Tin-Can Customs intercepts N355m worth of goods in six months

The Tin-Can Island command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) intercepted goods worth N355.2 million in the first and second quarter of the year.

A breakdown of this as disclosed by the half-year performance report released by the command shows that a total of 64 x 40-footer containers, 43 x 20-footer containers, two unpacked vehicles, and five other items were intercepted within the period under review.

The seized items include tissue paper, furniture, soaps, vegetable oil, soft drinks, used clothes, generators, used tyres, lace materials, television stand, automotive batteries, mosquito coil, expired frozen fish, used shoes, glass, television sets, printed wax, cartons of whiskey, bales of second hand clothes, bags of basmati rice, among others.

BusinessDay findings show that Tin-Can Island port is the nation’s second largest economic gateway after the premier port in Apapa. The port handles about 40 percent of the entire Nigerian cargo throughput, which comprises containers, dry and liquid bulk cargoes. It warehouses the nation’s two Roll-in and Roll-out terminals that specialise in handling laden vehicles coming into the country through the waterways.