No Registration For Smuggled Vehicles - Automotive Council

Buyers of smuggled vehicles will not be nimble to register or license them for use gone effect from June, the National Automotive Council (NAC) has said.

This was contained in a upholding issued regarding Thursday in Abuja by the Director, Policy and Planning, Mr Luqman Mamudu, as regards behalf of the Director General of NAC, Mr Aminu Jalal.


The goings-on, according to the declaration, is share of provisions in the choice National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) aimed at curbing vehicle smuggling in the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NAC was reacting to reports of looming crisis in the auto sector later concerns raised by the Freight Forwarders Association of Nigeria (FFAN).

FFAN was quoted by an online news medium as saw that the policy would stem the inflow of used vehicles into the country following dire upshot.

The relationship said that in addition to denying freight forwarders their main source of pension, the policy would cause colossal lay-off of its workers.

It listed factors that would stem inflows to put in 150 per cent hike in tariff upon used vehicles, smuggling and attainable diversion of second-hand vehicles to neighbouring ports, surrounded by others.

But NAC, which is implementing the NAIDP, allayed the attachments fears, saw that the policy was capably thought out later all the concerns raised in full focus.

Smuggled vehicles will sooner or cutting edge become unattractive because those who get them will definitely no longer be responsive to attain registration numbers from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

They will not as well as be able to attain your hands on vehicle licence from various melody vehicle registration offices. The policy has an in-built program to pursue this course, the announcement said.

When contacted for excuse, Mr Bello Rasheed, the Principal Executive Officer (Information) in NAC, told NAN that the council was collaborating behind the Nigeria Customs Service and adding up agencies.

The policy requires the Nigeria Customs Service to fabricate a data base of all vehicles that are legally imported into the country.

The FRSC, vehicle inspection officers and confess vehicle license offices will be confession entry to the customs data base.

So, if any vehicle is brought for licensing or number plate registration, the relevant agency will first check the list of legally imported vehicles in the customs data base.

Any vehicle not listed there is deemed smuggled and will not lonely be denied registration, but will as well as be impounded and the owner arrested, Rasheed said.

The NAC notice debunked claims by the freight forwarders that the policy would benefit to a 150 per cent hike in tariff upon used vehicles.

By the mannerism, the tariff is not 150 per cent.

All used vehicles will be imported, but valued as relationship ones and depreciated by 10 per cent annually for cars and 20 per cent annually for advertisement vehicles.

It is the residual value that is subject to 35 per cent adherence and 35 per cent levy.

Both accessory and used vehicles will continue to flow into Nigeria in form of semi-knocked-all along (SKD) and unconditionally knocked (CKD) all along parts.

Who else will sure them if not members of the connection?  What has handily tainted is the type of cargo.

The local manufacturers will yet import adequately built units twice the number of SKD and CKD and all will be cleared by the relationship members, it said. [NAN]