The Federal
Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has lifted restrictions on the importation of rice and import duty, reports
ITRealms.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service, Wale
Adeniyi, affirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the
Comptroller-General of NCS, Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) as announcing the removed of
the ban on importation of rice.
He also told NAN that the import duty payment at land
borders has been reintroduced.
Ali said, imports through land borders by rice traders would
attract the prevailing import duty of 10 per cent with 60 per cent levy.
“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,” NAN quoted him as saying.
Nonye Dom/GEE with agency report.
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