Nigeria Customs just announced a One-Stop-Shop (OSS) cargo clearance hub to shrink average port clearance from ~21 days to 48 hours. The rollout starts with Apapa, Tin Can Island, and Onne before a nationwide expansion.
The OSS brings Customs units into a single workflow for flagged declarations so importers aren’t bounced between multiple checks. Once a consignment is cleared under OSS, it shouldn’t be re-intercepted, which cuts time and cost on the road.
The service introduced a central performance dashboard to track clearance times, interventions, and stakeholder satisfaction.
The Nigerian Customs says the move supports the Ease of Doing Business agenda and aligns with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and the NCS Act 2023.
Area Controllers have pledged support to hit the 48-hour target.
Multiple news outlets across Nigeria covered this lastest development.
What This Could Mean Overall
If everything works out, then dwell time should fall, meaning faster clearance and delivery, fewer storage charges, and fewer “fees from delays.”
That can help reduce total landed costs, especially on fast-moving consumer goods.
How It Fits Into Recent Port Reforms
Customs has also been automating overtime cargo clearance and making other trade-facilitation changes in September.
Together with OSS, operators should see fewer legacy delays that used to keep boxes in the yard.
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