Nigeria Customs clarifies CBN units charges for cargo clearance 

The Nigeria Customs Service has clarified that it doesn’t set cargo clearance charges, saying the Central {Bank} of Nigeria is solely accountable for figuring out charges utilized in import and export valuation.

This clarification was contained in a press release printed on the Service’s official Fb web page on Monday.

The NCS defined that every one international alternate charges are transmitted by the CBN and robotically utilized inside its digital clearance platform, B’Odogwu, to make sure transparency and compliance with nationwide financial coverage.

The NCS burdened that it doesn’t independently generate or regulate international alternate charges used for customs valuation. All charges utilized on its platform are official CBN charges.

The Service highlighted that these charges are robotically built-in into B’Odogwu and uniformly utilized throughout all Customs formations to preserve audit integrity and predictability in cargo processing.

The clarification follows public concern over reviews that an alternate charge of N1,451.63 per greenback was utilized for Customs valuation on February 6, 2026.

The assertion famous that the official alternate charge utilized on February 6, 2026, was N1,365.56 per greenback, as communicated by the CBN. All subsequent charges utilized by NCS have equally mirrored official CBN charges by means of the B’Odogwu platform.

The NCS started piloting the B’Odogwu digital platform on the Port and Terminal Multiservices Restricted (PTML) Space Command to modernize customs operations and improve commerce facilitation.

Following the pilot, the platform has been expanded to Apapa and Tincan Island ports.

The initiative goals to enhance effectivity in cargo processing and guarantee seamless utility of official CBN alternate charges throughout all customs operations.