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Illegally imported aircrafts: Customs tells private jet owners to regularise in 30 days or face consequences

 

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has given illegally imported private jet owners into the country a 30-day grace to regularize their importation processes or face grounding.

In a statement signed by the National Public Relations Office in the office of the Comptroller-General, Abdullahi Maiwada, the service noted that the verification exercise has been extended from October 14, 2024, to November 14, 2024

According to the statement,

The extension was said to gear towards engaging players in the sector and enabling those who want to regularise their import duties, the time to do so.

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Furthermore, the statement noted that players in the sector should utilise the extension as there will be penalties for failure to adhere to the guidelines.

The release read, “The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) wishes to inform the general public, particularly operators of privately-owned aircraft, that the verification exercise for the recovery of import duties on illegally imported private aircraft has been extended by one month, from Monday, 14th October 2024, to Thursday, 14th November 2024.”

 

 

 

 

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