The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended the 25% penalty levy earlier imposed on vehicles not properly imported into the country.
According to a statement on Friday by Chief Superintendent of Customs and National Public Relations Officer of Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, the directives to suspend the penalty was given by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun as part of policies to ease the prevailing economic hardship and also encourage compliance.
“The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the directives of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has initiated a 90-day window, effective from 4th March 2024 to 5th July 2024, for the regularisation of import duties on specific categories of vehicles.
“To ease economic hardship and encourage compliance, the Honourable Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy have approved the suspension of the 25% penalty previously imposed in addition to import duty on improperly imported vehicles.
“Stakeholders, including vehicle owners, importers, and agents, are encouraged to seize this opportunity to regularise import duty payments within the designated 90-day timeframe,” the statement concluded.
