Non-payment of expenses accountable for autos abandonment

The Common Supervisor of Clarion Bonded Terminal, Mr Frank Okocha, has mentioned that the lack of importers to pay for freight expenses earlier than bringing in autos is partly accountable for abandonment of autos on the ports.

Okocha mentioned lack of freight cost typically made it troublesome for importers to get the unique invoice of lading, which in flip would make autos’ clearing on the ports or terminals troublesome.

Talking with The PUNCH in Lagos on Wednesday, Okochs mentioned, “On the abandonment of autos on the terminal, even when the obligation was not this excessive, some individuals nonetheless deserted autos on the terminal. There are numerous causes individuals abandon autos. You understand, overseas, you don’t pay earlier than service. All it is advisable to do is to tell your agent that you’ve got cargo to ship and also you guide. When you guide, you ship the particulars and the mandatory paperwork. It’s once you pay your freight that they provide the unique invoice of lading with which now you can go to the port of vacation spot and clear the automobile.”

Okocha additionally blamed negligence and corruption as different causes for the abandonment of imported autos at both the ports or terminals.

“So many individuals, after reserving and transport, is not going to pay their freight and since they haven’t paid their freight, they won’t get their unique invoice of lading.  Since they can’t get their unique invoice of lading, they can’t clear. Such individuals finally abandon their autos both on the ports or the terminals, the place the autos are. One other side too might be the brokers’ negligence in attempting to chop corners and the Customs will say ‘no’. In such conditions, the lease will accumulate so excessive that a few of them will abandon it.”

In keeping with him, “However you recognize that when an importer will get a draft invoice of lading, they’ll use it to begin processing pending once they get the unique invoice of lading.

“With out that unique invoice of lading, no transport firm will ever launch the consignment to you because it reveals that you’re the actual proprietor of that consignment.