See new dollar exchange rate for importers to clear goods at ports, airports

• The CBN has increased the exchange rate for customs duty rates used by importers to clear goods at the nation's ports
• The new exchange rate reflects the performance of the naira in the official foreign exchange markets
• With this new rate, the cost of imported goods such as phones, cars, food items, among others, will remain high

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again adjusted the dollar exchange rate to clear goods at the nation's ports.

According to data from the federal government trading portal, Nigerian importers will be charged N1,601.84 per dollar for customs import duty.

Importers pay more to clear goods Photo credit: NCS, Bloomberg/contributor
Source: Twitter

The new rate represents a 0.15% increase from the previous rate of N1,599.39 per dollar on Friday, July 26, 2024

What is Custom duty?

Customs duties are taxes and levies paid on goods imported into the country.

The duties are paid through a commercial bank to the Nigeria Customs Service, which receives on behalf of the federal government.

According to the apex bank's policy, Customs should use the rate when submitting Form M to calculate duties.

The latest adjustment indicates that importers that Form M on Monday, July 29, 2024, paid N1,601.84 as import duties compared to the importer who opened Form M on Friday, July 26, 2024

Form M is a mandatory online documentation process for importing physical goods into Nigeria.

Customs rate vs official exchange rate

The current Customs rate is almost at par with the Nigerian currency against the US dollar.

On Monday, July 29, 2024, data from FMDQ Securities showed that the naira exchanged at N1,611.40 to the dollar in the official market, also known as the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).

Nigeria customs grounds bank's aircraft

In related news, Legit.ng reported that the NCS had grounded a private jet belonging to a prominent Nigerian bank.

The move signals the commencement of a clampdown on private jet owners in Nigeria who may have imported them without paying import duties.

It was reported that the private jet owners owe about N1.9 billion in import duties.

Source: Legit.ng