How to Check a Customs Duty Online in Nigeria

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To simply put, Customs duty is a tax that people pay for importing and

exporting goods. The federal government levies customs duties on most

imports into Nigeria. The import duty varies from 5% to 60% and on

average is about 12%. All imports are also subject to a 7% port charge

and a 5% value-added tax (VAT). Note that the paperwork necessary for

exporting and importing is lengthy.









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Often times you might want to purchase some goods and be unsure if the

custom’s duty on the good(s) has been paid. Many people have gotten

themselves in trouble because the customs duty on a product was not

paid or was short paid.

This is why before you purchase some goods or after getting your

custom duty papers for a vehicle you have just bought, you should

verify the authenticity of the documents. Before now, the process of

verification of a customs duty used to be hectic. However, in 2018,

Nigeria customs announced that the public can now check and confirm

Customs duty on the spot through a much easier method.



Many people wonder how to check custom duty online in Nigeria. This

article provides you with information on how to check a Customs duty

online and other verification options.









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Goods such as electronics imported into Nigeria whether new and fairly

used has to go through customs and therefore must have custom papers.



How to Check a Customs Duty Online in Nigeria







Custom Duty Papers



The custom duty papers include single goods declaration (SGD) forms.

The SDG forms have a Customs Reference Numbers which is also known as

a C- number. The C- number is used to store and file every detail of

imported goods. This number is assigned to the database of the

Nigerian Customs Service. For example, no two vehicles are assigned

the same Customs Reference Numbers or C- number. Every vehicle has a

unique C-number.







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The C-Number is a critical piece of information on Customs duty

papers. The Custom- reference number can be found on the top right

corner of the Single Goods Declaration (SGD) forms. The Custom

reference number comes in this format (C-144..) and is used to input

the entire details of your goods such as the into the Customs database

during clearing process and import duty payment.



Other details of the imported goods include information such as the

name of consignee, clearing agency’s details, office of entry

(PTML/TINCAN/….), etc.



How to check custom duty online



At the moment, you cannot check or verify custom duty online. However,

the Nigeria Customs Service has made other options available for

verification of your custom duty papers from the comfort of your home

or anywhere.



The Nigeria customs duty has released their helpdesk contacts for

members of the public who would like to check their custom papers

without having to pay a visit to the office of the Nigeria customs.

The helpdesk contacts are 094621598, 094621597, and 094621599.







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The helpdesks contacts are three in order to allow for easy flow. The

last number which is 7 in the digits, 094621597 can be changed to 8 or

9 so that the public can get faster responses from different customs

personnel on duty at any point in time.



To check the genuineness or authenticity of the custom papers, call

any of these numbers and hold on for an answer. You will be required

to provide the following details:

Customs Reference Numbers or C- number (mentioned earlier)



Year of payment



The Nigeria Customs Command where the customs duty was paid



While you are providing this information, the Nigeria Customs officer

at the other end of the call is already entering the information you

are providing into their system to help you verify if they have it in

their database. This process does not take long. It is expected that

within five minutes, you should get a response on whether the customs

duty paper details you have provided is genuine.







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How to Verify if the Customs duty on a Vehicle is genuine



When you want to buy a car from a car dealer, it is extremely

important that you verify if the custom papers are genuine. Many have

fallen into the hands of fraudulent car dealers who smuggle cars into

the country and make fake papers to give the buyers. You can ask for

the custom papers of a car for verification so as to avoid buying a

stolen vehicle, this can put you in serious trouble such as

embarrassment or seizure of your vehicle during Nigeria custom paper

check.



Some fraudulent clearing agents do what is referred to as â€Ĺ“Outside

Valuation or Machined Outside†. These ones ignore the import duty

value that’s quoted by the Customs Valuation Officer. They then

patronize some other fraudulent Customs Officers who forge customs

documentation and bank receipts. These vehicles are smuggled out of

the ports or through the land borders. This is the reason most car

importers/buyers prefer to carry out independent verifications to

ensure their vehicles were properly cleared.



You can verify the authenticity of the custom papers of your vehicle

with a code number.



All you need to do is dial or send an SMS to this number 09 4621597,

09 4621598, 09 4621599



You will then need to provide the following information:

Custom reference number or C-number



The year you paid the duty



The last 6 digits of your vehicle number



The paid duty amount on the SGD



The port or location through which the vehicle came into the country.



You will find all this information on the Single Goods Declaration Form (SGD).



Once you have provided all this information, you will get a response

whether your vehicle duty clearance is genuine or not in just about

five minutes.



If the papers are genuine, you can proceed to purchase your car. Even

though the option of direct verification online has not been made

available, you can now verify the genuineness of your papers from the

comfort of your home. Ensure you use the telephone helpdesk for

verification purposes.

















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