1. All goods (including
oil/its derivatives and non-oil goods) exported from Nigeria shall be subject
to inspection by Inspection Agent(s) appointed for that purpose by Government.
2. All exports exempt
from inspection by the Inspection Agent(s) are listed in SCHEDULE “A” appended.
3. For the avoidance of
doubt, goods prohibited for exportation from Nigeria as contained in the annual
Fiscal Policy guidelines shall not be processed by the Inspection Agents.
4. The Inspection
Agent(s) shall inspect the quality and quantity of all exports as well as the
true value of goods to the consignee and shall issue a Clean Certificate of
Inspection (CCI) in respect of such goods within 72 hours after the inspection
of the goods. However, where a written complaint or protest has been lodged by
the consignee or his agent on oil and gas exports, the relevant CCI shall be
issued within a maximum period of 30days.
5. In the event of
uncovering discrepancies that cannot be corrected immediately, the exporter
shall be issued with a “Non-Negotiable Certificate of Inspection” (NNCI). It is
however in the interest and integrity of the exporter to correct the
discrepancies to enable the Inspection Agent(s) issue the appropriate
certificate and endorse the commercial (final) invoice accordingly.
6. Exporters shall open
a domiciliary account with any bank in Nigeria and this same bank shall issue
the Exporter with a Nigerian Export Proceeds Form (NXP Form) in sextuplicate
for completion in respect of each export transaction, The Exporter shall ensure
that the export proceeds are credited to this account.
7. Having collected a
set of NXP Form from his/her bank, the Exporter completes the Form in
sextuplicate, and returns same to the bank with a contract of sale or proforma
invoice. The bank shall register and endorse same and retain the original copy.
The remaining five copies shall be forwarded to the Inspection Agent(s).
8. The Exporter shall
retain a photocopy of the NXP Form and use the NXP number as reference in all
dealings with his bank, Central Bank of Nigeria, Inspection Agents and Nigeria
Customs Service.
9. The NXP Form shall be
utilized within six months from the date of registration, subject to renewal
for 3 months by the dealing bank. Subsequent requests for renewal are to be
approved by the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Central Bank of
Nigeria, Abuja otherwise it must be returned to the exporter’s bankers for
cancellation.
10.
The
exporter shall be required to pay to a designated bank, the Nigerian Export
Supervision Scheme (NESS) Administrative charge of 0.5% and 0.15% of FOB value
of the intended non-oil and oil/gas exports, respectively. The designated bank
shall remit this to the NESS fee account in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),
If after inspection, the FOB value is found to be higher than that declared,
then additional NESS fee shall be paid by the exporter accordingly.
11.
Having
completed the NXP Form, the exporter shall collect a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
(RFI) Form from the Inspection Agent or download from the Inspection Agent’s
website. The purpose of the RFI Form is to enable the inspection company to
coordinate with the exporter, a suitable time and place for the physical
inspection. It is therefore essential that exporters provide in the RFI, all
the required information promptly.
12.
The
completed RFI shall be submitted to the Inspection Agent(s) along with all
relevant documents relating to the export transaction.
13.
For
oil/gas exports, the exporter shall also collect a BILL OF LADING DECLARATION
FORM from the Inspection Agent(s) or download from the Inspection Agent’s
website which shall be completed after loading and thereafter submitted to the
Inspection Agent(s).
14.
Upon
receiving the relevant documents, the Inspection Agent(s) shall open a file
accordingly.
15.
Any
person intending to export any goods from Nigeria shall give notice of not less
than 10 working days to the Inspection Agents prior to shipment.
16.
The
inspection shall take place at the seaports, airports, terminals, or other
points of dispatch or at the point of production and/or storage.
17.
The
exporter shall provide necessary logistics, such as ladder, fork lift trucks,
labour, etc to enable the Inspection Agent(s) perform their quality/quantity
inspection and pricing analysis.
18.
Where
exports involve processed food, drugs, animals or plants, crude oil, liquefied
natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, condensate, Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK),
lubricants and grease, the necessary Government Agencies shall be invited for
certification.
19.
In
the case of oil and gas exports, there shall be final joint inspection by the
Inspection Agent(s), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Department of Weights
and Measures of the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Department of
Petroleum Resources (DPR). Exporters should note that, units of measurement
with respect to quality and quantity determination in the oil and gas industry
are unique and should be appropriately reflected on the NXP Form.
20.
Having
carried out the inspection, the Inspection Agent(s) shall complete their
respective section of the NXP Form, retain the second copy and forward the
remaining four copies to the Nigeria Customs Service.
21.
After
completing their respective section , the Nigeria Customs Service shall retain
the third copy and distribute the remaining three copies as follows:
22.
Fourth
copy to Central bank of Nigeria
23.
Fifth
copy to Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in case of non-oil exports or
to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in the case of oil and gas
exports.
24.
Sixth
copy to the exporter. (The exporter shall make a photocopy and submit to this
bankers to update their records)
25.
