Nigeria: Naccima Urges Exporters to Duly Complete ETLS Form
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Daily Trust (Abuja)
17 July 2008
Posted to the web 17 July 2008
Abdulraheem Aodu
Kaduna
Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has called on exporters to ensure that their ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) application forms are duly filled for easy processing and acceptance.
According to NACCIMA, it is only companies and products duly registered under ETLS that can be accepted by other West African countries' National Approval Committees (NAC) to benefit from the free customs duties for goods exported within West Africa sub region. This would also help Nigeria promote exports trade and diversify its exports in the West African sub region from mainly oil and gas to semi processed goods, industrial products and traditional handicraft, it said.
Addressing exporters and merchants at a one-day National Workshop on Proper Completion of the ECOWAS Trade Liberation Scheme (ETLS) held at Hamdala Hotel Kaduna, National President of NACCIMA, Dr Ignatius Adaji, said the workshop is part of efforts in promoting exports trade activities within the ECOWAS sub region. He said the earlier legs of the workshop has taken place in Lagos and Enugu, adding that the Kaduna event was targeted at audiences from the Northern parts of the country.
President of Kaduna Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) Hajiya Saratu Iya Aliyu, in her welcome address noted that the importance of the proper completion of the ETLS application form must be continuously emphasised. She said, "as you are aware, this one day workshop is aimed at creating awareness for our members on the need and advantages available from the scheme."
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Tracing the history of ETLS, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador B Kaigama, who was represented by Mr Felix Paul stated that the goods involved are categorised as unprocessed goods, traditional handicrafts and industrial products which include processed and semi processed products.
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