The Nigeria Customs Service has said that the Benin Republic trade policy was hostile to Nigerian traders. The Customs Area Controller in charge of Seme command, Dera Nnadi, said this recently at the command headquarters.
He blamed the Benin Republic’s trade policy for the dearth of imports through the command. Nnadi also said the command recorded five import declarations with a total duty paid value of N13m paid in 10 days.
According to him, within the period under review, 122 trucks carrying 3.77 metric tons of made-in-Nigeria products were exported. Nnadi disclosed that the revenue of the command had not improved since the reopening of the land borders.