The
Inspection Agent(s) shall ensure the quality, quantity and the value of the
goods to be exported to the consignee and shall, if satisfied, issue a Clean
Certificate of Inspection (CCI) in respect of such goods. The CCI shall
comprise eight (8) original copies which shall be distributed as follows:
26.
1st
Original to Exporter
27.
2nd
to Exporter for his bank
28.
3rd
to Exporter for ship/freight Agent
29.
4th
copy to Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) or Department of Petroleum
Resources (DPR) for non-oil oroil/gas exports, respectively.
30.
5th
copy to Nigeria Customs Service (Area Comptroller at the Port of shipment)
31.
6th
to Federal Ministry of Finance
32.
7th
to Central Bank of Nigeria,
33.
8th
to Nigeria Ports Authority/Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
34.
A
certified true copy each to Nigeria Customs Service (Headquarters), Bureau of
Statistics (BOS) and Weights and Measures Department of the Federal Ministry of
Commerce and Industry.
35.
In
the event of any queries, the exporter shall be contacted for explanations.
36.
Exporters
should be aware that once goods have been inspected and CCI issued, any
variation between goods presented for loading and those confirmed by the CCI
will render the Exporter liable to penalties in accordance with the Laws of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
37.
For
the release of Agricultural Commodities for Export from Registered Produce
Warehouse/Port of Export, the following conditions must be met:
38.
Evidence
of quality inspection; and 2. Certificate by the Federal Produce Inspection
Service (FPIS) or by relevant government agency.
39.
No
loading of any export cargo into sea-going vessels or aircraft shall be authorized
without the issuance of a “Clean Certificate of Inspection” (CCI) by Inspection
Agent(s).
40.
Repatriation
of Export Proceeds:
·
Within
90 days from the date of export, all exporters (whether oil, gas or non-oil)
shall ensure that the export proceeds are repatriated and credited to their
domiciliary account opened with a bank in Nigeria.
·
It
is the responsibility of the Central Bank of Nigeria to monitor the
repatriation of all export proceeds.
27.
Letter
of Credit (LC), bill of collection, advance payment and/or other approved
international modes of payment shall be accepted for all exports from Nigeria.
28.
The
Exporter shall submit the Single Goods Declaration Form to the Nigeria Customs
Service without which no exportation shall take place.
29.The
Nigeria Customs Service shall submit to the Director, Trade and Exchange
Department, Central bank of Nigeria monthly, shipment copies (Fourth copy) of
the NXP Form to cover that period’s export transaction.
30.The
Federal Ministry of Transport shall issue circular letters to shipping
companies/carriers not to carry Non-CCI exports which by regulation should be
accompanied by the document. Defaulting shippers/carriers shall be duly
sanctioned.
31.The
Inspection Agents shall submit monthly, quarterly and annual statistical
returns on the export transactions to the Federal Ministry of Finance, Central
Bank of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Bureau of
Statistics, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and
Nigeria Customs Service.
32.
For
the Pre-shipment Inspection of Oil and Gas Exports, the modalities of
operations shall be as follows: (a). Quality Inspection
·
The
Terminal Operator shall inform the Inspection Agents of all scheduled lifting
and shall also provide the inspector with all relevant details relating to
vessel(s) nomination;
·
The
Inspection Agents shall participate in the entire fiscalisation and
defiscalisation processes at the export terminals (Land based, Floating Production
Storage and Offtake (FPSSO) and Floating Storage and Offtake (FSO), as members
of the team charged with those responsibilities at the terminals.
(b).
Quantity Inspection
·
The
Pre-shipment Inspection Agent (PIA) shall generate and compute own data independently,
as other members of the fiscalisation and defiscalisation team, using approved
standards, guidelines and procedures.
·
All
parties that participate in the fiscalisation and defiscalisation processes
shall reconcile their independently generated data with the Terminal Operator
and the DPR prior to certification (Certificate of Quantity).
·
The
fiscalisation/defiscalisation team shall include the representatives of the
Terminal Operator, PIA, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Weights and Measures
Department Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment), DPR and
independent cargo surveyors appointed by the buyer.
SCHEDULE ‘A’ EXPORT GOODS EXEMPTED FROM
INSPECTION
1. Personal effects
2. Used motor vehicles
3. Perishables i.e. day
old chicks, human eyes, human remains, vaccines, yeast.
4. Periodicals /
magazines
5. Object of art
6. Explosives
7. Pyrotechnic products
8. Arms
9. Ammunition
10.
Weapons
11.
Implements
of war
12.
Live
animals
13.
Household
and other non-commercial products including: Gifts and personal effects, trade
samples/printed business matter, machinery and equipment for repairs abroad,
machinery for the execution of specific contract, re-exports, Return of empty
containers
14. Transshipment
15.
Supplies
to Diplomatic/Consular Missions and supplies to UNO for their
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