Basic Cearing Process at Lagos Sea Port

One major caution-step in ensuring fast clearance of cars and also avoid being scammed at Lagos port is to know who you're dealing with. you need to ask yourself if its safe to deal with individual without corporate identity or better deal with corporate entity with identity. You need to be sure. Sometimes you need to visit their office to check, or embark on online integrity text research. You can rely in their online integrity reports. Just be sure. Listed below are Destination Activities you need to partake in to ensure formal dealing in clearing transaction;

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FROM YOU TO YOUR AGENT
1. Scan and send by email, copy of Bill of Laden (BofL).
2. Attach terms of engagement to the BofL(international passport or a drivers license).
3. Discus cost of clearing with your appointed agent and Conclude on price.
4. Request for official clearing invoice (of course that is not official receipt, so its also to your advantage).
5. Take decision and call for payment terms.
6. Deliver hard copy of original document to your appointed clearing agent- Before the arrival or the  ETA of your consignment. This could be a great opportunity to know more about your Value handler. You could arrange a meeting or better visit them in their physical office.


 YOUR AGENT

STEPS WITH YOUR BILL OF LADING
1. Documentation with custom in customs long-room . This is where you get value of your imported car, Custom valuation department will work with its tariff to determine import duty on the car.

2. Visit an approved DTI Cafe to capture Bill of Lading (DTI Cafe is saddled by regulation to capture cargo details and assess corresponding custom value and print out of an assessment). - Assessment paper contains; Custom reference number (C no), Assessment number (A No), Name and address of consignee, total amount of duty due to government etc, Then walk up to any authorized bank to make your payment.

3. Attach your receipt with the rest of the documents to the releasing section of the custom for a proper examination,inspection and satisfaction with necessary signatory.

4. Make a proper clearance on the shipping company and terminal charges,with all necessary and required documentations.

5. 'EXIT GATE' also known or called the DELIVERY, whereby you're required to present your documents for the last signatory by the O\C gate, with your proper and complete documents.
Then you will apply for the (TDO) Terminal delivery order, from the shipping company for their last confirmation in-order to locate it from the terminal parking slot.Meanwhile in some terminals you have to locate your  vehicles yourself.

NOTE: We offer you the most fastest clearing delivery in VHI within the maximum of 2 to 3 working days for saloon cars,containerized 4 to 5 working days, excluding shipment. 


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About the Blogger: Adedamola Adewoye is a Senior custom relationship officer with VHI Cargo. He has over 15 years experience interfacing with Nigeria custom and other Government agencies at the port.

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