| Created | 2009-01-21 18:01:49 | ||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||
| Organisation Name | Nigeria Customs Service | ||||
| Alias | Nigeria Customs Administration |
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| Contact Details | Headquarters Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters Abidjan Street,Wuse, P.M.B. 26, Zone 3, Abuja - FCT Nigeria Tel: 09 5234694 Fax: 09 5234694 E-Mails info@customs.gov.ng pro@customs.gov.ng |
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| Homepage | http://www.customs.gov.ng/ | ||||
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| Description | Nigeria Customs Service is responsible for Collection of and accounting for revenue: Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is responsible for collecting Customs and Excise duties and other charges on international trade. Currently, Customs and Excise duties represent the highest Government income, next to oil income. The other charges applicable are: 7% Port Development Surchage Authority 2% for National Automotive Council (NAC) 50% Rice Levy for Ministry of Agriculture 100% Cigarette Levy 5% Sugar Levy 1% for Comprehensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS) 0.5% for National Export Supervision Scheme (NISS) Implement Government trade and fiscal policies and provide advise on their development. Nigeria Customs Service is the major agency responsible for implementation and enforcement of Governmnet trade and fiscal policies, as well as international obligations applied on international commerce, including the management of industrial incentives for economic development. Being an implementation agency, Nigeria Customs Service is in a privilage position to provide advice, inputs and suggestions towards the development of national trade and fiscal polices Trade Facilitation Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) supports economic development and competitiveness, and encourages foriegn direct investments through the promotion of trade facilitation. In achieving this function, NCS : Implements modern automated systems, such as ASYCUDA; Streamlines and Simplifies Customs procedures for speedy clearence of cargo without compromising national security; Applies efficient Risk Management tools and scanner facilities; Observes international best practices and standards; and Encourages Compliance. Protection of Nigerian Society Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is the agency with major responsibility for controlling all cargo and goods entering, exiting or transiting through national territory. In this regard, NCS has a role in protecting Nigerian Society and also securing international trade. In particular, Customs supports the combat of: infraction to intellectual Property Rights; illegal commercial activities and illicit goods (eg. import of fake and sub-standards goods); traffic of illicit drugs; illegal trade in arms and ammunitions; importation of ponographic materials; Money Laundering; and Illegal trade in Cultural Arttefacts and Heritage Additionally, NCS has an important role in securing the international supply chain and implementation of international obligations related to this function. Generation of Accurate and Precise Statistical Data Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is the principal agency that timely collects and provides statistical data on domestic production and international trade to support Government planning. The Nigeria Customs Service is headed by the Comptroller-General and assisted by three (3) Deputy Comptrollers-Generals heading the departments as follows: Corporate Services & Economic Relations Tariff & Trade Enforcement, Investigation, and Inspection These Deputy Comptroller-Generals have Assistant Comptroller-Generals heading each division under them while Comptrollers runs the affair of each unit under these divisions. ACG (Headquartes) reports directly to the Comptroller-General along with the heads of some Special Units in addition to 4 Assistant-Comptroller-General (ACG) in the zones that coordinate the area commands under their respective jurisdictions. |
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