The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), don order the immediate lifting of the ban on rice importation from import restriction list and the re-introduction of import duty payment for land borders.
Public Relations Officer of customs, Wale Adeniyi announce dis news for one interview with newsmen inside Abuja today. See as he talks am..
“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 re-organize 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”he
said
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