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Information Pays> Afrique de l’Ouest > Nigeria PSI 2003 Tariff Regime - Duties on Imports-
March 2003 Circular NO. 008/2003 - Under invoicing in the importation of rice I am directed to inform you that with effect from 13th February, 2003 , import duty and other statutory charges on rice shall be calculated on a minimum cost of Two Hundred and Thirty United States Dollars ($230) per ton, and freight of not less than Forty United States Dollars ($40) per ton unless where a lower amount has been authorized by express written permission. 2. Where ships are discharging at less than Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars ($230) per ton, discharging will be discontinued until the importer accepts to pay the full amount of duty due on cost at $230 per ton plus freight of Forty Dollars ($40) per ton if the importer declines, the government will take over the cargo at the price claimed on the invoice. Circular NO. 09/2003 - Importation of articles of printed fabrics and other textile materials Further to our Circular No. 27/2002 of 14th October, 2002, on the above subject matter, I hereby restate in the light of the Year 2003 Fiscal Policy Measures and without any amendments as follows: 1. That the suspension of importation of Printed Fabrics
under chapters 52- 55 continues in year 2003. (b) Brocade/Damask 120,000 - 130,00 metres Note that the above conditions apply only to those textiles whose importation is still allowed Note also that the importations of all textiles through land borders are banned Destination Inspection - No further news - January 2003 No further news about implementation of the destination inspection regime is available. A circular from the Ministry of Finance and / or the Central Bank of Nigeria would be the expected means of disseminating information but nothing has been received from either body. For the foreseeable future we would suggest that all parties importing to Nigeria continue to have goods inspected prior to shipment in line with existing regulations. Plant quarantine service back in Lagos Port - 6/01/03 The Plant Quarantine service Lagos has officially notified us that they resume their duties in the Lagos Ports with immediate effect, inspecting goods for import and export. FMOT permission to operate in Nigerian territorial waters for vessels - 6/01/03 The office of the Government Inspector of Shipping has introduced with immediate effect a new tariff for the above permit. Their official letter dated 10th November 2002 refers, copies are available upon request. The new rates are : First Issue Less than 50tons- N 20,000 In addition costs for the Government Inspector and the usual Panalphina processing fee apply. Suspension and new regulation on importation of printed fabrics and other textile materials - 6/01/03 Nigeria Customs have circulated directive number 25/2002 of 24th September and 27/2002 of 4th October introducing a ban on importation of all printed fabric under H.S Codes Chapters 52-55 with effect from 31st August 2002. New Regulations are further introduced for the importation of all other textile materials. CIRCULAR NO.25/2002 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF IMPORTS OF FOLKLORIC ARTICLES OF PRINTED FABRICS ( AFRICAN PRINTS, SUPER PRINTS ANS WAX PRINTS) I am directed to inform you that Ministry of Finance has approved temporary suspension of Folkloric Articles of Printed Fabrics (African Prints, Super prints and Wax prints) effective from 31st August, 2002. The transaction period will be operated under the following conditions: (i) A minimum import price and quantity of printed fabrics
based on the appropriate international import price to be determined
by the
Federal Ministry of Finance. CIRCULAR NO.27/2002 IMPORTATION OF ARTICLES OF PRINTED FABRICS AND OTHER TEXTILE MATERIALS Further to an earlier circular No. 25/2002, ref. No. NCS/T&T/ I&E/012/S.19/IV of 24th September,2002 on Temporary Suspensions of Imports of Folkloric Articles of Printed Fabrics ( African Prints, Super Prints and Wax Prints), I am directed to inform you that the Honourable Minister of Finance has approved for implementation the following policy measures on textile materials: (a) Importation of printed fabrics (HS Codes chapter
52-55) is suspended with effect from 31st August, 2002. (b) All other
textile materials,
import of which is still allowed, can be though Apapa and Tin Can Island
Ports only It is to be noted that above conditions apply only to those textiles import of which is still allowed. Please give this circular the widest publicity and ensure strict compliance. Amendment of import duty rates - 6/01/03 Nigeria Customs Service Circular 35/2002 dated 11th November outline import duty rates on cube sugars, some articles of iron and steel, candles, paper and barley malt have been amendment effective 1st November 2002. CIRCULAR NO.35/2002 MID-YEAR REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2002 FISCAL POLICY MEASURES AND TARIFF AMENDMENTS As a result of the Mid-Year Review of year 2002 Fiscal Policy Measures, The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has approved the following tariff amendments with effect from 1st November, 2002: (a) Imported cube sugar HS Code 1702.1100 50% Ban on textile imports - 4/11/02 Nigeria’s government has banned imports of all printed fabrics in order to protect its own ailing industry. The number of textile factories in the country has fallen to just 40, a quarter of the number existing in the mid-1980s, and the government said it had taken the decision as a protective measure against dumping. Professor Jerry Gana, the Information Minister, stressed the importance of the industry in terms of job creation, and said they hope to generate an annual income of $1 billion from local textile production. Chief Kola Jamodu, the Minister of Industry, is leading a ministerial committee charged with making Nigeria self-sufficient in textile production by 2006. Measures already adopted include a crackdown on smuggled imports, reduced import taxes on raw materials for textiles, compulsory purchase of locally made textiles by the army, government and schools, and harmonisation of local prices. The ban on the import of printed fabrics is expected to remain in place until the government agrees which fabrics can be allowed into the country. Jan 2003 take-off date for destination inspection irreversible-29/10/02 The Federal Government has stated that the January 2003 date for the re-introduction of Destination Inspection (DI) scheme is irreversible. Minister of Finance, Malam Adamu Ciroma made this known on Monday at the 2002 edition of the Comptroller-General's yearly conference with the theme: "Integrity and Optimal Performance in the Nigerian Customs Service by Ibadam Oye. According to the minister the delay of the scheme muted to take off on July 1 this year was due to the discovery by the Government that certain documentation involved in trade inflow, among other factors, were not in place. Ciroma said the Government decided to ensure that the documentations were put in place, adding that as far as the Federal Government was concerned the Destination Inspection system should be regarded as having taken off. On the fate of the four Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) companies handling the inspection of imports at the ports of origin of goods coming into the country , the minister revealed that the four companies would be withdrawn to pave way for the Customs to take full control of import examination. He also observed that the current 100 per cent physical examination of imports being practised by the Customs Service is a form of Destination Inspection. Due to under declaration of consignments which had previously claimed to have been inspected by the Preshipment Inspection Companies it was decided to revert to Destination Inspection after over 30 years of the Pre-shipment Inspection Scheme. |
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