Good News!!!! Customs Removes Ban On Importation Of Rice In Nigeria

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed
Ali (rtd), has ordered the immediate removal of rice
from import restriction list and the re-introduction
of import duty payment at land borders.
The Public Relations Officer of customs, Mr Wale
Adeniyi, made this known in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in
Abuja.
He said the restriction was only applied at land
border stations before now, adding that the customs
boss had lifted restriction on rice at border stations.
Adeniyi said that all rice imports through land
borders by rice traders would attract the prevailing
import duty of 10 per cent with 60 per cent levy.
He added that rice millers (preferential levy) with
valid quota allocation would also attract duty rate of
10 per cent with 20 per cent levy on rice
importation.
“Over the years importation has been restricted to
the seaports because border authorities have found
it difficult to effectively monitor and control
importation of rice.
“When the decision to ban it (rice) was taken it was
not an effective measure because smuggling of the
product thrives with people using different means of
conveyance including small trucks, bicycles and even
animals – putting them on donkeys and some
actually carry it on their heads.
“These new measures will be for customs to
reognise their anti-smuggling operations in the
border areas and ensure that all those importers
through the borders bring their rice through
approved routes and pay their extant duty. `

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