This was disclosed by Mr Asuquo Okon, Principal Supervisor, Tariff and Billing at NPA, throughout the authority’s big day on the ongoing Enugu Worldwide Commerce Truthful in Enugu on Thursday.
Okon defined that the EPTs have been designed to operate as a one-stop-shop for cargo consolidation, stuffing, documentation, packaging, certification, and cargo through an digital call-up system to the ports.
“The EPTs have been conceptualised to function a one-stop-shop of cargo consolidation, stuffing, documentation, packaging, certification and onward cargo by way of digital call-up of the Ports in fast turnaround time,” he mentioned.
In response to Okon, this intervention goals to take away bottlenecks and overlapping procedures that had beforehand made Nigerian exports much less aggressive globally.
“We’re aggressively simplifying our export processes to allow made-in-Nigeria items transit by way of our Ports as seamlessly as potential,” he said
Export connectivity
To deepen commerce participation throughout the nation, Okon said that the EPTs will probably be related to Home Export Warehouses (DEWs) by way of collaboration with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and different related stakeholders.
“To facilitate Port-hinterland connectivity and create pathways for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to play within the ex worth chain, the EPTs could be linked with Home Ex Warehouses (DEWs) in synergy with the NEPC and related companions.”
Okon emphasised that this strategy aligns with the Federal Authorities’s ease of doing enterprise initiative and the theme of this yr’s truthful — “Creating Nigeria’s Industrial Sector/SMEs for Financial Development and International Recognition.”
Full automation
Highlighting ongoing reforms on the ports, Okon famous that NPA is working in direction of eliminating handbook processes that encourage inefficiency and corruption.
“To attain this, we’re eliminating human interface which inspires underhand dealings by pursuing the complete automation of our processes and procedures by way of the Ports Group System,” he mentioned.
“As a few of us are conscious of our bid to contribute to the strengthening of the home financial system by way of the promotion of stability of commerce.”
He additionally invited companies to reap the benefits of the simplified export platform, stating that the NPA was all the time open to partnerships past the truthful.
“The supervisor, subsequently, assured each stakeholder that its doorways have been all the time open for partnerships even past the commerce truthful.”
The President of ECCIMA, Mr Odeiga Jideonwo (represented by Mr Eric Chime), praised the NPA for supporting commerce however raised considerations over persistent delays in cargo clearance for importers within the area. He urged the adoption of extra proactive measures to resolve challenges within the maritime sector.
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