The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has tightened inspection rules for goods entering the country’s free trade zones in a move to curb illegal imports and other breaches of import procedures.
NEPZA’s Managing Director, Olufemi Ogunyemi, announced the new measures on Tuesday through a statement issued by the agency’s Head of Corporate Communications, Martins Odeh.
The action follows allegations that some operators have been bringing containers into the zones illegally and evading import and export regulations.
Ogunyemi said all operators must comply strictly with regulations governing the zones, describing operating licences as binding legal obligations rather than mere formalities.
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