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CBN Mandates Banks to Process Nigerian Export Proceeds Form Within 48 Hours

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has reduce the timeline for processing the mandatory form the Nigerian Export Proceeds Form (NXP).

The banking sector regulator noted that this move is a bid to improve the ease of doing business in Nigeria.

Before any export business is initiated in Nigeria, an exporter is required to register with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and is mandated to complete and register Form NXP with an authorized dealer (any commercial or merchant bank) of his choice.

The main aim of this is to ensure goods to be exported meet with the buyer’s expectation (order) since the goods will be subjected to inspection, conducted by relevant government agencies.

It is also to ensure only goods that have satisfied the buyer’s order have been shipped and that proceeds due to the exporter are duly repatriated within 90 days of shipment of goods and credited to his domiciliary account maintained with the authorized dealer that proceed or registered the Form NXP. The Nigerian Export Proceeds Form, NXP form is completed in six copies and it is processed

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a circular signed by its Director of Trade & Exchange Department, Mr W.D. Gostring, said, “The timeline for processing Form NXP by the authorised dealers shall be a maximum of 48 hours from the receipt of the application subject to appropriate documentations.”

The apex bank further stated in the circular issued on Thursday that, “Authorised dealers shall submit returns to CBN in compliance with the 48 hours timeline.”

 

 

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