs boss stated that the well-being of all who come to do business at the port is his priority.
He said: “As a trade regulator, the Customs are aware of the struggles importers and other port users go through during the ember season, especially towards the end of the year.
“However, at Tincan Port area, we are always ready and willing to provide our services at maximum level to ensure that there are no comlains, and where there are, that all complaints are resolved quickly. We assure you that geniue declarations from complainant traders will not have issues of delay, but those who think they can circumvent the system would have themselves to blame as cutting corners will not be allowed.
We have ensured that all newly created bonded terminals dominciled at TCIP have spaces available for port users, while they go about their businesses, but at the area headquarters here, we are working to create space for port stakeholders, as renovations are ongoing within the premises.”
He urged port users to keep the port environment clean to ensure a healthy business environment.
