• Objectives: facilitate legitimate trade, secure government revenues, improve security and capacity building
• Approach: introduce a combination of risk management and scanning services
• Results: improved trade, increased revenues, enhanced security and capacity building

Investment
Cotecna has made huge investments in scanners. It deploys seven 3.8 MeV mobile scanners at the ports of Apapa and Tincan, and two Hi-Scan pallet scanners at Kano and Abuja Airports. In addition to this investment, Cotecna has successfully completed a multimillion dollar Dual View 9 MeV Fixed X-Ray Scanner Complex at Apapa Port. A similar investment of millions of dollars is committed to the construction of a second Dual View 9 MeV fix X-Ray scanner complex in Tincan Ashaye port due to be operational before the end of 2010.

Results
The Destination Inspection scheme implemented in Nigeria has achieved impressive results:

• Consistent realization of more than 50% reduction on the mandated time for import documentation processing, thus contributing to trade facilitation
• Establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Customs’ capacity building training on valuation and classification
• By May 1, 2010, Cotecna had achieved more than 200% of its training and capacity development obligation for the NCS
• Successful deployment of a Computerized Risk Management System (CRMS®) associated with dynamic intelligence development systems that provide Nigeria Customs with intelligence alerts on shipments
• Successful implementation of value-added services for effective Customs risk management decision support:
  • - CRMS front end report
    - Global status report for online Form M/RAR view and printing
    - Intelligence reporting and feedback
    - ValueQuest
• Customs revenue has increased by 25% annually since 2007
• The implementation of an extensive IT infrastructure connecting all operational sites (seaports, land borders & airports) as well as Customs, contributing to improving trade facilitation in Nigeria
• Successful construction and installation of a 9 MeV fixed X-ray scanner complex at Apapa, the first of its kind on the African continent

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