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The Nigeria Customs Service has cancelled the 25 percent penalty on Improperly Imported vehicles.
The spokesman of the NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.
Maiwada said the cancellation was based on the directives of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.
He said: “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.”
