Customs Assures Niger Republic Of Easy Cargo Transit

The Nigerian  Custom Ser
vice (NCS), has promised the Republic of Niger easy transit of Cargoes to facilitate trade between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
The Deputy Comptroller-General (Finance, Administration and Technical Services), Mr  Kohn Atte, disclosed this when a delegation of Nigerian Shippers Council and Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday.
Atte said that main responsibility of customs was to facilitate trade and ensure that goods moved easily across border.
He said most challenges faced by Niger in terms of delay of movement of Cargo and issues at the various border posts would be resolved.
“The  Customs has tried to see that we ease off the system so that  goods can move faster, with the  help  of shippers Council, the system has been decentralized and capacity built.
“We have officers that are well trained to lead Cargoes to the next environment, we have also noted the two  weeks  delay or more at the borders.
In conjunction with shippers council, we will look into the matter and make  sure that those complaints are eliminated”, he said.
According to him, Nigerian Customs has mandate to move  Cargo  quickly out of  the ports within 48 hours.
He said the arrangement had given a good image for the service  and promised  that improvements would be made on the operations.
The Deputy Comptroller-General said  NCS would collaborate with shippers council and the ministries  of  Transport of  both countries as well as Niger Republic’s Customs to ensure  smooth border operations.