Cost of clearing Lexus RX 350 in Nigeria 2025

The cost of clearing Lexus RX 350 in Nigeria depends on the year of manufacture and the vehicle’s condition. For example, the cost of clearing Lexus RX 350 2021 model is not the same as the cost of clearing 2025 model.

When it comes to car clearance in Nigeria, tokunbo cars and accident cars have the same clearance prices. Only new vehicle has a higher clearance price.

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How to Import Cars into Nigeria

There are laid down rules and regulations you must follow before you can import your Lexus RX 350 into this country. If you don’t follow these rules/guidance, you’ll definitely land yourself in trouble.

You have to Obtain your proforma invoice from the seller or supplier from the country you’re buying your car from.
There are two agencies that regulate any products that comes into Nigeria, The SON (Standard Organization of Nigeria), and NAFDAC. NAFDAC focuses on food and drugs imported into Nigeria. Incase of Lexus RX 350, SON will be the agency responsible.
Request request for a very important document Known as SONCAP (Standard Organization of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Program)
Request for product certificate from the seller/Supplier
You also have to check with Nigerian customs to know if Lexus RX 350 you want to import is in the list of contraband vehicles.
Get your Form M from the bank
Correctly fill the Form M ( Make sure you use the correct HS Code for Lexus RX 350)
Submit back the Form M to your bank. Attached the following documents to your Form M while submitting it: Marine Insurance of Lexus RX 350 that you want to import, Proforma Invoice and SONCAP product Certificate.
If everything is done correctly, and all relevant documents submitted, your bank will send the documents to COTECNA for approval.
If COTECNA is satisfied with your documents, you’ll have to collect from your supplier the original bill of laden, Packing list, Final attested invoice, and combined certificate of value and origin.

When you have got the documents listed in (10) above, submit all to your bank. The bank collects it and send it to COTECNA for issuance of PAAR (Pre-Arrival Assessment Report). When the PAAR is ready, your bank collects it from COTECNA and informs you and asks you to come for it.

When you have collected the PAAR, then you’ll sure need a clearing agent in Nigeria to proceed from here. You’ll have to hand over the documents to your clearing agent.

NOTE: If you need a clearing agent, call Globalgo Nigeria LTD on 09160085370. We’re the biggest clearing agents in Apapa Lagos.

Clearance Procedure at Apapa port

You’ll surely need an agent to clear your Lexus RX 350 from the port. The truth remains the fact that, if you’re not an agent, customs and other government agencies won’t attend to you. Below are the clearance procedure;

After collecting the PAAR from your client, you have to work out the customs duty using the correct HS code (Harmonized System codes)
Go to customs to get the Single Goods Declaration (SDG) Form
There are some specialist typists at the port who specialize in filling the SGD form. You have to give them the PAAR and Bill of laden to correctly fill the SGD Form.
After filling the SGD form, take it to Direct Traders Input (DTI) to electronically capture the information in the form and produce a computer print out.
Then proceed to the designated bank to make duty payments. The bank gives you payment receipt and sends notice of payments to the Nigerian customs who will automatically confirm payment from their system.
Attach the payment receipt to the SGD form, and other relevant documents like bill of laden, Parking list, PAAR, purchasing Invoice, Combined certificate of value and origin. after that, proceed to DTI to trigger selectivity channels.
The agent goes to book the physical examination, on the day the physical examination is scheduled, the agent goes to customs to obtain the customs examination form and fill it before he takes them to where the car is.

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