Nigeria Customs Service scraps VIN Valuation on Tokunbo cars, goback back to the old manual approach.
Says officers are not complying with the treatment for assessment, assessment and release of utilized lorries
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) hasactually directed its officers to goback back to the old manual approach of getting worth on utilized automobiles, a relocation that puts a short-lived suspension to the VIN Valuation system presented last year December 2022.
In a circular sighted by DAILY TREND, the service directed its assessment and assessment officers at the port to goback to releasing handbook assessment for utilized cars.
The circular with number : NCS/T&T/2023/014 signed by the Assistant Comptroller General, Tariff and Trade, C.K Niagwan, outdated 24th of August 2023 states that :
“It hasactually been observed with fantastic issue that assessment and appraisal Officers are not complying with the treatment for assessment, assessment and release of utilized lorries.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all utilized lorries after assessment are to be referred to the Valuation seat to confirm the trim of the imported car and designate the suitable worth, rather of using the base worth.
“Pursuant to the above, you are