The inability of importers to upload the Standards Organisation of Nigeria’s Conformity Assessment Certificate on the Nigeria Customs Service trade portal, for the purpose of getting the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report, has entered the third week and the development is causing panic.
According to report, operators who were worried about the demurrage that had continued to accumulate since the past two weeks on the cargo that could not be cleared were already besieging the SON office to seek solution to the problem.
The situation had been attributed to a recent upgrade in the SON server.
The President, Import Group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Donald Uche, said demurrage was already accumulating for the importers and this would ultimately result in increase in the prices of the goods.
A maritime stakeholder and former member of the presidential committee, Mr. Lucky Amiwero, suggested that the SONCAP should be waived in order to allow the importers carry their goods.
The Director, Inspectorate and Compliance, Obiora Manafa, pleaded with the importers to be patient as the organisation was working hard to have the problem fixed.
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